2017 Ohio U. Baseball

[Chieftain2009]

OU did not fare well in their trip to Columbus to face off against the Buckeyes, losing 3-0. The only Bobcat that could muster much offense was Spencer Ibarra who went 3-for-4 collecting half of the Bobcats hits on the night. Next up for OU is a 3 game road series at Ball State this weekend, starting on Friday.

[Chieftain2009]

The Bobcats three day series against Ball State, Friday-Sunday, has been moved to a double header tomorrow and a single game on Sunday.

[Chieftain2009]

Opening up their 3 game weekend series at Ball State with a double header today and two huge victories. In the first game, they earned a 6-4 victory and in the second game of the double header OU earned a 7-4 victory. They will wrap up their series in Muncie tomorrow afternoon at 1pm.

[Chieftain2009]

A successful weekend in Muncie was at hand for the Bobcats, as they completed their sweep against Ball State, winning 10-0 today. The Bobcats will host Dayton in one game on Tuesday.

[Chieftain2009]

The Bobcats extended their win streak to 4 games, with a 5-2 win over Dayton last night in Athens. Tanner Piechnick went 3-for-4 while scoring 1 time, while the Bobcats other top offensive performer was Spencer Ibarra who went 2-for-4 and scored a run. Cory Blessing got the win on the mound for OU going 2.1 innings, allowing 2 runs (both earned) on 2 hits, 1 walk and striking out 2. Jake Roehn went 1 inning while he struck out 2 by recording the save.

Next up is a 3 game set against Central Michigan Friday-Sunday.

[Chieftain2009]

This weekend, the Bobcats were handled pretty well by Central Michigan in Athens. Yesterday, they played a double header, losing the first game 6-2 although it took 12 innings, then in the second game they lost 10-8 in a high scoring game. Today in the series finale, OU fell to the Chippewas 4-2 this afternoon. This week will see a couple of non-conference games, with the first coming on Tuesday when the Bobcats travel to Youngstown State.

[Chieftain2009]

OU got back to winning tonight, while beginning their 6 game road trip, with a win over Youngstown State, 6-5. Spencer Ibarra led the way on offense once again, although only going 1-for-5, he drove in 2 of the Bobcats 6 runs. Connor Callery also had a solid game for the Bobcats, going 2-for-5 while scoring one and driving one in. Reliever Tom Colletti got the win on the mound going 2 innings of shutout baseball while striking out 2. Jake Roehn also recorded his 7th save on the season, going 1 inning of hitless ball.

The Bobcats will head to Marshall tomorrow for a 3pm first pitch time.

[Chieftain2009]

In a shootout, the Bobcats fell at the hands of Marshall last night on the road, 12-9. The Bobcats blasted three home runs within the first 3 innings, Ibarra and Rott each blasted solo shots, then black followed that up with a 2-run shot. Matt Mikolajczak took the loss in a relief appearance, going just 1.2 innings but allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 1.

Next up for OU will be a 3 game set at Eastern Michigan, which begins on Friday.

[Chieftain2009]

The Bobcats opened up their series at Eastern Michigan tonight with an 8-2 loss, I don't have stats available for the game right now. They will continue their series Saturday at 3pm.

[Chieftain2009]

The Bobcats completed their series at Eastern Michigan today, and ended up getting swept. Their game on Saturday ended in a 12-9 loss, and Sundays game was another high scorer, as they lost 12-11. OU will have a non-conference game on Wednesday as they host Marshall.

[Chieftain2009]

After 4 consecutive losses, the Bobcats were able to get back on the win train, as they defeated Marshall in 10 innings, 11-10 in Mason, OH. Spencer Ibarra had a big night for OU, going 2-for-5, while blasting 2 home runs, scoring 3 and driving in 3 and walking once. The biggest hit of the night came in the bottom of the 10th when Rudy Rott stepped up to the plate, and belted the walk-off home run. Connor McMann picked up the win on the mound for the Bobcats, in 1 inning of relief he gave up 1 run and struck out 1 batter.

Next up for the Bobcats is a three game home series against Miami (OH) beginning on Friday.

[Chieftain2009]

OU faces their arch rival Miami (OH) this weekend in Athens. In the first game last night, the Bobcats prevailed 9-5. OU was led by Spencer Ibarra, who went 2-for-5 while driving in 2 runs and nailing a long ball. Evan Bourn also jumped on the home run train as he went 3-for-4 and smacked two solo home runs. Jake Rudnicki got the win on the mound, going 1.2 innings, gave up 3 hits and took down 1 batter on strikes. Jake Roehn recorded the save for the Bobcats. They continue their series today.

[Chieftain2009]

In the second game of their series with the Redhawks, the Bobcats fell, 3-1. Tyler Finkler drove in the only run for the Bobcats in a sacrifice situation that scored Tony Giannini, who went 2-for-3. Rudy Rott had a two hit performance for OU, going 2-for-4. Butch Baird got hung with the loss on the mound, going 5.2 innings, and giving up 3 runs (all earned) on 6 hits and 5 walks while striking out 6.

The Bobcats wrap up their series with Miami tomorrow at 1pm in the rubber match.

[Chieftain2009]

The Bobcats earned a big 3-2 win over rival Miami (OH) today to wrap up their series. The only actual RBI on the day came from Rudy Rott. Jake Rudnicki picked up the win in relief, going 2 innings without giving up a run. Jake Roehn picked up a 2.2 inning save without allowing a run for the Bobcats.

Next up is a 3 game series at Western Michigan beginning on Friday.

[Chieftain2009]

The Bobcats dropped their first game last night at Western Michigan, 3-2. They started their second game last night but it was called in the 8th inning due to darkness, and is due to start back up this morning.

[Chieftain2009]

The Bobcats wrapped up their series at Western Michigan on Saturday with a 1-2 record. They wrapped up their game from Friday that was called due to darkness with a 17-13 win and then were shut out in their final game 9-0. They will play a single game at Morehead State on Tuesday.

[Chieftain2009]

Traveling to Morehead State, the Bobcats really got the bats playing long ball on Tuesday night, belting 6 home runs, but ultimately falling to Morehead in a 15-14 shootout. For the Bobcats, Michael Klein smashed two long balls while driving in 4 runs and Rudy Rott also played long ball two times and drove in 3 runs. Spencer Ibarra (2 RBI) and Connor Callerry (2 RBI) each added deep balls on the game as well.

Taking the loss on the mound for OU was Jake Roehn who went 1 inning while giving up 1 run in a relief effort, with that run being the walk-off run.

Next up is a 3 game weekend home series against Bowling Green beginning on Friday.

[doubleplay643]

Chieftain, is there any local SE Ohio kids on the roster for the Bobcats and if so what High Schools were they from?

Do the Bobcats host a camp or showcase during the year?

[Chieftain2009]

Chieftain, is there any local SE Ohio kids on the roster for the Bobcats and if so what High Schools were they from?

Do the Bobcats host a camp or showcase during the year?

There aren't many players playing for OU from Ohio period. I don't know if Newark is considered local to some people, but there is a freshman, Derek Carr from Licking Valley.

As far as camps, they host prospect camps in December and January.

[doubleplay643]

That is interesting there are not a lot of Ohio players on the OU Roster.

Is that true for most schools in Ohio (Cincinnati, Xavier, Kent St., OSU, etc.) to not have many Ohio players?