Francesca Di Lorenzo Nominated For Best In Collegiate Women’s Tennis
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Francesca Di Lorenzo, a freshman for The Ohio State women’s tennis team, is one of four nominees for the Honda Sport Award in tennis; The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) announced Thursday.

The Honda Sport Award is an annually presentation by the CWSA for the past 40 years to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA- sanctioned sports and represents “the best of the best in collegiate athletics.” The winner of the sport award becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the prestigious 2016 Honda Cup which will be presented on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network on June 27, 2016, in the Founders’ Room at the Galen Center on the campus of the University of Southern California in downtown Los Angeles.

The nominees were chosen by a combination of NCAA finish and rankings. The Honda Sport award winner for tennis will be announced next week after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.

The other nominees are Haley Carter from the University of North Carolina, University of Virginia’s Danielle Collins and Pepperdine University’s Luisa Stefani.

Di Lorenzo has had a fantastic first year in collegiate sports. She was The Big Ten Player of the Year along with being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. She is the third Buckeye to claim All-America honors. She also was the No. 3 seed in the NCAA singles championship and reached the Round of 16 in the tournament, ending the year ranked fourth nationally. Di Lorenzo won the ITA National Indoor Championship in the fall, the first ITA national title for the Buckeyes’ Program.

An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, Di Lorenzo had a 37-5 record for the year, setting the program record for single-season wins. All four of her losses during the spring came in the third sets, with three of the four losses to Top 15 ranked players. Di Lorenzo, rated the top newcomer in college tennis in the fall, was ranked in the Top 5 all spring, including four weeks as the No. 1 player (also a first in program history).

Di Lorenzo and the Buckeyes won both the Big Ten regular season title outright as well as winning the Big Ten Tournament championship and was the first Buckeye squad to ever host NCAA matches and reach the quarterfinals.

Time, folks, to break out that Buckeye gear and root for Francesca …. Another great athlete of our beloved Scarlet and Gray who is on the National Stage for her accomplishments.

Best of Luck Francesca … you are deserving of this notice.

GO BUCKEYES!

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2017 standouts include Ohio State in top lists
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Off to a hot start, the Buckeyes are one step closer to adding to its star studded 2017 class.

Akron Archbishop Hoban standout Danny Clark has been verbally committed to the program for over two years, but that isn't keeping Urban Meyer and the Ohio State coaching staff from trying to secure a pledge from another standout quarterback from the class of 2017.

Keeping close tabs on signal callers, Ohio State learned they are still in the mix for the top dual threat quarterbacks in the country. On Sunday morning, five-star recruit Tate Martell stated via his Twitter page that he is now concentrating on five schools. Just days after announcing his top seven, the former Texas A&M commit, who lines up for Bishop Gorman (NV), is down to Ohio State, California, Colorado, UCLA and USC. While the aforementioned programs all made Martell's cut, Miami and West Virginia now find themselves on the outside looking in.

Not the biggest quarterback at only 5'11 and 200-pounds, Martell makes up for his lack of size with great touch, arm strength and athletic ability, which is something he once again showed off during the Elite 11 final held in California over the weekend. Battling against some of the best on the high school level, Tate shined all weekend and was named among the best of hand throughout the weekend.



2017 DT names leaders


Just a few hours after Martell let the world know his top list, another class of 2017 prospect announced his leaders as well. Three-star defensive tackle Dalyn Wade-Perry is down to eight programs. Fighting for Dalyn's pledge are Ohio State, Stanford, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Penn State, Florida and UCLA





A roadblock, at 6'3 and over 320 pounds, Wade-Perry is currently considered the 27th defensive tackle, and 358th overall prospect in the class of 2017, according to the 247Sports Composite.

The Ohio State coaching staff are always looking to bring talented lineman into the fold, but at the moment Wade-Perry ending up in the Scarlet and Gray looks very bleak. Even though he is from New Jersey power Pope John XXIII, the same program that produced current Buckeye receiver Noah Brown, a number of analyst around the recruiting scene believe he will play on the next level at Stanford.

Quick Hits

• Ohio State played host to longtime class of 2017 verbal commit Shaun Wade over the weekend. Committed to the Buckeyes since January of 2015, the trip was the first time Wade made the trek from the Jacksonville, Florida area to Columbus with his family. Wade told Land-Grant Holy Land that his visit was great and he really enjoyed it. This won't be the last time the five-star cornerback will back in Columbus this month, as he is scheduled to be back on the OSU campus next weekend.
• On July 11, five-star safety Jeffrey Okudah will announce which six programs will battle for his commitment. Arguably the top overall prospect in the class of 2017, Okudah will trim his list down from well over 30 scholarship offers. While a long list of programs have their fingers crossed, hoping to have a chance at Okudah, Ohio State, who had the Texas native on campus in May, will more than likely be one of the six schools grinning in July.
• Okudah isn't the only 2017 standout about to end his recruitment. Tyjon Lindsey, of Centennial High in Corona, CA is too. The five-star wide out announced on Twitter that he will make his college choice on August 22 between Ohio State, Auburn, Nebraska, Michigan, Notre Dame, Tennessee, USC, Oregon and Alabama.

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5-star QB Tate Martell trims list to final five, Buckeyes still in: Ohio State football recruiting - cleveland.com
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5-star QB Tate Martell trims list to final five, Buckeyes still in: Ohio State football recruiting
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His announcement comes on the heels of Kellen Mond, the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the Class of 2017, putting the Buckeyes in his final top three. Though the assumption is Mond, who recently decommitted from Baylor, will choose Auburn. Martell is ...
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WATCH: Buckeyes welcome the next Bosa to campus
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Ohio State baseball eliminated from NCAA Tournament with 7-3 loss to Wright State
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The Buckeyes' season came to an end at the hands of the Raiders on Sunday in Louisville.

Ohio State baseball's season has come to an end. The Buckeyes dropped an elimination game in Louisville to Wright State, 7-3, to be bounced from the NCAA tournament.

It was a good ride for Ohio State, which finished 2016 with a 44-20-1 mark, including a Big Ten tournament title and its first berth in a regional since 2009. The Buckeyes will return to Columbus with a lot to be proud of.

Wright State now moves on to the regional finals against Louisville at 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday. It is the second straight year the Raiders will be playing in a regional final.

Much like the first two games of the regional, Ohio State's usually reliable starting pitching got knocked around. This time it was freshman Ryan Feltner, who allowed six runs on nine hits in just three innings of work. That followed Tanner Tully's six runs allowed in four innings on Friday and John Havird's eight runs in two innings on Saturday.

On the other side, Caleb Sampen overcame a rough start to settle in and hold the Buckeyes to two runs on four hits in five innings of work. Lefty Zane Collins also held the Ohio State bats in check, working four innings of one-run ball.

Ronnie Dawson, likely playing his final game in scarlet and gray, went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The double was his 25th of the season, tying the program record and providing one of the few bright spots on the day.

The Buckeyes wasted no time getting after Sampen, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Nick Sergakis was hit by a pitch to lead things off, stole second, and went to third on a seeing-eye single by Craig Nennig. Dawson followed that with a well-placed single of his own through the right side of the infield to bring home the run.

Wright State repaid the favor to Feltner in the bottom half of the frame, stringing together six hits to push five runs across the plate. Ryan Fucci, J.D. Orr, and Brad Macciocchi had RBI singles and Sean Murphy delivered a two-run double.

Gabe Snyder added another run for the Raiders in the third, pulling a solo homer over the trees and onto the train tracks beyond the right field wall and pushing the lead to 6-1.

Ohio State got one back in the fourth. Troy Montgomery doubled off the wall in right with one out and advanced to third on a Jacob Bosiokovic single. Jalen Washington then sent a fly ball deep to left that Orr settled under on the warning track, bringing Montgomery plateward.

Seth Kinker relieved Feltner and put an end to the groove Wright State had going at the plate. The sophomore righty tossed three scoreless innings, yielding just one baserunner via a walk.

That kept the Buckeyes within striking distance, and they inched one run closer thanks to an RBI groundout by Troy Kuhn in the top of the eighth, but that was all they could muster.

An insurance run for the Raiders in the bottom of the eighth pushed the advantage back out to four, and Collins finished things off in the ninth.

Up next for Ohio State is the Major League Baseball draft and some interesting decisions to be made, as well as summer league ball for those not going pro the program.

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5-star QB Tate Martell trims list to final five, Buckeyes still in: Ohio State football recruiting - cleveland.com
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5-star QB Tate Martell trims list to final five, Buckeyes still in: Ohio State football recruiting
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His announcement comes on the heels of Kellen Mond, the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the Class of 2017, putting the Buckeyes in his final top three. Though the assumption is Mond, who recently decommitted from Baylor, will choose Auburn. Martell is ...
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Ohio State potential 1917 throwback alternate uniforms leaked
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Whoa.

Ohio State (and their merchandising partner) have made quite the name for themselves in the alternate uniform game.

Breaking out alternate looks every single season since the late 2000s, Urban Meyer and co. set the athletic aesthetic scene on fire when they leaked a black concept Ohio State uniform the team wound up wearing during the 2015 season.

While the latest probably isn't going to explode social media in the same light, as first pointed out by our friends at Bucknuts, it seems like we may have just gotten a first look into new "old" threads the Bucks might just be donning this season or during the next couple.

Captured by the father of Ohio State cornerback commit Shaun Wade, these uniforms call back to the late 1910s and the kind of look once worn by OSU legend Chic Harley:


Much like the uniforms often showcased at the end of the Tressel-era, these Nike concept uniforms (and potential alternates) are modern updates based on a classic, throwback look.

So what do you think about Ohio State's potential alternate uniforms? Will you buy a replica if they drop this fall?

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100 Teams in 100 Days: The 1926 Buckeyes Saw a Cow Win Homecoming Queen While Falling One Point Short of ...
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BTN LiveBIG: Buckeye grad takes her studies across the pond
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Alexis Crockett is a born Buckeye, in every sense. A native of Macedonia, Ohio, Crockett’s parents met at Ohio State, two of her aunts attended the university, and the family loved taking in college football Saturdays in Columbus. So when it came time for Crockett to select a university, the decision couldn’t have been easier. “I actually only applied to Ohio State,” she explained. “Even going into high school, that was the only school on my radar. I just grew up in a Buckeye family. We watched football on Saturday and basketball in the spring. It was always my plan

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Ohio State baseball gets steamrolled by Louisville, 15-3, in NCAA tournament
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The Cardinals looked like the No. 2 team in the country in Saturday's thrashing of the Buckeyes, who will now face an elimination game on Sunday.

Ohio State baseball ran into the Brendan McKay show and an offensive onslaught on Saturday afternoon in its NCAA regional game against Louisville. The Cardinals' sophomore pitcher tossed 5.2 innings of shutout ball and went 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs batted in at the plate to power the host team to a dominating 15-3 victory.

With the win, Louisville advances to a 4:00 p.m. ET game on Sunday with a chance to win the regional. The Buckeyes will play an elimination game against Wright State prior to that at 12:00 p.m. ET, with the winner taking on the Cardinals.

McKay, last year's national Freshman of the Year and a third-team Louisville Slugger All-American and Golden Spikes finalist in 2016, utilized a fastball sitting in the low-to-mid-90s and a devastating breaking ball in silencing an Ohio State offense that had put up 22 runs in its previous three games. The lefty had 10 strikeouts and yielded just three hits and three walks.

Louisville's lineup was relentless in pounding out 19 hits on the day, including six doubles, a triple, and three home runs, and saw every starter save for one collect at least one hit and score at least one run.

Meanwhile, Ohio State's lone offensive highlights came from senior Daulton Mosbarger, who hit his first home run in a scarlet and gray uniform, a two-run, pinch-hit shot down the right field line in the eighth, and followed that with an RBI single in the ninth.

The Buckeyes had senior John Havird on the bump, fresh off an eight inning, two-hit effort in the Big Ten tournament against Iowa in his last outing. The left-hander simply didn't have it on this day, though, lasting just 2+ innings and allowing eight runs on eight hits, with two walks and a strikeout.

Reliever Austin Woodby didn't fare much better for Ohio State, allowing six runs on eight hits in two innings of his own. The righty walked three and struck out one.

McKay showed why he is perhaps the premier two-way player in the country in the very first inning. After striking out the side in the top half, he thumped a two-out, two-run home run off Havird to give Louisville a 2-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third, the Cardinals blew the game wide open, and it was McKay again doing damage. After a leadoff walk and a single, Havird caught too much plate on an 0-2 fastball and McKay ripped it into right field for the RBI. Devin Hairston followed that with a run-scoring double to the gap in right-center.

A passed ball by Buckeyes' catcher Jalen Washington allowed McKay to score. An RBI double by Blake Tiberi and a two-run homer by Danny Rosenbaum made it an 8-0 Cardinals' advantage.

Austin Woodby relieved Havird, but couldn't stop the bleeding. An RBI single by Corey Ray, a surefire top-10 pick in next week's Major League Baseball draft, made it 9-0, and after Ray stole second and third, he came home with Louisville's 10th run of the day on a single by Will Smith.

Rosenbaum hit his second two-run bomb of the day off Woodby in the bottom of the fourth to extend the lead to 12-0, and Louisville made it a baker's dozen a few batters later with an RBI double by Smith.

That number would become 14-0 on an RBI groundout by Colin Lyman in the bottom of the fifth, closing the book on Woodby.

The game had two weather delays, the first lasting just about ten minutes and the second about forty-five. McKay was replaced after the second delay by junior right-hander Shane Hummel, who was unable to keep the shutout alive thanks to the efforts of Mosbarger.

Lefty Joe Stoll threw the final four innings for the Buckeyes, allowing a run on three hits.

Ohio State will now fight to extend its season on Sunday. The game with Wright State is scheduled to begin at noon and will be available for live streaming on ESPN3.

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One time Buckeye target commits to Florida State - 247Sports
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One time Buckeye target commits to Florida State
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In early May the Buckeyes offered a scholarship to Andover (Mass.) Proctor Academy tight end Alexander Marshall and by late may he had risen to the top of the tight end board. However, Marshall let Ed Warinner know in late May that he wanted to attend ...

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Buckeyes place 6th at state track meet
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The Buckeyes' 4x200 meter relay team set another new standard, placing sixth on Saturday in the Division III State Track and Field Tournament. Junior Alex Mount, sophomore Chris Cook, sophomore Bryce Parker-Lent and junior Hunter Edwards posted a ...


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Track Saturday’s Big Ten baseball NCAA tourney action
Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor via Big Ten Network

The 2016 NCAA baseball tournament rolls on Saturday afternoon. Minnesota and Nebraska are facing elimination, while Ohio State is looking to move one win away from Super Regionals. The Cornhuskers and the Golden Gophers, the Big Ten regular-season champs, are taking on Western Carolina and Binghamton, respectively, in elimination games. The Buckeyes, the Big Ten tourney champs, are battling host Louisville. Track all of the Big Ten’s Saturday NCAA tourney action below: NEBRASKA vs. WESTERN CAROLINA: BOX | CLEMSON REGIONAL *** OHIO STATE vs. LOUISVILLE: BOX | LOUISVILLE REGIONAL *** MINNESOTA vs. BINGHAMTON: BOX | COLLEGE STATION REGIONALFiled under: Uncategorized

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Watch Ohio State’s walk-off winner in NCAA tournament opener
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WALK OFF! Jalen Washington delivers the W for Ohio State. #RoadToOmaha https://t.co/FdYXXwgBR6 — NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 3, 2016 Ohio State’s magical postseason run continued in its NCAA tournament opener Friday afternoon. [ MORE: View the complete Louisville Regional bracket ] The Big Ten tourney champs scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally and walk-off vs. Wright State in the opening round of the Louisville Regional. Jalen Washington sent a two-out line drive to deep center, just past the centerfielder, to break the tie score and lead the Buckeyes to their fifth consecutive postseason win.

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Ohio State baseball | Buckeyes rally in ninth, win NCAA opener - Columbus Dispatch
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Ohio State baseball | Buckeyes rally in ninth, win NCAA opener
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The Buckeyes, who squandered a 5-0 lead, trailed 6-5 entering the ninth when Nick Sergakis drew a leadoff walk off Caleb Sampen. Craig Nennig's sacrifice bunt got Sergakis to second, and Sergakis scored on Dawson's single to right. One out later, Troy ...
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Ohio State baseball: In search of wins, Buckeyes need only ax - Scout
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Ohio State baseball: In search of wins, Buckeyes need only ax
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The Buckeyes had just lost two of three at Illinois, dropping their record to 25-14-1 overall and 5-7 in Big Ten play. One year after their postseason hopes were sunk by a May stretch in which they lost 10 of 11 games to Big Ten teams, the Buckeyes ...


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Buckeyes beat Wright State in thrilling NCAA opener
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The Buckeyes gave up 2 runs in the 4th inning and 4 runs in the 5th inning to Wright State, and there wouldn't be scoring the rest of the way until the bottom of the 9th inning when Big Ten Tournament MVP Ronnie Dawson had a 1-out single for the Bucks ...


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Ohio State Football: Buckeyes' 2016 Offseason Summer Checklist
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About that time to get the ball rolling. Want to stick with the same league size, rules & site as last year.

Everyone still in for this year?

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Starting Rosters:
QB
RB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
K
D
8 Bench Players

Passing:
1 Point for every 30 Yards
6 Points for every TD
-2 Points for every INT
2 Points for 2 Point Conversion

Rushing:
1 Point for every 10 Yards
6 Points for every TD
2 Points for 2 Point Conversion
-2 Points for Fumble Lost

Receiving:
1 Point for every reception
1 Point for every 10 Yards
6 Points for every TD
2 Points for 2 Point Conversion

Kicking:
0-49 Yards: 3 Points
50+ Yards: 5 Points
PATs: 1 Point

Defense/Special Teams:
Defensive TDs: 6 points
Punt Return TDs: 6 points (for the player that makes the actual return)
Kickoff Return TDs: 6 points (for the player that makes the actual return)
Safeties: 2 points
Fumbles: 2 points
Interceptions: 2 points
Sacks: 1 point
0 Points allowed: 10 points
2-6 Points allowed: 8 points
7-10 Points allowed: 5 points
11-13 Points allowed: 5 points
14-21 Points allowed: 2 points
22-28 Points allowed: 0 points
29-34 Points allowed: -2 points
35+ Points allowed: -5 points

The Defense/Special Team will no longer get the points for returned punt/kickoff TDs. Only the player that makes the actual return will get the points. The Defense will still get points for returned fumble/INTs.

I also want to do an online draft this year on Fantrax. Trying to get an offline draft done on BP with everyone's schedules has become a pain in the ass. We have some time, so we can line up a date & time later. The league has been renewed, so you should be able to login. If there are any problems, or you no longer want to be in the league, please let me know.

NCAA baseball: Buckeyes rally past Wright St. - The Courier-Journal
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NCAA baseball: Buckeyes rally past Wright St.
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The Buckeyes trailed 6-5 going into the ninth but tied the score with one out on Ronnie Dawson's single to right that scored Nick Sergakis, who barely slid under the tag on a bang-bang play at home. Ohio State went on to load the bases against Caleb ...
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Ohio State baseball beats Wright State, 7-6, in NCAA Tournament walk-off
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The Buckeyes came from behind for a dramatic win in Louisville against the Raiders.

It took a ninth inning rally, but Ohio State baseball got a big win to start off the NCAA Tournament. Jalen Washington's RBI single with two outs and bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth gave the Buckeyes a 7-6 win over Wright State on Friday afternoon in Louisville.

Ohio State trailed 6-5 entering the inning, but managed to tie the ballgame on a Ronnie Dawson RBI single before Washington's heroics against Raider freshman Caleb Sampen.

The Buckeyes will now await the winner of this evening matchup between host Louisville and Western Michigan. That game will take place at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday afternoon.

Dawson drove in two on the day, and Troy Montgomery picked up where he left off in the Big Ten tournament, going 4-for-4 with two runs batted in and a run scored for the Buckeyes.

After Ohio State ace Tanner Tully had a rough outing, the bullpen threw five scoreless innings to give the offense a chance to make its move. Seth Kinker, Michael Horejsei, and Kyle Michalik came up huge for head coach Greg Beals and his Buckeyes.

Tully had three shaky innings where it was clear his command just wasn't there today but he limited damage. The wheels came off for the junior lefty after that, though. In the fourth and fifth innings, the Raiders scored six runs, four earned, on five hits, two walks, and a hit batter, and Tully's day was over.

Wright State starter Jesse Scholtens also had an uncharacteristic game. The Raiders' ace right-hander entered the day with a 10-1 record, a 2.72 earned run average, and a WHIP under 1.0. Scholtens allowed the five runs in the third inning, the only real hiccup of the day for him, as he went seven innings in all and was in line for the win.

After the two teams felt each other out through the first couple of innings, Ohio State got to Scholtens for a crooked number in the bottom of the third. The Buckeyes got five hits, a walk, and a hit batter to score five runs, all after the first two outs of the inning had been recorded by Wright State. Dawson and Montgomery each had two-run doubles and Jacob Bosiokovic added an RBI single to do the damage.

The Raiders got on the board themselves in the top of the fourth with a pair of runs against Tully. An error by Bosiokovic on a ground ball at first allowed the first to score and a narrowly-missed double play brought home the second.

Tully's struggles continued in the fifth, as Wright State loaded the bases with nobody out. A hit batter brought in one run and a bases-clearing double by cleanup man Ryan Fucci scored three more as the Raiders took a 6-5 lead and chased Tully from the game.

Things remained the same until the ninth, as Ohio State's late-inning magic continued.

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Buckeyes rally stuns Wright State
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The win sends the second-seeded Buckeyes to Saturday's 4 p.m. winners bracket final against the victor of today's second game between No. 1 Louisville and No. 4 Western Michigan. Third-seeded WSU will face the loser in an elimination game at noon.


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New Ohio State facility already $10 million over budget
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Covelli Arena is gonna cost a tad bit more than what was projected back in 2012.

Once again, it has been another eventful day in Ohio State athletics. Buildings are over budget (and construction hasn't even started yet), one Buckeye draftee gets praise from a Super Bowl winning teammate and a top recruit trims his potential college home down to six – and Ohio State is one of them.

"Almost as soon as we started the design process it became clear (both facilities were) budget-challenged,”

– Lynn Readey, associate VP of Facilities Ops. and Development (reported by Tom Knox, Columbus Business First)


Like any new building or project, there are costs associated. Sometimes, those projects go over budget.

In the case of Ohio State athletics, a new arena, the Covelli Multi-Sport Arena, and the Student-Athlete Development Center are both over budget.

To the tune of roughly $10 million a pop.

How did the projects get over budget? According to the piece by Knox, cost projections were made in 2012, and are outdated. Labor prices and material prices have gone in the ballpark of 5 percent to 7 percent, as said by Readey.

Once built, the Covelli Arena will take over for the sports that call St. John Arena home. St. John Arena has been an iconic fixture on campus, as skull sessions take place there before every Buckeye home football game.

However, age has taken its toll on St. John Arena. Without real air conditioning, some events inside SJA feel as if the ghosts of the old Boston Garden have visited, making sure people today realize what life was like before AC became a staple.

The new buildings will go hand-in-hand with the current revitalizing of campus. Projects going over budget happen. Let's just hope it doesn't end like something out of the Pentagon Wars .

"His improvement over these six practices has been awesome,"

– Drew Brees on Michael Thomas (as written by NFL.com's Kevin Patra)


He was a big time receiver at Ohio State. Now, Michael Thomas is showing that he can be big time in the NFL.

Since OTAs have started, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has seen what Thomas is capable of doing, and he's impressed.

"From Day 1 until now, the same mistakes are not being made," said Brees of Thomas' improvements.

This season, Brees has Thomas to help on a receiving core that already has touchdown magnet Marques Colston. If Thomas is as advertised, look for a breakout rookie season in the Big Easy.

Ohio State Buckeyes performing well in OTAs just doesn't happen for the Saints. In Dallas, former Buckeye offensive weapon Ezekiel Elliott is showing that he too can compete on the the professional level.

"Narrowing it down... TOP 6!"

– Tate Martell on Twitter


The 5-star recruit out of Las Vegas has limited the scope as to where he'll play college football. The No.1 ranked dual-threat QB posted a graphic that showed the finalist in the Tate Martell sweepstakes.


The Bishop Gorman product has been highlighted heavily within the last week on Land-Grant Holy Land. You can catch up on his recruitment from the past week here and here.

Also keep in mind: Ohio State is still a top three target for Kellen Mond.

Regardless, it looks pretty good for Ohio State on the quarterback side of things. It's almost as if the head ball coach in Columbus is a quarterback guru.

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