2014 OSU Baseball discussion

[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Drops 4-1 Decision at West Virginia
Buckeyes fall to 21-16 on the season

Jacob Bosiokovic

April 15, 2014

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Ohio State baseball team fell to West Virginia, 4-1, Tuesday evening at Hawley Field. With the loss, the Buckeyes drop to 21-16 while the Mountaineers improve to 17-15.
In a game that was played in snowy and blustery conditions throughout, Ohio State struck first against West Virginia starter Ross Vance. In the top of the second, a walk by Pat Porter and singles by Troy Montgomery and Josh Dezse loaded the bases with one down. Vance then hit Jacob Bosiokovic to plate Porter for the early Ohio State lead but struck out Aaron Gretz and Nick Sergakis to limit to damage to one run.
The Mountaineers bounced back to take the lead off Ohio State starter in the second when Ryan McBroom reached on a leadoff double and, after Farmer struck out Jacob Rice, came around to score on two-run home run to left by Max Nogay for the 2-1 advantage.

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[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Falls to Ball State, 8-6
Buckeyes drop to 21-17 on the season

Troy Kuhn

April 16, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team suffered an 8-6 defeat to Ball State Wednesday evening at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the loss, the Buckeyes drop to 21-17 on the season while the Cardinals improve to 25-12.
Ohio State jumped out to the early lead against Ball State starter Clay Manering when Ronnie Dawson singled with one down and Troy Kuhn followed with a two-run shot to left, his team-high fifth of the season, for the 2-0 Buckeye lead.
Buckeye starter Curtiss Irving tossed 2.0 scoreless innings before Yianni Pavlopoulos came on to pitch a scoreless third but the Cardinals got on the board against Michael Horejsei in the top of the fourth. Sean Godfrey singled to lead off the inning, moved to second on a groundout by Caleb Stayton and scored on a single through the left side by Sean Kennedy to cut the Ohio State lead to 2-1. Ball State designated hitter T.J. Weir followed with a two-run home run to left to give the Cardinals the 3-2 lead before Michael Koltak came on in relief. Back-to-back singles by Sam Tidabeck and Brandon Estep scored Maloney before a walk to Alex Call loaded the bases and Ryan Spaulding followed with a sacrifice fly to left to plate Tidabeck to make it a 5-2 game.

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Ohio State Hosts Murray State in Three-Game Weekend Set
Buckeyes enter the weekend with a 21-17 record

Tanner Tully

April 17, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team welcomes Murray State to Columbus for a three-game series this weekend at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. The opener is set for 6:35 p.m. Friday with the middle game at 3:05 p.m. Saturday and the finale at 1:05 p.m. Sunday.
Live stats and links to a live video and audio stream can be found on the baseball schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com or fans can follow twitter.com/OhioState_BASE for updates.
OHIO STATE OF LATE
Ohio State dropped a 4-1 decision at West Virginia Tuesday night before suffering an 8-6 defeat to Ball State Wednesday.
Zach Farmer struck out a career-high nine over 7.0 innings Tuesday while Ronnie Dawson went 4-for-8 with two RBI and a run scored in the two games.

ON THE BUMP
Fri.: LHP Tanner Tully (3-2, 2.15 ERA)
vs. RHP Cameron Finch (3-4, 5.63)
Sat.: RHP Greg Greve (4-2, 3.76)
vs. RHP Cody Maerz (1-5, 6.61)
Sun.: RHP Jake Post (3-2, 3.60)
vs. LHP Sheldon Baxter (1-3, 4.22)

SCOUTING MURRAY STATE
The Thoroughbreds are 16-18 entering the weekend and are led offensively by Tyler Lawrence, who’s hitting .309 with nine doubles, 26 RBI and 23 runs scored. On the mound left-hander Sheldon Baxter is 1-3 with a 4.22 ERA in 49.0 innings pitched over 11 appearances.
The Buckeyes and Breds have never met on the diamond.

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[Buckeyedrew33]

Tanner Tully has a bright future at Ohio State, kid gets the job done. Not flashy but gets outs and wins games,team still can't hit a lick. These guys put together horrible AB's, swinging at bad pitches. Not many threats in this lineup. Ugly defense all season, didn't play any better tonight. But i'll take the W.

 

[brodybuck21]

Tully Strong in 3-1 Win over Murray State
Left-hander allows one earned run while striking out four over 7.0 innings

Tanner Tully

April 18, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team topped Murray State, 3-1, Friday evening at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 22-17 on the year while the Thoroughbreds drop to 16-19.
“We recharged our batteries yesterday, cleaned our slate and I like how the guys played tonight,” Ohio State head coach Greg Beals said. “When you’re scuffling a little bit, you need your starter to come out and do what Tanner Tully did tonight. He really set the tempo by throwing strikes and forcing them to do something offensively.”
Ohio State got on the board with a run off Murray State starter Cameron Finch in the bottom of the first. Nick Sergakis led off with a single to center before a double to right by Ronnie Dawson put runners on second and third with nobody out. Troy Kuhn followed with a sacrifice fly to center to score Sergakis for the 1-0 lead after an inning of play.


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[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Falls, 7-5, to Murray State
Buckeyes fall to 22-18 on the season

Troy Kuhn

April 19, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team fell, 7-5, to Murray State to even the series Saturday afternoon at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the loss, the Buckeyes drop to 22-18 on the season while the Thoroughbreds improve to 17-19.
“We got beat by a team today that executed an offensive philosophy,” Ohio State head coach Greg Beals said. “We only gave up runs in two innings but we weren’t able to stop the bleeding in those innings. The ball wasn’t traveling anywhere today because of the wind and they hit the ball on the ground all day. We hit some balls really hard in the air that were all outs and they executed their gameplan.”
The Buckeyes threatened in the bottom of the first for the second game in a row. Nick Sergakis and Ronnie Dawson opened the games with singles off Murray State starter Cody Maerz before a sacrifice bunt by Troy Kuhn moved both runners up a base. However, Maerz got Pat Porter to pop out to second for the second out of the inning before Zach Ratcliff flew out to center to end the first scoreless.

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[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Takes Rubber Game Against Murray State, 7-3
Buckeyes improve to 23-18 on the season

Nick Sergakis

April 20, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team picked up a 7-3 win over Murray State to win the series Sunday afternoon at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 23-18 on the year while the Thoroughbreds fall to 17-20.
Ohio State took the lead off Murray State starter Sheldon Baxter in the bottom of the first. Nick Sergakis reached on a leadoff walk before Ronnie Dawson hit what appeared to be a two-run home run to center. However, Dawson overran Sergakis while rounding first, resulting in an RBI single by Dawson with Sergakis scoring from first for the 1-0 Buckeye lead.
The Buckeyes added another in the bottom of the second. With two down, Jacob Bosiokovic walked before a single by Connor Sabanosh put runners on first and second before Sergakis lined a single to right to plate Bosiokovic to make it a 2-0 game.


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[brodybuck21]

seems we have some talent on this team, it's just so inconsistent....I like Coach Beals and I feel the program is headed in the right direction ....

 

[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Faces Purdue for Three in West Lafayette
Buckeyes enter the weekend with a 23-18 record, 4-8 in Big Ten play

Troy Kuhn

April 24, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team hits the road for a three-game series at Purdue starting Friday at Alexander Field. The opener is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday with the middle game at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and the finale at 1 p.m. Sunday.


OHIO STATE OF LATE

Ohio State took two of three games last weekend against Murray State. The Buckeyes, who hit .326 in the series, won the opener, 3-1, before dropping the middle game, 7-5, and picking up a 7-3 win in the rubber game.
Tanner Tully tossed 7.0 innings, allowing one earned run while striking out four in the opener while Troy Kuhn went 7-for-12 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored in the series.

ON THE BUMP
Fri.: LHP Tanner Tully (4-2, 2.04 ERA)
vs. LHP Jordan Minch (1-5, 5.03)
Sat.: LHP Ryan Riga (3-1, 3.52)
vs. RHP Gavin Downs (2-4, 3.88)
Sun.: RHP Greg Greve (4-3, 3.90)
vs. TBA

SCOUTING PURDUE
The Boilermakers are 10-27 on the year, tied with the Buckeyes at 4-8 in conference play. Kyle Wood leads Purdue with a .302 average to go with seven doubles, two home runs and 13 runs scored while right-hander Gavin Downs is 2-4 with a 3.88 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 53.1 innings pitched.
Ohio State leads the all-time series with Purdue, 141-60-1.

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[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Falls to Purdue, 4-3, in 13 Innings
Buckeyes fall to 23-19 on the season, 4-9 in Big Ten play

Tanner Tully

April 25, 2014

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Ohio State baseball team dropped a 4-3 decision at Purdue on Kyle Wood’s walk-off single in the bottom of the 13th inning Friday night at Alexander Field. With the loss, the Buckeyes fall to 23-19 on the year, 4-9 in the Big Ten, while the Boilermakers move to 11-27, 5-8 in conference play.
Ohio State took the lead off Purdue starter Jordan Minch in the top of the second. With one down, Ryan Leffel walked before an infield single by Troy Montgomery put runners on first and second. Josh Dezse followed with a two-run double to left-center to score Leffel and Montgomery for the 2-0 lead. After Craig Nennig flew out to center for the second out of the inning, Connor Sabanosh lined a two-run single back up the middle to plate Dezse to push the Buckeye lead to 3-0.
Ohio State starter Tanner Tully retired the first 12 Boilermakers he faced before running into trouble in the bottom of the fifth. Wood and Kyle Johnson led off the inning with singles before a sacrifice bunt by Ted Snidanko moved the runners up to second and third with on down. Conner Hudnall followed with a sacrifice fly to left to plate Wood and get Purdue on the board. Jeff Evak then launched a fly ball that got up into the breeze and caromed off the wall in right-center for a two-run inside-the-park home run to knot the game at 3-3 after five innings.

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[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Evens Series with 2-0 Win over Purdue
Ryan Riga tosses 7.2 scoreless innings to move to 4-1 on the year

Ryan Riga

April 26, 2014

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Ryan Riga tossed 7.2 scoreless frames to lift the Ohio State baseball team over Purdue, 2-0, Saturday afternoon at Alexander Field. With the loss, the Buckeyes improve to 24-19, 5-9 in the Big Ten, while the Boilermakers fall to 11-28, 5-9 in conference play.
“We had a tough, 13-inning loss last night,” Ohio State head coach Greg Beals said. “I thought we played well but came up a little short on the scoreboard. After the game, we knew we still had a chance to win the series and we got a great start out Riga today while executing as a team. We were hoping to get six innings and 80 pitches out of him but he had control of the game so we kept him in.”
After three scoreless innings, Ohio State took the lead off Purdue starter Gavin Downs in the top of the fourth. Nick Sergakis and Ronnie Dawson led off the inning with singles before Troy Kuhn moved the runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Pat Porter followed with a sacrifice fly to center to score Sergakis before Josh Dezse lined a two-out double down the left field line to plate Dawson for the 2-0 Buckeye lead.

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[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Takes Series with 11-2 Win over Purdue
Buckeyes improve to 25-19 on the year, 6-9 in Big Ten play

Greg Greve

April 27, 2014

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Ohio State baseball team cruised to an 11-2 series-clinching victory over Purdue Sunday afternoon at Alexander Field. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 25-19, 6-9 in the Big Ten, while the Boilermakers fall to 11-29, 5-10 in conference play.
“I like where we’re at as a team right now,” Ohio State head coach Greg Beals said. “We had a tough stretch to open Big Ten play. We’ve bounced back the last two Big Ten series and I like how we bounced back this weekend. After an extra-inning loss Friday it was good to come back and win the last two games on the road to take the series.”
Ohio State wasted no time getting on the board against Purdue starter Adam Dressler. Dressler hit Nick Sergakis to lead off the game before a passed ball and a groundout moved Sergakis to third with two down. Pat Porter then grounded a single back up the middle to score Sergakis for the 1-0 Ohio State lead. After Josh Dezse reached on an error and Troy Montgomery got on with an infield single to load the bases, Aaron Gretz came through with a two-run single back up the middle to plate Porter and Dezse to push the Buckeye lead to 3-0.

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[brodybuck21]

Riga Named Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week
Junior tossed 7.2 scoreless innings in win Saturday at Purdue

Ryan Riga

April 28, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ryan Riga, a junior left-hander on the Ohio State baseball team, has been named Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. The award, shared with Minnesota’s Neal Kunik, is the third Pitcher of the Week honor for Riga after earning the award Feb. 18 and March 10.
Riga, picking up the fifth Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor for a Buckeye this season, pitched 7.2 shutout innings, allowing three hits while striking out nine in a 2-0 win at Purdue Saturday. The Fairfield, Ohio, native is 4-1 with a 3.02 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 53.2 innings pitched over eight starts this year.
The Buckeyes travel to Louisville for a 6 p.m. game Wednesday at Jim Patterson Stadium.

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[brodybuck21]

Ohio State and No. 19 Louisville Square Off Wednesday at Jim Patterson Stadium
Buckeyes enter the week with a 25-19 record

Aaron Gretz

April 29, 2014


OHIO STATE OF LATE
Ohio State bounced back from a 4-3 loss in 13 innings in the opener at Purdue to take the series with a 2-0 Saturday win and an 11-2 victory in the rubber game Sunday.
Ryan Riga pitched 7.2 scoreless innings, striking out nine to pick up the win Saturday while Josh Dezse went 4-for-9 with two doubles, three walks, four RBI and three runs scored in the series.


OSU VS. PURDUE NOTES
- The Buckeye pitching staff posted a 1.50 team ERA and limited the Boilermakers to a .196 batting average in the series.
- Troy Kuhn picked up his 15th multi-hit game of the year Sunday while Aaron Gretz and Craig Nennig each notched their fourth.
- Ryan Riga made his first appearance Saturday since March 28 after missing almost the last month with an injury.
- Tim Wetzel returned to the lineup Saturday after missing the last eight contests with an injury.
- The shutout in the middle game was the sixth of the season for the Buckeye pitching staff.
- Josh Dezse picked up his eighth multi-hit game of the season and 40th of his career while Nick Sergakis notched his ninth multi-hit contest of the season Friday.
- Travis Lakins set a career high with six strikeouts Friday.
- Nennig was back at shortstop Friday after missing the last 20 games with an injury. Sergakis made his first start at second base after starting the previous 20 at short.
- Kuhn made his eighth-career start at third base Friday and first since May 4 of last year after starting the first 41 contests at second base this season.

SOME MORE NOTES
- The Buckeyes are 20-2 when leading after seven innings and 20-5 when outhitting their opponent.
- Ohio State is 23-8 when limiting opponents to five runs or less and 20-11 when it scores first.
- Curtiss Irving is limiting opponents to a .143 average (3-for-21) with runners on base while Tyler Giannonatti has let opponents hit .171 (7-for-41) in the same situation.
- Irving has not allowed an earned run in 8.2 innings pitched over his last five appearances.
- Nick Sergakis has hit safely in seven-straight games while Josh Dezse has reached base in 11-consecutive contests.
- Connor Sabanosh is hitting .424 (14-for-33) with runners on while Josh Dezse is batting .421 (16-for-38) with runners in scoring position.
- Ohio State is outscoring its opponents 62-32 in the first two innings.
- Greg Greve has gone 3-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 33.2 innings pitched over five Big Ten starts.
- Tanner Tully has now allowed just four walks in 64.1 innings pitched this season and has not allowed a free pass in the last 27.2 innings, dating back to the second frame of his start April 5 at Nebraska. The freshman is fourth nationally with 0.56 walks per nine innings and seventh with an 8.5-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

BUCKEYES IN THE BIG TEN
Offensively, Ohio State ranks near the top of the Big Ten in runs scored (4th, 225), slugging percentage (4th, .369), on-base percentage (4th, .357), doubles (t-5th, 67), triples (t-2nd, 14), home runs (3rd, 15) and total bases (4th, 544). On the mound, the Buckeyes rank in ERA (4th, 3.39), opponent batting average (3rd, .257) and saves (t-4th, 10).
Individually, multiple Buckeyes rank in the Top 10 in Big Ten offensive categories. Ronnie Dawson ranks fifth with a .348 average and ninth with a .465 slugging percentage while Troy Kuhn is tied for fourth with five home runs, eighth with 31 RBI, tied for seventh with 34 runs scored, tied for sixth with 11 doubles and tied fifth after getting hit 10 times.
Tanner Tully ranks third with a 2.24 ERA and 10th with a .250 average against while Zach Farmer is tied second with six wins and sixth with a .234 opponent batting average. Trace Dempsey is tied for fifth with six saves while Greg Greve is tied for sixth with five wins.

SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
The Cardinals, ranked 19th nationally by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, are paced offensively by Jeff Gardner, who is batting .333 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 44 RBI.
Louisville holds a 9-3 advantage over the Buckeyes in the all-time series.

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[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Drops 7-3 Midweek Contest at No. 19 Louisville
Craig Nennig goes 2-for-3 with a walk

Craig Nennig

April 30, 2014

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Ohio State baseball team fell, 7-3, at No. 19 Louisville Wednesday evening at Jim Patterson Stadium. With the loss, the Buckeyes fall to 25-20 on the year while the Cardinals improve to 34-11.

The Cardinals took the lead off Ohio State starter Curtiss Irving in the bottom of the first. Sutton Whiting singled to right to lead off the inning before a stolen base and a wild pitch moved him to third with one down. Irving bounced back to strike out Danny Rosenbaum for the second out of the inning but Jeff Gardner took Irving deep to right-center for the 2-0 Louisville lead after an inning of play.

Louisville tacked on another in the bottom of the second when Colin Lyman doubled to left-center to lead off the inning, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a groundout by Kyle Gibson to push the lead to 3-0.

The Cardinals added one more off Irving in the bottom of the fourth when Alex Chittenden led off the inning with a double to left, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Lyman and scored on a single to center by Gibson to give Louisville a 4-0 lead.

Louisville pushed the lead to 6-0 off Ohio State reliever Tyler Giannonatti in the bottom of the fifth when Cole Sturgeon reached on a leadoff single before back-to-back doubles by Rosenbaum and Gardner plated two more runs.

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