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#4 Louisville mid week game

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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
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BP Recruiting Team
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Ohio State Faces No. 4 Louisville Tuesday Night on BTN
First pitch vs. the Cardinals set for 7 p.m. ET Tuesday at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium


April 13, 2015


COLUMBUS, Ohio
-- The Ohio State baseball team is set to play a key non-conference game that was circled on the schedule during the 2015 preseason. The Buckeyes (23-9, 7-2 B1G) host fourth-ranked Louisville at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday live on Big Ten Network at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. The Scarlet and Gray have won seven of their last 10 contests heading into the game, while the Cardinals are 27-8 overall and winners of nine of their last 10.

FOLLOW ALONG
The game against Louisville will be broadcasted live on BTN. Andy Masur (play-by-play) and Danan Hughes (color analyst) will have the call. Fans can also follow the contest via twitter on @OhioState_BASE.

PROMOTIONS

· First pitch - 2015 National Champion Ohio State Wrestling Team (Head Coach Tom Ryan, Logan Stieber and Nate Tomasello).
· Giveaway -- first 75 fans receive and Ohio State Baseball Cup
· Postgame Fireworks

ON THE HILL

RHP Adam Niemeyer (0-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Anthony Kidston (0-3, 5.88 ERA)

QUICK HITS

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Sophomore Troy Montgomery is tied for the B1G lead in steals with a season-high 18 this year

· Ohio State's last three victories have come by ways of the walk-off hit. The Buckeyes have totaled seven walk-offs this year.
· The Buckeyes are 14-4 at home and are 4-2 in the month of April.
· Redshirt freshman Adam Niemeyer is making his first career start on the mound vs. the `Cards.
· The Scarlet and Gray sits in third in the Big Ten with a 7-2 ledger. Iowa leads the way at 8-1 followed by Illinois at 7-1.
· The Cardinals lead the all-time series vs. the Buckeyes, 10-3.
· Last time out, the Buckeyes fell for the first time in a three-game series in more than a month as UNLV won the final two games.
· Offensively, Ohio State is batting .272 as a team with 21 home runs and 47 stolen bases.
· The Buckeyes are two homers away from tying its 2014 total (23) and have already surpassed its 2014 steal mark (40).
· Pat Porter leads the team in batting average (.325), hits (38), triples (4), RBI (28) and slugging percentage (.564), while Ronnie Dawson has a team-best six home runs. Montgomery leads the conference with 18 steals.
· The OSU pitching staff has combined for a 2.82 ERA, which is third-best in the Big Ten.

SCOUTING LOUISVILLE

· The Cardinals travel to Columbus with a 27-8 overall record and are 16-2 in ACC play.
· Louisville is ranked in the Top 5 in all fivenational polls this week.
· Last time out, Louisville won two of three games at Duke to win their six straight conference series.
· Statistically, the Cardinals are ranked in the Top 10 nationally in WHIP (4th, 1.09), ERA (6th, 2.38) and stolen bases (9th, 66). The team is hitting .274 as a team with 89 extra base hits, while the Louisville pitching staff has recorded 348 strikeouts to 125 walks in 322.0 IP.
· Sutton Whiting is batting .368 with 23 runs scored, 10 doubles, 18 RBI and 10 steals, while Corey Ray leads the squad in slugging at .534 with eight doubles, three triples, six home runs and 34 RBI.
· Louisville leads the all-time series, 10-3, and has won the last nine meetings vs. the Buckeyes. Last year, Ohio State fell, 7-3, at Louisville. The Buckeyes last defeated the Cardinals during the 1992 campaign by a score of 12-1.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041315aaa.html
 
what a fantastic win last night. pitching was excellent and of course the defense came to play. Left a ton of runners on base but still all in all great job! First victory over a top 5 team since beating #2 cryami in 2009. Now lets beat up on nebraska this weekend!
 
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Buckeyes Upset No. 4 Louisville in 2-0 Shutout Win
Junior third baseman Nick Sergakis claims No. 1 play on SportsCenter

April 15, 2015
http://snpy.tv/1PJTFCD
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Buckeye baseball clubhouse was all smiles on Tuesday night and for good reason. For the first time in six years, the Ohio State baseball team defeated a Top 5 opponent, shutting out fourth-ranked Louisville, 2-0, to conclude a 10-game homestand at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. Junior Nick Sergakis also had the No. 1 play on SportsCenter. Not a bad night at all.


"It is a big win," head coach Greg Beals said. "Let me say it's kudos to Louisville and their baseball program. Their staff and their players have put this baseball team on the college baseball map. I give our opponents credit for making it that type of ball game."


The win for the Buckeyes (24-9, 7-2) marked the first victory over the Cardinals (27-9, 16-2 ACC) since the 1992 season, snapping a nine-game losing streak.

The defense stood strong behind redshirt freshman pitcher Adam Niemeyer, who made his first career start. Sergakis had the play of the night (watch here). Literally. It was SportsCenter's No. 1 play. In the top of the second, Sergakis made an amazing diving stop down the third base line and fired a laser off one knee across the diamond for the putout. It received 65 percent of the vote on Twitter, beating out Mets' left fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis' sliding catch at the warning track.


"I was excited," Niemeyer said. "It was a good opportunity to have my first start against a national-caliber team like Louisville. I was lucky enough to make throw some strikes and my defense made a lot of big plays. Nick (Sergakis) made a diving play, and Troy (Montgomery) caught the fly ball at center and threw the guy out at first. That was huge as far as momentum goes and it got me rolling from there."

Ohio State was 0-4 at home all-time against the Cardinals coming into the contest, but tonight was different with a mixture of new faces in new places in the lineup.

Niemeyer had a lot to stomach in his first career start in the team's first game vs. a ranked opponent this year on national television. But he never seemed to be rattled, tossing five scoreless innings and limiting the Cardinal bats to two hits with three strikeouts and a walk. Freshman Tre' Gantt made his first career start and went 2-for-3 with a run scored, while senior co-captain Connor Sabanosh made his first collegiate start at first base as the team committed zero errors.

"We have that depth," Beals said. "Our four-spot hitter is out and can't play and we were able to fill that hole. I think that says something about our team depth and development. It's not development just at the top shelf; it's across the entire 35 man roster."

Niemeyer underwent Tommy John surgery and received a medical redshirt last year as a true freshman and admitted there were some butterflies before the game.

"I was nervous heading into today but once I took the field and was around the rest of the guys and the team it was just like any other game," Niemeyer said. "It's been a long process but I've tried to stay positive. I knew I was in good hands here at Ohio State. Everyone has taken care of each other. I knew when I came back I would have an opportunity to show what I could do."

The bullpen continued where Niemeyer left off as four different pitchers pitched four shutout frames, while not walking a batter.

"When you're going to play a team like this on a national level, you have to play clean as we both did. Both teams pitched the ball well and played defense. We found a way to score two runs and that's all it really took tonight."

Kyle Michalik threw one inning on one hit in the sixth, while Michael Horejsei and Jake Post combined to throw the next two and scattered three hits, leaving three Louisville runners on base. Senior co-captain catcher Aaron Gretz threw out a runner at second and had the final putout in front of home plate on a swinging bunt in the top of the eighth.Trace Dempsey pitched the ninth inning and fanned two batters to pick up his fifth save of the year and seal Niemeyer's first career win.

Despite leaving 12 runners on base, a two-run third inning would be all the OSU bats would need to produce in the nightcap. Troy Montgomery singled in Gantt, while a Louisville throwing error on a Sabanosh sac bunt allowed L Grant Davis to cross the dish for the 2-0 score.

A big weekend is now up next for the Buckeyes in Big Ten play as the team heads to No. 24 Nebraska for a three-game series in Lincoln. First pitch Friday is set for 7:35 p.m. ET.


"The fact that we let one slip over the weekend, today was an opportunity to bounce back," Beals said. "To get this win, to roll us into Nebraska is critical. We were very high, slip and lost a series then got some juice back into us as we head to Nebraska."

GAME NOTES
· The win marked the first victory over a Top 5 opponent in six years when the Buckeyes defeated No. 2 Miami, 7-1, March 25, 2009, in Coral Gables, Fla.
· The victory snaps a nine-game losing streak vs. the Cardinals and first since the 1992 season. The Buckeyes also improve to 1-4 at home vs. Louisville.
· Pat Porter's career-high 12-game hit streak was snapped Tuesday night.
· Adam Niemeyer claimed his first career win with a career-high five innings pitched.
· L Grant Davis had a season-high three-hit performance.
· Troy Montgomery extended his reached-base streak to 10-consecutive contests, while improving his hit streak to seven in his 10th multi-hit game of 2015.
· Ronnie Dawson tallied his team-best 11th multi-hit game of the year.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/041515aaa.html
 
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Fantastic win Buckeyes. Just last week I was wondering when tOSU was going to make some noise on a national level again and why Ohio baseball talent hasnt translated into playing for the Bucks and doing well. There it is.
 
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