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Midwest Notebook: Buckeyes Start Hot
NOTEBOOK Nick Faleris and Burke Granger - February 20, 2019
Editor’s note: D1Baseball’s new duo of writers in the Midwest, Nick Faleris and Burke Granger, will have weekly coverage of the region all season long. Their first installment looks back at how the Big Ten fared in Week One.
Ohio State Impresses in Opening Weekend Sweep
The Buckeyes entered 2019 as a team poised to do some damage in the Big Ten provided their unproven staff (Ohio State is replacing its entire weekend staff and bullpen stopper from 2018) could keep them close. If the first weekend of action is any indication of what to expect for the remainder of the year, Ohio State is not going to be a fun squad with which to tangle, as the Buckeye staff combined to allow just six runs (five earned) over 27 innings of work en route to sweeping Seton Hall at the Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Fla......
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NOTEBOOK Nick Faleris and Burke Granger - February 20, 2019
Editor’s note: D1Baseball’s new duo of writers in the Midwest, Nick Faleris and Burke Granger, will have weekly coverage of the region all season long. Their first installment looks back at how the Big Ten fared in Week One.
Ohio State Impresses in Opening Weekend Sweep
The Buckeyes entered 2019 as a team poised to do some damage in the Big Ten provided their unproven staff (Ohio State is replacing its entire weekend staff and bullpen stopper from 2018) could keep them close. If the first weekend of action is any indication of what to expect for the remainder of the year, Ohio State is not going to be a fun squad with which to tangle, as the Buckeye staff combined to allow just six runs (five earned) over 27 innings of work en route to sweeping Seton Hall at the Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Fla......
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Dammit. it’s a fractured hamate. Could be a possible season ender. He’ll likely be in a cast for a couple months and won’t be worth a flip after the cast comes off.
Sucks for Dingler cuz he’s projected to be a potential early draft selection in 2020, and this can be a very tricky injury for a baseball player to recover from. Pat Porter had this same injury in late 2014, and didn’t fully recover until 2016. He played poorly in 15 thanks to lingering pain from his hamate fracture.
I had a feeling it was bad based on how deflated Beals seemed after game 2 vs Seton Hall. A true Freshman pitches an absolute gem, and Beals seemed pretty meh about it. In previous interviews I’d seen, Beals looked like he was on adderall or something..he had been super excited to talk about this team, but not so much since Saturday.
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BASEBALL: FOPPE, WEST PROVIDE STABILITY UP MIDDLE
By Joe DempseyFebruary 24, 2019 (9:10 am)Baseball, Joe Dempsey, Sports
The middle-infield duo was a staple for a 36-win Buckeye team that made an NCAA tournament appearance a season ago. West led the Scarlet and Gray starting infielders with a .963 fielding percentage, and Foppe was not far behind at .954.
“It means a lot,” Beals said of having solid returning defensive players like Foppe and West. “And I think it brings a lot of confidence to our pitching staff that they know that they’ve got very capable defenders behind them — guys that can make the routine play, but guys that can also make special plays.”
West made a couple of special plays during the Scarlet and Gray’s three-game sweep of Seton Hall on opening weekend. The Buckeyes won their first two games with excellent defense behind superb pitching, only surrendering three runs across 18 innings.
Starting pitchers — redshirt freshman Seth Lonsway and true freshman Garrett Burhenn — threw gems in Ohio State’s first two games. Lonsway threw nine strikeouts and only allowed three hits and one run in his six-inning debut. Burhenn tossed eight innings of scoreless baseball, surrendering just one hit while striking out six.
“It helps a lot,” Burhenn said of having stellar defensive players behind him. “And it doesn’t matter who it is, I trust all of them, and they were just making incredible plays.”
After a scorching 4-0 start, Ohio State showed it is beatable in losses to BYU and Texas A&M Corpus Christi. With a young pitching staff, the Buckeyes know they must play solid defense to help build confidence within their young, talented arms. Fortunately for the inexperienced Ohio State pitching staff, there is a solid core in the middle of the diamond.
West and Foppe, who transferred from South Mountain Community College in Phoenix in 2018, did not start last season together, but ended up starting 39 and 54 games, respectively, in their first season as a tandem.
The double-play duo quickly became close friends, and it translated to success on the field.
“I love that kid,” West said of Foppe. “We live together and we have something special going for us. And I spend all my time with him at home and at the field, and I just feel like we have that connection away from baseball, too.
“He knows what I’m going to do. I know what he’s going to do, kind of build on the timing and it’s just a lot of fun. We relax each other, too, so it’s a good thing.”
In addition to their cohesion as a defensive pair, they also produced at the plate. Foppe hit .335 and led the team with a .441 on-base percentage as a junior.
Although West hit just .223 as a sophomore, the defensive specialist is batting .333 with two doubles, one home run, one walk, one sacrifice fly, three runs scored and four runs batted in through the Buckeyes’ first six games of 2019.
While more than capable with the bat in their hands, the Buckeyes’ middle-infield foundation is strongest because of the defensive prowess of both West and Foppe.
With a full season and another offseason under their belts, West and Foppe are excited about the chemistry that they have developed.
“He’s solid over there,” Foppe said of West. “I live with him too, he’s a roommate. So having someone that I’ve played with already last year is nice. You kind of know what to expect from him, what they’re going to do on certain balls or whatnot, what kind of flip you’re going to get. And having that familiarity is pretty big.”
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By Joe DempseyFebruary 24, 2019 (9:10 am)Baseball, Joe Dempsey, Sports
- The Ohio State baseball team features quite a few new faces around the diamond, particularly on the mound, but the men up the middle remain the same — junior shortstop Noah West and senior second baseman Kobie Foppe (rhymes with floppy).
The middle-infield duo was a staple for a 36-win Buckeye team that made an NCAA tournament appearance a season ago. West led the Scarlet and Gray starting infielders with a .963 fielding percentage, and Foppe was not far behind at .954.
“It means a lot,” Beals said of having solid returning defensive players like Foppe and West. “And I think it brings a lot of confidence to our pitching staff that they know that they’ve got very capable defenders behind them — guys that can make the routine play, but guys that can also make special plays.”
West made a couple of special plays during the Scarlet and Gray’s three-game sweep of Seton Hall on opening weekend. The Buckeyes won their first two games with excellent defense behind superb pitching, only surrendering three runs across 18 innings.
Starting pitchers — redshirt freshman Seth Lonsway and true freshman Garrett Burhenn — threw gems in Ohio State’s first two games. Lonsway threw nine strikeouts and only allowed three hits and one run in his six-inning debut. Burhenn tossed eight innings of scoreless baseball, surrendering just one hit while striking out six.
“It helps a lot,” Burhenn said of having stellar defensive players behind him. “And it doesn’t matter who it is, I trust all of them, and they were just making incredible plays.”
After a scorching 4-0 start, Ohio State showed it is beatable in losses to BYU and Texas A&M Corpus Christi. With a young pitching staff, the Buckeyes know they must play solid defense to help build confidence within their young, talented arms. Fortunately for the inexperienced Ohio State pitching staff, there is a solid core in the middle of the diamond.
West and Foppe, who transferred from South Mountain Community College in Phoenix in 2018, did not start last season together, but ended up starting 39 and 54 games, respectively, in their first season as a tandem.
The double-play duo quickly became close friends, and it translated to success on the field.
“I love that kid,” West said of Foppe. “We live together and we have something special going for us. And I spend all my time with him at home and at the field, and I just feel like we have that connection away from baseball, too.
“He knows what I’m going to do. I know what he’s going to do, kind of build on the timing and it’s just a lot of fun. We relax each other, too, so it’s a good thing.”
In addition to their cohesion as a defensive pair, they also produced at the plate. Foppe hit .335 and led the team with a .441 on-base percentage as a junior.
Although West hit just .223 as a sophomore, the defensive specialist is batting .333 with two doubles, one home run, one walk, one sacrifice fly, three runs scored and four runs batted in through the Buckeyes’ first six games of 2019.
While more than capable with the bat in their hands, the Buckeyes’ middle-infield foundation is strongest because of the defensive prowess of both West and Foppe.
With a full season and another offseason under their belts, West and Foppe are excited about the chemistry that they have developed.
“He’s solid over there,” Foppe said of West. “I live with him too, he’s a roommate. So having someone that I’ve played with already last year is nice. You kind of know what to expect from him, what they’re going to do on certain balls or whatnot, what kind of flip you’re going to get. And having that familiarity is pretty big.”
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Ohio State's Zach Dezenzo named Big Ten Baseball Freshman of the Week
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The 6-4, 195 pounder from Alliance, Ohio had seven hits, five RBIs, four runs and three home runs during the series against Lipscomb. Without his heroics, Ohio State would likely have lost the series against the Bisons.
It is his first Big Ten weekly award of Dezenzo’s career, but the second time an Ohio State freshman has been recognized this year. Garrett Burhenn was named the league’s Freshman of the Week Feb. 18.
Ohio State next takes hosts Northern Kentucky Tuesday at 5 PM, then welcomes Hawaii this weekend for a four-game set.
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The 6-4, 195 pounder from Alliance, Ohio had seven hits, five RBIs, four runs and three home runs during the series against Lipscomb. Without his heroics, Ohio State would likely have lost the series against the Bisons.
It is his first Big Ten weekly award of Dezenzo’s career, but the second time an Ohio State freshman has been recognized this year. Garrett Burhenn was named the league’s Freshman of the Week Feb. 18.
Ohio State next takes hosts Northern Kentucky Tuesday at 5 PM, then welcomes Hawaii this weekend for a four-game set.
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Cherry On Top…And A Different View Of Things
by Sonny Fulks | Features, Home Features
"I’m taking a longer time to see the ball now. And I’m always thinking up the middle, and then if I get the inside pitch I can react to it.” - Brady Cherry (Press Pros File Photos)
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Through the team’s first 24 games senior Brady Cherry has undergone a metamorphosis, delivery his best numbers in four years, with consistency, and the hope of a destination that’s better than the journey.
Columbus – Every conference has one on a yearly basis, it seems. In one degree or another most teams have one.
It’s the comeback story, an account of the athlete that has withstood hardship, frustration, even scorn in some instances, or the temptation to actually quit – to finally deliver on his or her potential, the dreaded ‘noun’ of doomed promise.
In Columbus and happier than the next hundred ballplayers you’re likely to meet…its Ohio State leftfielder (and occasional relief pitcher) Brady Cherry.
Currently riding the best, and most consistent, streak of his four years as a Buckeye, Cherry enters Big Ten play this weekend at Rutgers with a team, and league-high batting average of .387, with 6 home runs, and 22 runs batted in.
More, his slugging percentage of .677 ranks in the top three of the Big Ten. In the recent series with Hawaii he drove a pitch over the batter’s background in center, an estimated 450 feet! But what makes Brady Cherry’s turnaround rank among the best of feel-good stories is what he’s been through to get here.
A sought-after recruit out of Pendleton, Indiana as a freshman, he came to the Buckeyes with a three-sport reputation, but in baseball the byword was his power at the plate…that, and a rifle arm that equipped him to play at about every position (except catcher) on the field. In his rookie year he showed flashes, hitting 5 home runs and driving in 23, but from the second half of the year on he became a study in frustration for his susceptibility to strike out – 43 times in a 124 at bats.
In his sophomore season he improved, predictably, to a .260 average, but with fewer home runs (4), and just 26 runs batted in. Still, though, the propensity to strike out – 62 times in 200 at bats.
“It was a classic case of him trying to do too much,” says coach Greg Beals of Cherry’s past struggles. “Now it’s matter of trusting in his ability.”
“It was a classic case of him trying to do too much,” said Buckeye coach Greg Beals at a point during the 2017 season. And by season’s end Cherry was being platooned at third base as Beals and staff sought to find a comfort zone that would help him relax, just play, and produce with some consistency.
In 2018, his junior year, Cherry busted out of the gate in Florida, hitting over .340 for the first three weeks of the season. He was also shifted to second base to facilitate the Buckeyes having as much experience as possible on the field…and to take advantage of his cannon arm. He easily made the throws from behind second, and while his footwork would not remind you of Robinson Cano, his arm strength allowed him to easily turn the double play.
But by mid-April his batting average had begun to plummet as he pressed to deliver in a batting order averaging .300 – Dominic Canzone, Noah McGowan, Conner Pohl and Tyler Cowles. By late May and the NCAA regional tournament, his average had dropped to .226, with just one home run and 28 RBIs. Strikeouts continued to plague him…57 in 157 at bats.
“It was frustrating,” he said last weekend, following the Buckeyes taking three of four games from visiting Hawaii, a series in which he collected 6 hits in 14 at bats and a pair of home runs (his 5th and 6th of the season).
“Because you want to produce and have fun with your teammates. It’s more fun when you’re not struggling.”
“I think what he’s done is shorten his swing,” says teammate Dom Canzone. “He’s so strong he doesn’t need extra bat speed.”
And from body language alone…no one in college baseball is having more fun right now than Brady Cherry. Which begs the question, or questions. How has he turned it around?
“Honestly, I took a step back after last season, went home and tried to relax. I really didn’t even swing a bat too much. Got back here in the fall and told myself that I wasn’t going to overthink things, I wasn’t going to worry about mechanics, I just wanted to find a good rhythm and something that worked. I tried to stick with that every game [in the fall], and that’s what I’m doing now.”
It sounds simple, and that bodes well for the next two months because baseball at its best is a simple game. Greg Beals has another, similar, take.
“I think as much as anything it’s Brady’s ability to trust in his talent and [his] preparation,” says Beals. “He’s got tremendous power, obviously, but now he’s seeing the ball differently, he’s hitting more balls to the opposite side of the field, and he’s swinging at better pitches.”
“No one works harder than him, so it’s good to see this,” adds teammate Dom Canzone. “I think what he’s done is shorten his swing, and he’s strong as an ox so he doesn’t need to generate extra bat speed. And there’s no reason why this can’t continue because he hit .430 against our pitchers in fall baseball.”
Which means, too, that he’s striking out less. Through 24 games and 93 at bats he’s struck out just 14 times.
“Anytime you can hit with an average like this (.387) I’ve gotten some seeing-eye hits, and I’ve had some good luck,” he admits. “It works that way. Like Dom, he’s been crushing the ball, but a lot of his hits have been at people. I’m not amazed at how I’m doing because I always knew it was in there, but to be able to play at this level and help lead the team…it’s just relieving for me.”
And to do it without the bad at bats and strikeouts has to be a relief, as well.
“Yeah, but like I said, I just try to do the same thing everyday.” he smiles. “In the past that’s really been an issue. I’ve been up and down through so many bats, changes in swings, trying to find something different that works with each at bat. Now I think it’s being able to have a good rhythm and lookin’ for the pitch I like to hit. I’m taking a longer time to see the ball now. I’m always thinking up the middle, and then if I get the inside pitch I can react to it.”
It’s largely gone unsaid, but having a position in the field that’s comfortable for him has to portend comfort when he comes to the plate, as well.
Position change looks good…”I’m enjoying left field. All I have to do is make catches and make throws. I don’t worry now.”
“I’m enjoying it (left field) a lot, actually,” he says. “I’m having fun, relaxing, and trying to be athletic without thinking too much. It’s helped me at the plate because all I have to do is make catches and make throws. I don’t worry about what I’m doing defensively now.”
All of this is obviously working for Brady Cherry as his time as a Buckeyes begins to wind down with one immediate goal left to attain. He’d like to win a Big Ten championship this spring. He’d like one more shot at an NCAA bid.
If all of this can continue, he still harbors hope of playing at the next level. But you’d be amazed at his inner resolve to simply enjoy each day as it comes – his peace with accepting whatever comes after Ohio State, and baseball. He has a different view of baseball, and life, than he did during the down times.
“Whatever happens, I’m content with whatever comes after baseball,” he insists. “I’ve had a great time. Of course I’d like the chance [to sign] and play at the next level, but right now I’m not thinking about that at all. If it happens, it happens.”
Brady Cherry may finally be experiencing some happiness…having fun playing college baseball at the highest level – gratified to be playing well and fulfilling expectations.
“But I also know that things can turn quick, and it’s happened to me before,” he says. “So I’m not getting too high right now. I’m just trying to keep the same mentality everyday, do the same things, come in and just enjoy the game and the guys. I want to think about winning and enjoy my teammates.”
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Cherry On Top…And A Different View Of Things
by Sonny Fulks | Features, Home Features
"I’m taking a longer time to see the ball now. And I’m always thinking up the middle, and then if I get the inside pitch I can react to it.” - Brady Cherry (Press Pros File Photos)
Sonny Fulks
Through the team’s first 24 games senior Brady Cherry has undergone a metamorphosis, delivery his best numbers in four years, with consistency, and the hope of a destination that’s better than the journey.
Columbus – Every conference has one on a yearly basis, it seems. In one degree or another most teams have one.
It’s the comeback story, an account of the athlete that has withstood hardship, frustration, even scorn in some instances, or the temptation to actually quit – to finally deliver on his or her potential, the dreaded ‘noun’ of doomed promise.
In Columbus and happier than the next hundred ballplayers you’re likely to meet…its Ohio State leftfielder (and occasional relief pitcher) Brady Cherry.
More, his slugging percentage of .677 ranks in the top three of the Big Ten. In the recent series with Hawaii he drove a pitch over the batter’s background in center, an estimated 450 feet! But what makes Brady Cherry’s turnaround rank among the best of feel-good stories is what he’s been through to get here.
A sought-after recruit out of Pendleton, Indiana as a freshman, he came to the Buckeyes with a three-sport reputation, but in baseball the byword was his power at the plate…that, and a rifle arm that equipped him to play at about every position (except catcher) on the field. In his rookie year he showed flashes, hitting 5 home runs and driving in 23, but from the second half of the year on he became a study in frustration for his susceptibility to strike out – 43 times in a 124 at bats.
In his sophomore season he improved, predictably, to a .260 average, but with fewer home runs (4), and just 26 runs batted in. Still, though, the propensity to strike out – 62 times in 200 at bats.
“It was a classic case of him trying to do too much,” says coach Greg Beals of Cherry’s past struggles. “Now it’s matter of trusting in his ability.”
“It was a classic case of him trying to do too much,” said Buckeye coach Greg Beals at a point during the 2017 season. And by season’s end Cherry was being platooned at third base as Beals and staff sought to find a comfort zone that would help him relax, just play, and produce with some consistency.
In 2018, his junior year, Cherry busted out of the gate in Florida, hitting over .340 for the first three weeks of the season. He was also shifted to second base to facilitate the Buckeyes having as much experience as possible on the field…and to take advantage of his cannon arm. He easily made the throws from behind second, and while his footwork would not remind you of Robinson Cano, his arm strength allowed him to easily turn the double play.
But by mid-April his batting average had begun to plummet as he pressed to deliver in a batting order averaging .300 – Dominic Canzone, Noah McGowan, Conner Pohl and Tyler Cowles. By late May and the NCAA regional tournament, his average had dropped to .226, with just one home run and 28 RBIs. Strikeouts continued to plague him…57 in 157 at bats.
“It was frustrating,” he said last weekend, following the Buckeyes taking three of four games from visiting Hawaii, a series in which he collected 6 hits in 14 at bats and a pair of home runs (his 5th and 6th of the season).
“Because you want to produce and have fun with your teammates. It’s more fun when you’re not struggling.”
“I think what he’s done is shorten his swing,” says teammate Dom Canzone. “He’s so strong he doesn’t need extra bat speed.”
And from body language alone…no one in college baseball is having more fun right now than Brady Cherry. Which begs the question, or questions. How has he turned it around?
“Honestly, I took a step back after last season, went home and tried to relax. I really didn’t even swing a bat too much. Got back here in the fall and told myself that I wasn’t going to overthink things, I wasn’t going to worry about mechanics, I just wanted to find a good rhythm and something that worked. I tried to stick with that every game [in the fall], and that’s what I’m doing now.”
It sounds simple, and that bodes well for the next two months because baseball at its best is a simple game. Greg Beals has another, similar, take.
“I think as much as anything it’s Brady’s ability to trust in his talent and [his] preparation,” says Beals. “He’s got tremendous power, obviously, but now he’s seeing the ball differently, he’s hitting more balls to the opposite side of the field, and he’s swinging at better pitches.”
“No one works harder than him, so it’s good to see this,” adds teammate Dom Canzone. “I think what he’s done is shorten his swing, and he’s strong as an ox so he doesn’t need to generate extra bat speed. And there’s no reason why this can’t continue because he hit .430 against our pitchers in fall baseball.”
Which means, too, that he’s striking out less. Through 24 games and 93 at bats he’s struck out just 14 times.
“Anytime you can hit with an average like this (.387) I’ve gotten some seeing-eye hits, and I’ve had some good luck,” he admits. “It works that way. Like Dom, he’s been crushing the ball, but a lot of his hits have been at people. I’m not amazed at how I’m doing because I always knew it was in there, but to be able to play at this level and help lead the team…it’s just relieving for me.”
And to do it without the bad at bats and strikeouts has to be a relief, as well.
“Yeah, but like I said, I just try to do the same thing everyday.” he smiles. “In the past that’s really been an issue. I’ve been up and down through so many bats, changes in swings, trying to find something different that works with each at bat. Now I think it’s being able to have a good rhythm and lookin’ for the pitch I like to hit. I’m taking a longer time to see the ball now. I’m always thinking up the middle, and then if I get the inside pitch I can react to it.”
It’s largely gone unsaid, but having a position in the field that’s comfortable for him has to portend comfort when he comes to the plate, as well.
Position change looks good…”I’m enjoying left field. All I have to do is make catches and make throws. I don’t worry now.”
“I’m enjoying it (left field) a lot, actually,” he says. “I’m having fun, relaxing, and trying to be athletic without thinking too much. It’s helped me at the plate because all I have to do is make catches and make throws. I don’t worry about what I’m doing defensively now.”
All of this is obviously working for Brady Cherry as his time as a Buckeyes begins to wind down with one immediate goal left to attain. He’d like to win a Big Ten championship this spring. He’d like one more shot at an NCAA bid.
If all of this can continue, he still harbors hope of playing at the next level. But you’d be amazed at his inner resolve to simply enjoy each day as it comes – his peace with accepting whatever comes after Ohio State, and baseball. He has a different view of baseball, and life, than he did during the down times.
“Whatever happens, I’m content with whatever comes after baseball,” he insists. “I’ve had a great time. Of course I’d like the chance [to sign] and play at the next level, but right now I’m not thinking about that at all. If it happens, it happens.”
Brady Cherry may finally be experiencing some happiness…having fun playing college baseball at the highest level – gratified to be playing well and fulfilling expectations.
“But I also know that things can turn quick, and it’s happened to me before,” he says. “So I’m not getting too high right now. I’m just trying to keep the same mentality everyday, do the same things, come in and just enjoy the game and the guys. I want to think about winning and enjoy my teammates.”
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APRIL 15, 2019
DOMINIC CANZONE NAMED B1G PLAYER OF THE WEEK
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Junior outfielder Dominic Canzone was named Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. Canzone, from Sagamore Hills, Ohio, earns his first conference player of the week award and becomes first Buckeye to be recognized as the league’s top performer since Jacob Bosiokovic in 2016.
Canzone led the Buckeyes to a series win over No. 24 Michigan and 4-1 mark on the week after hitting .545 with seven runs scored, 12 hits, four RBI, two doubles, one triple, two homers and two walks. The OSU captain batted .643 (9-for-14) with a double, triple, two homers, four runs scored, four RBI and a 1.286 slugging against the top pitching team in the Big Ten over the weekend. Canzone extended his career-high reached base streak to 33 games and leads the Buckeyes with 16 multi-hit contests, while scoring a team-high 40 runs. Canzone, a two-time All-Big Ten selection, was recognized as Big Ten Freshman of the Week in 2017. Ohio State has now collected four weekly honors this season. In six games in his career vs. Michigan, Canzone is hitting .625 (15-for-24).
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APRIL 22, 2019
GRIFFAN SMITH NAMED B1G PITCHER OF WEEK, ZACH DEZENZO NAMED B1G FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sophomore left-handed pitcher Griffan Smith has been named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, while freshman shortstop Zach Dezenzo was recognized as Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Smith earns his first career weekly award, while Dezenzo collects his second rookie of the week honor this season.
Smith, from Cincinnati, Ohio, sealed a series win for the Ohio State baseball team last Sunday after throwing a complete game in a 5-1 win over the Terrapins. He fanned a career-high 10 hitters and limited the Maryland bats to one run on four hits and two walks in nine innings of work.
Dezenzo, from Alliance, Ohio, hit .533 (8-for-15) on the week with five runs scored, one double, two homers, four walks and six RBI. He guided OSU to a series win over the Terrapins after batting .500 (6-for-12) with one double, two homers and five RBI. He posted his second multi-homer game of the season in game one of a doubleheader last Saturday in College Park. Dezenzo also extended his hit streak to a season-high nine games. He leads all Big Ten freshmen in slugging percentage (.529) and home runs (8) this season. Ohio State has now earned five weekly awards this spring.
Ohio State returns home this weekend with a three-game series vs. Iowa Friday-Sunday at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. The series vs. the Hawkeyes will be streamed on BTN Plus and can be heard on AM 1460 ESPN.
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GRIFFAN SMITH NAMED B1G PITCHER OF WEEK, ZACH DEZENZO NAMED B1G FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sophomore left-handed pitcher Griffan Smith has been named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, while freshman shortstop Zach Dezenzo was recognized as Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Smith earns his first career weekly award, while Dezenzo collects his second rookie of the week honor this season.
Smith, from Cincinnati, Ohio, sealed a series win for the Ohio State baseball team last Sunday after throwing a complete game in a 5-1 win over the Terrapins. He fanned a career-high 10 hitters and limited the Maryland bats to one run on four hits and two walks in nine innings of work.
Dezenzo, from Alliance, Ohio, hit .533 (8-for-15) on the week with five runs scored, one double, two homers, four walks and six RBI. He guided OSU to a series win over the Terrapins after batting .500 (6-for-12) with one double, two homers and five RBI. He posted his second multi-homer game of the season in game one of a doubleheader last Saturday in College Park. Dezenzo also extended his hit streak to a season-high nine games. He leads all Big Ten freshmen in slugging percentage (.529) and home runs (8) this season. Ohio State has now earned five weekly awards this spring.
Ohio State returns home this weekend with a three-game series vs. Iowa Friday-Sunday at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. The series vs. the Hawkeyes will be streamed on BTN Plus and can be heard on AM 1460 ESPN.
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