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Toledo / Akron mid-week games

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Ohio State Concludes 11-Game Homestand vs. Toledo, Akron
Ohio State faces two in-state opponents in midweek games in Columbus



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Troy Montgomery is batting .361 (13-for-36) with a double, two home runs, seven RBI, 11 runs scored and five stolen bases in his last 10 games

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Fresh off its first Big Ten series win of 2015, the Ohio State baseball team will close out an 11-game homestand against two in-state opponents Tuesday-Wednesday at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. The Buckeyes face Toledo Tuesday before hosting Akron Wednesday with both start times at 5:05 p.m. ET.

SCOUTING TOLEDO
• The Rockets are 8-15 overall and 2-1 in MAC play heading into the game vs. the Buckeyes. Last time out, Toledo took two of three games against Kent State to secure the series victory before falling in game three on Sunday.
• Freshman pitcher Alex Wagner is making his third start of the year. He is 1-1 with a 7.50 ERA with one strikeout and nine walks in 12.0 IP.
• Freshman A.J. Montoya led the team in hitting last weekend going 5-for-12 with a RBI. He leads the team in batting average (.357), hits (28), RBI (14), home runs (4) and runs scored (13).
• Ohio State is 27-7 all-time vs. Toledo and has won the last 20 meetings.

A LOOK AT THE ZIPS
• Akron is 10-10 overall and 2-1 in the MAC in 2015. The team will play Youngstown State Tuesday before traveling to Columbus.
• Outfielder Joey Havrilak and pitcher John Valek swept the MAC weekly honors for the East Division, the league announced Monday. Havrilak posted four multi-hit games and a pair of multi-RBI performances last week with eight RBI and a .750 slugging percentage, while Valek threw a complete game with four strikeouts in a win over Eastern Michigan.
• Havrilak leads the team with a .352 batting average, two doubles, two triples, three home runs, 14 RBI and 14 walks.
• The Buckeyes hold an 18-9 advantage vs. the Zips in the all-time series.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/032315aaa.html
 
Bucks with the 9-2 win. good start...

Ohio State Downs Toledo, 9-2
Ohio State improves to 8-2 at Bill Davis Stadium in 2015



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Connor Sabanosh extended his reached base streak to 15 games in win over Rockets


COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State baseball team continued to take care of its home turf Tuesday evening with a 9-2 win over Toledo at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the victory over the Rockets (8-16), the Buckeyes improve to 15-6 overall and 8-2 at home in 2015.
"I thought we got off to a slow start today but finished really strong," head coach Greg Beals said. "We got some big two-out hits and quality at bats late in the game. Those are big difference makers on the scoreboard. Jacob had a quality start and our bullpen really gained control of the game tonight. We have to come back out here tomorrow and bring our best against another in-state school."
The Ohio State offense scattered nine runs on 11 hits led by Connor Sabanosh and Craig Nennig, who each had two RBI and a run scored. Ronnie Dawson also had a pair of hits. Troy Montgomery, L Grant Davis and Aaron Gretz also scored a run and drove in a run in the contest, while Troy Kuhn homered vs. the Rockets.
Toledo's top hitter was an impact early on in the contest as AJ Montoya posted a two-out home run vs. OSU starting pitcher Jacob Niggemeyer in the top of the first to give the Rockets a 1-0 advantage.
Ohio State got a runner on base in the first two innings, but failed to score a run vs. Toledo starter Alex Wagner. But the Rocket lead wouldn't last much longer. A two-out, two-run double to left center by Connor Sabanosh in the bottom of the third plated a pair of runs to give Ohio State the 2-1 lead. Craig Nennig and Troy Montgomery walked vs. Wagner to set up the scoring play.


http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/032415aaa.html
 
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Ohio State Picks Up 9-4 Win over Akron
Pat Porter goes 2-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI in win over Zips

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Senior Pat Porter

March 25, 2015

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State baseball team finished its 11-game homestand with a 9-4 win over Akron Wednesday night at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. The Buckeyes conclude the home stretch with a 9-2 mark and improve to 16-6 overall in 2015.
"It was great for our offense to get several extra-base hits and stolen bases tonight," head coach Greg Beals said. "It wasn't an easy day to pitch with the wind blowing the way it was and Havird did a good job of getting us five innings before Kinker came in and really did a nice job out of the bullpen tonight. We need to continue this momentum this weekend at Rutgers."
The Akron bats took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second on four hits vs. Ohio State starter John Havird. But the Buckeyes evened the score at 2-2 quickly after RBI doubles by Nick Sergakis and Zach Ratcliff in the bottom half of the second against Akron starter Josh Lapiano.
The score remained tied until the bottom of the fifth when the Buckeyes jumped out to an 8-2 lead after a five-hit, six-run fifth inning. With the bases loaded Connor Sabanosh sent a sac fly to center field to give Ohio State the 3-2 lead. Pat Porter then doubled to left center to plate Troy Montgomery and Ratcliff. An RBI single by Kuhn scored Porter from third base before Ronnie Dawson crushed a two-run home run deep over the wall in right center to make it 8-2.
After the Zips plated a run in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively, Porter launched his fourth home run of the year with a solo shot over the right field wall to make it 9-4.
Havird improves to 3-0 in 2015, throwing 5.2 innings and allowing three runs on nine hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Seth Kinker relieved him and threw 1.1 innings on two hits, one run with two strikeouts. Michael Horejsei pitched a scoreless eighth with a strikeout, while Adam Niemeyer tossed a scoreless ninth with a strikeout.
The Buckeyes will next head for a three-game series at Rutgers Friday-Sunday at Bainton Field in Piscataway, N.J.

GAME NOTES
• Ohio State improves to 19-9 all-time vs. the Zips.
• With a walk in the bottom of the first, Troy Montgomery extended his reached base streak to 17 straight games (career high) and his hit streak to 14-consecutive games with two singles (career-high)
• Zach Ratcliff made his seventh start at first base in 2015.
• Ronnie Dawson and Pat Porter each collected their fourth home runs of the year.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/032515aaa.html
 
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