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Ohio State Closes out Midweek Schedule at Youngstown State
Buckeyes (35-14, 13-8 Big Ten) are undefeated in midweek games with an 11-0 mark

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Sophomore Ronnie Dawson

May 12, 2015

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State baseball team will look to finish off its 2015 midweek schedule with an undefeated record as the Buckeyes travel to play Youngstown State at 6 p.m. ET tonight at Eastwood Field. The Buckeyes (35-14, 13-8 Big Ten) fell in two of three games against Maryland, while the Penguins (16-28, 9-17 Horizon) dropped two of three at Valparaiso last weekend.


ON THE BUMP

RHP Jacob Niggemeyer (4-0, 3.31 ERA) vs. LHP Joe King (2-1, 3.46 ERA)
BUCKEYES CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON AT INDIANA
Ohio State concludes the regular season with a three-game Big Ten series at Indiana Thursday-Saturday in Bloomington, Ind. Game one will be broadcasted live on Big Ten Network with first pitch at 8 p.m. ET. Game two begins at 6:35 p.m. ET Friday, while the series concludes at 1:05 p.m. ET Sunday.
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QUICK HITS

  • The Buckeyes are tied for third in the Big Ten standings with a 13-8 record with Maryland and Michigan State. Ohio State fell in two of three games vs. the Terps to close out the home schedule last weekend in Columbus.
  • Ohio State is No. 24 in the latest NCAA RPI. Seven Big Ten teams sit in the Top 51.
  • The Buckeyes improved to 11-0 in midweek games after defeating Miami (20-7) and Cincinnati (6-0) on the road last weekend.
  • Ohio State was ranked in the national polls for one week earlier this month.
  • The Buckeyes hold a 13-6 away record and 5-0 against in-state opponents.
  • Ohio State is first in the conference in stolen bases (79), third in doubles (100), fourth in ERA (3.38), batting average (.281) and home runs (31) and fifth in slugging percentage (.419), runs scored (283) and RBI (258).
  • Overall, the Buckeyes are hitting .281 as a team led by Pat Porter (.324), while Troy Montgomery is batting .315 with a B1G-best 31 stolen bases. He is four shy of tying the OSU single-season record (35).
  • Porter is on a career-best 29-game reached base streak followed by Montgomery (26).
  • The Ohio State pitching staff has collected 22 quality starts, while the offense has claimed seven walk-off wins.
  • Head coach Greg Beals picked up his 400th career win last week in a 6-0 shutout victory at Miami.
  • The Buckeyes are looking to make a NCAA regional for the first time since the 2009 campaign.

DOMINANT IN MIDWEEK GAMES


  • Ohio State is hitting .312 with 33 extra-base hits and outscoring their opponents, 83-27, with 31 stolen bases in midweek contests.
  • Ronnie Dawson is batting .455 (20-for-44) with 15 runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and .727 slugging percentage.
  • The OSU pitching staff has collected a 2.07 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 100.0 innings pitched in midweek games.
  • Jacob Niggemeyer has claimed victories against Rider, Toledo, Morehead State and Miami for a 4-0 mark. He's posted 15 strikeouts to six walks this year as a freshman.
SENIOR DAY NOTES



  • The 2015 Senior Class was recognized before the game vs. the Terps (OF Pat Porter, C Connor Sabanosh, C Aaron Gretz, LHP Matt Panek, LHP Ryan Riga and RHP Trace Dempsey). The class has collected 135 wins the last four years.
  • The Buckeyes boasted nine extra-base hits vs. the UMD pitching.
  • Pat Porter extended his reached base streak to 29-consecutive games and posted his team-best eighth home run. He went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI.
  • Troy Montgomery extended his reached base streak to 26 straight games.
  • Ryan Riga notched a season-best nine strikeouts with one walk in 6.2 innings pitched.
  • Troy Kuhn posted a career-best two home runs and four runs scored, going 4-for-5 with three RBI. He batted .500 (7-for-14) with five runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, four RBI and 1.071 slugging in the series vs. the Terps.
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051215aaa.html
 
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Buckeyes Finish Midweek Play Undefeated with 7-0 Win at YSU
Havird tosses 5.2 scoreless innings, Porter goes 3-for-5 with four RBI in win over the Penguins

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May 12, 2015




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NILES, Ohio -- The Ohio State baseball team finished off midweek action with a 7-0 shutout win over Youngstown State Tuesday night at Eastwood Field. With the victory the Buckeyes conclude their midweek games with a perfect 12-0 record and a 6-0 mark vs. in-state schools. Ohio State improves to 35-15 overall, while the Penguins dropped to 16-30 in 2015.

"The main battle cry today was to finish up our midweeks and get another win against an in-state rival," head coach Greg Beals said. "John Havird did a great job tonight in a situation where he wasn't prepared to come in like that after an injury. He did a good job of calming the waters and set the tone for a shutout tonight."

The Scarlet and Gray will now travel to Bloomington, Ind., to face Indiana Thursday-Saturday to conclude the regular season. Game one begins at 8 p.m. ET Thursday live on Big Ten Network.

Left-hander John Havird received the win to improve to 4-0, throwing 5.2 scoreless innings on four hits with no walks and six strikeouts. Offensively, Pat Porter had a solid day at the plate to lead the Buckeyes. He went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, home run and four RBI. Porter leads the team with a career-high 44 RBI and nine home runs. The OSU senior also has reached base in 30 straight games (career-high).

"Pat has been taking great swings in great at-bats," Beals said. "He saw a bunch of changeups and squared up one fastball for a home run and that was the blow that separated the ball game."

Ohio State scored two runs in the top of the first vs. YSU left-hander Joe King when Pat Porter hit an opposite-field single to left and Zach Ratcliff doubled down the right field line. The Buckeyes tacked on a run in the third on a ground-rule double by Aaron Gretz vs. YSU reliever Ryan Krokos.

Porter extended the lead to 6-0 in the seventh when crushed a 2-0 pitch that bounced over the top of the wall in dead center for a two-run home run. Craig Nennig pushed the score to 7-0 in the ninth with a sacrifice fly.

The frames went scoreless until the sixth when Porter knocked in his second run of the day with a single to left on a 2-0 pitch vs. YSU lefty Austin Lujano. Havird got out of a jam in the bottom of the sixth when fanned his sixth batter of the night. He was replaced by right-hander Seth Kinker, who tossed 1.1 innings on no hits or walks with a strikeout. Michael Horejsei threw 0.2 innings and allowed no runs or hits with one strikeout. Kyle Michalik pitched the ninth

Ohio State starter Jacob Niggemeyer had to leave the game in the bottom of the first due to injury as Havird came into the game with one out.

GAME NOTES



  • Pat Porter singled to left in the top of the first to extend his reached base streak to 30-consecutive games, while Troy Montgomery walked in his first at-bat to push his reached-base streak to total to 27 straight contests. Montgomery walked a season-high three times.
  • Montgomery stole third base in the top of the second to pass former Buckeye Kirby Pellant on the OSU stolen bases list (32). He is now tied for third with former Buckeyes Mike Check (2001) and Roy Marsh (1993) and is three shy of tying the school record held by Mike Harris with 35 in 2001.
  • Porter posted his 18th multi-hit game and his 11th multi-RBI game. Aaron Gretz picked up his sixth multi-hit game of the year.
  • Nick Sergakis collected his ninth multi-hit performance of 2015.
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/051215aaa.html
 
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