COLUMBUS, Ohio – A total of 10 home runs were hit on a muggy Friday night at Bill Davis Stadium but Penn State had the bigger punch and took the opening game of this weekend series 13-7.
The Buckeyes (17-29, 6-14) hit four home runs and collected 14 hits on the night. Freshman Trey Lipsey had his 11th multi-hit game of the season, and six of the nine Buckeye starters has multiple hits in the game.
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How It Happened
Penn State jumped all over Buckeye starter Nate Haberthier in the first inning, hitting three home runs and scoring five times. Ohio State answered with a Dezenzo home run and a Todys RBI double in the bottom of the first.
Okuley made it a 5-3 game with a homer in the second, but Penn State answered back with two-run home runs in the third and fourth innings to lead 9-3.
Colton Bauer hit a solo shot in the sixth inning and PSU tacked on another solo home run in the eighth to make the score 10-4. The Buckeyes crept two runs closer in the bottom half of the eighth as Marcus Ernst singled home Bauer and Brookman scored on a wild pitch.
Penn State removed any doubt with three runs in the ninth. Trey Lipsey collected his third hit of the night in the bottom half of the ninth, a deep home run to right center field to provide the final margin of 13-7.
Up Next
The teams will play game two of the series on Saturday afternoon at 3:05 p.m. Isaiah Coupet will take the ball for the Buckeyes, making his 12th start of the year.
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