Buckeyes Head to UNCW for Spring Break Road Trip
3/15/2022 3:42:10 PM | Baseball
Ohio State at UNCW
Game 1
Date: March 17, 2022 | Time: 6:00 | Watch | Scoring |
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – Gavin Bruni (Fr. | LHP | 0-0 | 0.00 ERA | 1.2 IP | 3 K | 5 BB)
UNCW – Zane Taylor (Fr. | RHP | 1-0 | 6.00 ERA | 3.0 IP | 2 K | 2 BB)
Game 2
Date: March 18, 2022 | Time: 6:00 | Watch | Scoring |
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – Isaiah Coupet (So. | LHP | 2-2 | 5.49 ERA | 19.2 IP | 33 K | 14 BB)
UNCW – Brett Banks (So. | RHP | 0-1 | 7.16 ERA | 16.1 IP | 16 K | 12 BB)
Game 3
Date: March 19, 2022 | Time: 4:00 | Watch | Scoring |
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – Nate Haberthier (So. | RHP | 0-1 | 8.04 ERA | 15.2 IP | 9 K | 5 BB)
UNCW – RJ Sales (Fr. | RHP | 0-1 | 7.53 ERA | 14.1 IP | 11 K | 9 BB)
Game 4
Date: March 20, 2022 | Time: 1:00 | Watch | Scoring |
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – Wyatt Loncar (Jr. | RHP | 1-1 | 6.39 ERA | 12.2 | 20 K | 8BB)
UNCW – Matt Gaither (So. | LHP | 2-1 | 2.25 ERA | 24.0 IP | 19 K | 6 BB)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State heads to Wilmington, N.C., this week for a four-game Spring Break series with the Seahawks of UNCW. The first game was originally set for Wednesday but was moved to Thursday evening due to expected inclement weather. The remainder of the series is still scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
All four games will be streamed online, and live scoring will also be available.
The Opponent
- UNCW has opened the year at 9-6 which includes an 8-3 record at home
- UNCW played Rutgers in a pair of games last month and lost both, falling 2-0 in game one and 12-5 in game two.
- Brooks Baldwin is leading the way at the plate with a .381 average with five doubles, two triples and three home runs.
- Dillon Lifrieri and Taber Mongero are both hitting .298. Lifrieri has a team-high four home runs and 16 runs batted in while shortstop Mongero has 15 hits and leads the team with 35 assists in the field.
- On the mound, Matt Gaither is 2-1 in four starts with a 2.25 ERA in 24.0 innings. He has a team-high 19 strikeouts and just six walks.
Ohio State Quick Hitters
- Ohio State (6-8) has won three out of its last four games and is coming off a 14-2 victory over Marshall on Monday night.
- The Buckeyes are hitting .275 as a team while limiting its opponents to just a .241 average
- Marcus Ernst has hit in eight consecutive games and has reached base in all 14 games. He leads the Buckeyes with a .434 average. He has 23 hits and an on-base percentage of .544.
- Freshman Tyler Pettorini has played in nine games and is hitting .391 with three doubles and five runs batted in.
- Senior captain Zach Dezenzo leads the team with six home runs and 18 runs batted in. He hit a grand slam Monday night against Marshall as part of his three-hit, five-RBI game.
- Freshman Trey Lipsey has started all 14 games so far this season and has driven in 12 runs with home runs. His first collegiate hit was a grand slam against Marshall in the season-opener.
- Right fielder Mitchell Okuley is second to Ernst with a current seven game hitting streak. He is hitting .297 with nine runs scored.
- In the mound, Isaiah Coupet has made four starts and is 2-2 with a 5.49 ERA. He has a team-high 33 strikeouts in 19.2 innings.
- Ethan Hammerberg has made a team-high seven appearances out of the pen and has a 2.08 ERA with one save in 13.0 innings or work.
- Wyatt Loncar started and got the win on Monday night against Marshall. He went a career-high 5.0 innings while scatting five hits and striking out five with no walks.
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