Buckeyes Host Wright State Wednesday Night at Bill Davis Stadium
5/7/2019 4:23:27 PM | Baseball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team begins its final homestand of the 2019 season with a midweek contest vs. Wright State at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. The Buckeyes (24-23, 7-11 B1G) return home after falling in a road series at Minnesota last weekend, while the Raiders (34-14, 16-8 Horizon) won a road series at Youngstown State. The midweek clash is the first meeting between the two schools since the 2016 NCAA Regional in Louisville. The game will be televised live on BTN and can also be heard on the radio at AM 1460 ESPN.
PROMOTIONS
- SASSO Appreciation Night
- Dollar Dog Night
ON THE MOUND
Wednesday: RHP Jake Vance (3-2, 5.75 ERA) vs. RHP Sam Wirsing (6-0, 4.07)
QUICK HITS
- Ohio State is 24-23 overall and 7-11 in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes are 12-9 at home this spring.
- Ohio State is led by ninth-year head coach Greg Beals. He is 285-226-1 overall at Ohio State and holds a 528-428-1 career coaching record. Beals has guided the team to NCAA Regional appearances in two of the last three years.
- Ohio State is hitting .268 as a team with 78 doubles, 13 triples and 46 homers.
- The OSU pitching staff has combined for a 4.85 ERA with 426 strikeouts in 430.1 innings of work.
- Dominic Canzone leads the Big Ten in runs scored (47) and hits (69). He is currently on a career-high 43-game reached base streak. It’s the longest streak by a Buckeye in 17 years.
- Jake Vance will be making his eighth start of the season vs. the Raiders. He has fanned 28 hitters in 36.0 innings of work.
- Andrew Magno is 3-3 with a 2.63 ERA in 22 appearances out of the bullpen. He has fanned 43 in 37.2 innings.
- Ohio State is batting .293 at home this year. The bats are slugging .466 with 21 homers at Bill Davis Stadium. Canzone leads the team with a .425 average in 21 home games.
- This will be the 43rd meeting between Ohio State and Wright State. Ohio State is 23-18-1 all-time vs. the Raiders. The Buckeyes and Wright State played twice in the 2016 NCAA Louisville Regional. Ohio State won its NCAA opener over the Raiders, 7-6, while Wright State won an elimination game over the Scarlet and Gray, 7-3.
23RD SEASON AT BILL DAVIS STADIUM
Ohio State is 374-198 all-time at Bill Davis for a fine .654 winning percentage. Ohio State is 190-121 vs. the Big Ten Conference at home.
SCOUTING WRIGHT STATE
The Raiders are 34-14 overall and 16-8 in the Horizon League. Wright State is led by first-year head coach Alex Sogard, who spent two years as an assistant with the Raiders. Wright State has claimed wins over No. 11 Mississippi, No. 19 Oklahoma State, No. 9 East Carolina and Indiana this season. The Raiders are hitting .300 as a team with 97 doubles, 18 triples and 52 homers. The WSU hitters have drawn 290 walks, which is third-most in the nation. Wright State is 127-for-154 in stolen bases, also third-most in the country. Peyton Burdick leads the squad with a .379 average with 16 doubles, three triples, nine homers and 49 RBI. Seth Gray has a team-high 10 homers and 57 RBI with a .344 clip. JD Orr leads the country with 44 stolen bases and third in runs scored with 66.
FINAL HOME SERIES
Ohio State concludes the 2019 home schedule with a three-game Big Ten series vs. Penn State Friday-Sunday at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. The series finale Sunday with be Senior Day for the Buckeyes.
