Dezenzo and Burhenn Lift Buckeyes Past Northwestern 4-1

Saturday, May 29

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio State

22-19, 0

Northwestern

14-21, 0

Northwestern

Ohio State

Dezenzo and Burhenn Lift Buckeyes Past Northwestern 4-1

5/29/2021 11:26:44 PM | Baseball

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Junior right-hander Garrett Burhenn did his thing again and Zach Dezenzo hit his third home run of the weekend to help lift Ohio State past Northwestern Saturday night 4-1 at Bill Davis Stadium.

Burhenn followed his best outing as a Buckeye (21-19) with another brilliant performance. He struck out 11 in six innings while allowing just one run on five hits. In addition to Dezenzo’s blast, Colton Bauer had two hits and two RBI while Mitchell Okuley added two hits and a run scored.

Key Moments

After scoring a run on a hit-by-pitch in the first, Ohio State pushed the lead to 2-0 on Zach Dezenzo’s solo shot in the fourth.
The Wildcats got on the board by stringing together a single and a double in the top of the fourth. That cut the lead in half at 2-1.
In the sixth, Northwestern loaded the bases with no outs. Garrett Burhenn then struck out the next three batters to escape the jam and keep the Buckeyes in front 2-1.
Colton Bauer stayed hot, delivering a clutch two-run single in the bottom of the sixth to score Marcus Ernst and Brent Todys. That pushed the lead to 4-1 and gave the Buckeyes breathing room.
TJ Brock shut the door for the second consecutive night, going 1-2-3 in the ninth with a pair of Ks for his ninth save of the season.

Of Note

Garrett Burhenn backed up his best outing as a Buckeye with another impressive performance. He went 6.0 innings and allowed just one run on five hits with 11 strikeouts.
This was the second consecutive outing with a season-high 11 punchouts for Burhenn.
Buckeye pitchers tallied 17 strikeouts on the night, matching a season-high.
Dezenzo blasted his third home run of the weekend and now has nine on the year.
Colton Bauer had another two hits tonight after picking up a Buckeye career-high three hits on Friday night. He’s 5-of-9 with two doubles and three RBI in the two games.
Graduate student Patrick Murphy worked a scoreless 8^th with a pair of strikeouts.
TJ Brock recorded his ninth save of the year and his second save of the series
After giving up four runs in his first two collegiate appearances, freshman Ethan Hammerberg has turned in four consecutive scoreless outings, including a scoreless seventh tonight with a pair of strikeouts.

Highlights

He knew it!!

Zach Dezenzo goes deep for the third time this weekend. Buckeyes lead 2-0 after three.#GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/nQ72B4byBP

— Ohio State Baseball (@OhioStateBASE) May 30, 2021

After NW loads the bases with no outs, Burhenn strikes out the next three batters!!
#GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/GafB2awBv5

— Ohio State Baseball (@OhioStateBASE) May 30, 2021

Colton Bauer extends the Buckeye lead with a clutch RBI single to right.

OSU leads 4-1 headed to the 7th.#GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/6bZvLKZ6KM

— Ohio State Baseball (@OhioStateBASE) May 30, 2021

Patrick Murphy strikeouts the final two batters in the 8th!!

Buckeyes lead 4-1 heading to the home half of the 8th.#GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/itR0ffn7cQ

— Ohio State Baseball (@OhioStateBASE) May 30, 2021

Up Next

The teams will wrap-up the series on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 2:05. BTN Plus will have the coverage. Ohio State will honor it’s five seniors prior to the game – Joe Gahm, Patrick Murphy, Conner Pohl, Scottie Seymour and Jake Vance.

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