Baseball Swept by Michigan in Doubleheader – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/4/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – %^$Michigan starting pitcher Jim Brauer struck out eight Buckeyes and carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning to beat Ohio State 1-0 in the second game and sweep the Saturday doublheader from the Buckeyes at Ray Fisher Stadium.%^$
%^$Michigan, which improved to 16-27 overall and 10-13 in the Big Ten, scored its only run on a pair of base hits and two errors on the Buckeye defense. After a strikeout to start the inning, Brock Koman singled to shortstop Brett Garrard (So., Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) who threw the ball past first baseman Doug Dendinger (Sr., Greenwich, Ohio/South Central). Koman advanced to second.%^$
%^$Then after OSU starter Josh Newman (So., Wheelersburg, Ohio/Wheelersburg) plunked Jake Fox to put runners at first and second, designated hitter Gino Lollio singled to second baseman Christian Snavely (So., Defiance, Ohio/Defiance) threw high to home trying to catch Koman at the plate.%^$
%^$Brauer went the distance in getting his first career complete game. He walked only two Buckeyes and retired 11 consecutive batters before Joe Wilkins (Sr., Grove City, Ohio/Dublin Scioto) got the first Ohio State hit in the fifth inning.%^$
%^$Ohio State threatened in the sixth inning. Mike Rabin (Fr., West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East) was hit by a pitch by Brauer and then Snavely reached on a bunt down the third base line. Garrard moved the runners up on a sacrifice bunt and then after a strikeout by Doug Deeds (So., Bexley, Ohio/Bexley), Nick Swisher (Jr., Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg) was intentionally walked to load the bases. Dendinger grounded to second to end the inning and stranded the bases loaded.%^$
%^$Newman fell to 7-4 with the loss. He allowed only three hits, while walking two and striking out three. But the difference was defense as Ohio State committed two errors.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes, which dropped to 27-15-1 overall and 14-8 in the Big Ten, left six runners on base compared to four by the Wolverines.%^$
%^$The two teams will conclude the series on Sunday with a single game at 1 p.m.
