Ohio State Notches 30th Win With 4-1 Victory at Jacobs Field – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 6, 2003
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CLEVELAND – Steve Caravati (So., Dover, Ohio/Dover) went 3-for-4 and Jedidiah Stephen (Fr., Caldwell, Ohio/Shenandoah) hit a home run to lift Ohio State to a 4-1 victory over Cleveland State at Jacobs Field for the Buckeyes’ 30th win of the season.
Cleveland State scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the third inning on a single through the right side by designated hitter Kolin Kelly. Second baseman Ben Smith, who boarded on a one-out walk, scored to give the Vikings a 1-0 lead.
Ohio State tied the game in the top of the sixth on Stephen’s lead-off home run. Facing a 2-0 count, he sent a fast ball over the tall fence in left field that landed on the Home Run Porch. It was his fifth home run of the season and just the 11th collegiate home run hit at Jacobs Field. It was the fifth college home run not hit as part of the 2002 Horizon League Tournament.
The inning continued as Drew Anderson (So., Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) singled to third base. Christian Snavely (Jr., Defiance, Ohio/Defiance) walked for the 48th time this season after Anderson stole second. Caravati doubled to the left-field corner and knocked in both Anderson and Snavely to give the Buckeyes a 3-1 cushion.
In the eighth, Cody Caughenbaugh (Fr., Newark, Ohio/Licking Valley) singled to right-center field to score Snavely and extend the Buckeye lead to three.
Greg Prenger (Sr., Harpster, Ohio/Upper Sandusky) got the start for Ohio State and pitched the first four innings in a shortened start. He left the game in the fifth trailing 1-0, allowing the one run (earned) on five hits with a walk and a strikeout. The win went to Kyle Brown (Sr., Washington Court House, Ohio/Washington) who pitched the fifth inning and was the pitcher of record when Ohio State took the lead with a three-run sixth inning. He faced one batter in the bottom of the fifth before taking a liner off the foot.
With no one out, Matt Davis (So., Mason, Ohio/William Mason) came in to relieve Brown and pitched the final four innings to earn his ninth save of the season. That total is one off the Ohio State season saves record set by Cory Cox in 2001. The appearance was his 23rd of the season, all of which have been in relief.
Cleveland State starter Matt Kaltenbach got the loss to fall to 4-7 on the season. He pitched seven innings, allowing three runs (all earned) on six hits. He gave way to Gian Testa to start the eighth and the Buckeyes got four more hits and a run.
Joining Caravati with multiple hits were Stephen and Caughenbaugh who each had two hits.
The Buckeyes return to Bill Davis Stadium Wednesday and welcome the Cincinnati Bearcats for Buck-A-Burger Night. First pitch will be at 6:35 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WOSU Radio (820 AM).
