Ohio State Plays Host to Bowling Green at Bill Davis Stadium – Ohio State Buckeyes
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April 27, 2004
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OHIO STATE
(19-17; 9-7 Big Ten)
vs.
BOWLING GREEN
(21-11; 8-7 Mid-American)
6:35 p.m., April 28, 2004
Bill Davis Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
SERIES HISTORY:
Ohio State leads 28-18-4
OHIO STATE RADIO/INTERNET
NPR 820 (WOSU-AM)
Frank Fraas, Neil Sika and Paul Barnes
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PROBABLE OHIO STATE PITCHER No. Name 2004 Stats 9 Jeffrey Carroll 1-2, 4.67 ERA, 11K, 17.1 IP
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State will try to get back into the win column Wednesday night when Bowling Green visits Bill Davis Stadium for a 6:35 p.m. first pitch on Buck-A-Burger night. Ohio State has lost three of its last four games after winning four in a row to fall to 19-17 on the season.
Michigan took three of four games from the Buckeyes this past weekend to snap a four game win streak, the longest of the season. Ohio State had climbed into first place all by itself after taking three of four games at Michigan State. Now the Scarlet and Gray is 9-7 and tied for third with two other teams halfway through the Big Ten season. Michigan and Minnesota lead the league with 10-6 records, while Penn State and Purdue join the Buckeyes at 9-7.
After the Wednesday night game vs. Bowling Green, Ohio State returns to Big Ten play this weekend in a four-game set against Indiana at Sembower Field in Bloomington, Ind.
ABOUT OHIO STATE
The Buckeyes fell to 19-17 on the season and 9-7 at the midway mark of the Big Ten schedule after going 2-3 last week, beating Wright State 13-4 last Wednesday before losing three of four games at home to Michigan this past weekend. Michigan won 6-1 on Friday before a walk-off single by Jedidiah Stephen gave the Buckeyes a 2-1 win in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. The Wolverines won the night cap 8-4 and cruised to a 13-2 victory in the finale to clinch its second straight series victory in Columbus. Michigan is the only visiting Big Ten school to win a four-game series in the eight-year history of Bill Davis Stadium and has done it twice.
Drew Anderson led the Buckeyes in the five games last week with a .444 batting average (8-for-18). He had four doubles and scored four runs with one RBI. The leading RBI guy in the five games was Stephen who had five hits, including a double, to bat in five runs. Steve Caravati hit a double and two home runs to knock in four from his six total hits. He scored seven runs in batting .375 for the week. Mike Rabin was 6-for-18 (.333) with two RBI.
Caravati leads the team with a .343 batting average through 36 games. He also leads the Buckeyes with seven home runs and is second on the team with 25 RBI. Anderson is the team leader with 51 hits, including 19 for extra bases, and 13 doubles and is second on the team with a .338 batting average. Stephen has batted in a team-best 28 runs. The Buckeyes are batting .298 as a unit.
On the mound, the Buckeyes got a strong outing from Trent Luyster, who pitched the team to a complete game victory against Michigan in the first game of the Saturday doubleheader. He allowed only three hits as Ohio State got by Michigan with a seventh-inning walk-off single from Stephen. Luyster struck out five and walked three in his first start since April 3. The Buckeyes, which own a 4.91 ERA, are expected to go with Jeffrey Carroll, who has started the two midweek games, against Bowling Green.
ABOUT BOWLING GREEN
The Falcons are 21-11 overall and 8-7 in the Mid-American Conference after taking two of three games this past weekend at Kent State. Bowling Green lost 4-3 in the series opener, but won 6-3 Saturday and 7-6 Sunday. The team was 2-2 last week after losing a midweek game to Dayton 6-2.
Nolan Reimold leads the Falcons with a .422 batting average, 49 hits, three doubles, nine home runs, 34 RBI and a slugging percentage of .767. Like the Buckeyes, Bowling Green is batting .298 as a team. Of the regular starters, seven players have a batting average better than .300. Jimmy Lipari is batting .377 with eight doubles and 15 RBI, while Jeff Warnock is batting .346 with 27 hits.
On the hill, the Falcons have a 4.15 team ERA and are led by Alan Brech, who is 1-0 with a 2.42 ERA and 21 strikeouts. Tyler Saneholtz leads the team with 41 strikeouts in 46.1 innings. Tyler Johnson is second on the team with a 2.48 ERA and is 4-1 with 35 strikeouts in 36.1 innings. The Falcons have not named a starter for Wednesday night’s game.
Bowling Green is coached by Danny Schmitz, who is 369-336-4 in his 14th season with the Falcons and as a college coach.
AGAINST THE FALCONS
Ohio State leads the all-time series with Bowling Green 28-18-4 after claiming a 6-0 shutout victory on April 30, 2003. The Buckeyes have won the last seven games of the series, going back to a 7-5 win by the Falcons in 1987. OSU coach Bob Todd is 15-5 against Bowling Green.
Last 10 Games (OSU leads 8-1-1)
May 6, 1986 Ohio State 11, at BGSU 0
May 6, 1986 Ohio State 7, at BGSU 7
April 15, 1987 BGSU 7, at Ohio State 5
April 15, 1987 at Ohio State 6, BGSU 5
April 27, 1987 Ohio State 9, at BGSU 1
March 31, 1993 at Ohio State 8, BGSU 0
March 25, 1994 Ohio State 10, BGSU 9*
April 19, 1995 at Ohio State 10, BGSU 9
May 28, 1999 at Ohio State 4, BGSU 1**
April 30, 2003 at Ohio State 6, BGSU 0
* at Lakeland, Fla.
** NCAA Columbus Regional, Columbus, Ohio
LAST YEAR VS. BOWLING GREEN
Ohio State tied a school record for shutouts in a season with a 6-0 victory over Bowling Green April 30, 2003. The shutout against the Falcons was the eighth shutout of the season recorded by the Buckeye defense and pitching staff, tying the school record from the 1977, 2001 and 2002 seasons. The team finished with nine shutouts for the season.
Ohio State took a 1-0 lead on Bowling Green on a passed ball in the bottom of the second inning. Cody Caughenbaugh singled to center field to lead off the inning and was bumped to second on a base hit to left by Derek Kinnear. Caughenbaugh and Kinnear advanced a base on a wild pitch by Bowling Green starter Tyler Johnson. Caughenbaugh scored on a passed ball.
The Buckeyes added a run in the fifth inning on the fourth home run of the season by Jedidiah Stephen. Two runs scored in the seventh inning on a Paul Farinacci double to the gap in right-center field. His ninth double of the year scored Drew Anderson, who had a one out single to center, and Christian Snavely, who was intentionally walked with two outs. The Buckeyes lead increased to 4-0.
The final two runs plated in the bottom of the eighth on a two-RBI triple to left-center field by Mike Rabin. The triple was the first in Rabin’s career and scored Terry Pettorini, who singled to center to lead off the inning and Anderson, who had a two-out single to left.
Rabin and Farinacci each had a pair of RBI for Ohio State, but it was Anderson, who finished with a team-high three hits in five at bats. Kinnear was 2-for-2 on his shortened night. Mike Madsen picked up the win in the shortened start to improve to 4-1 on the year. He allowed just three hits and struck out four and gave way to four relievers in the abbreviated start.
LAST WEDNESDAY
Drew Anderson was a perfect 4-for-4 with three doubles while Steve Caravati was 3-for-5 to power Ohio State past Wright State 13-4 Wednesday night. The Buckeyes, which won four consecutive games for the first time this season, jumped out to an early 9-3 lead in the first four innings and finished with 18 hits.
Anderson provided three doubles, a single and added a sacrifice fly in the second inning for his lone RBI. Caravati doubled in the second, singled in the third and provided a two-run home run in the fourth, but missed a triple for the cycle in his final two at bats. Caravati is the last Buckeye to hit for the cycle, doing so in 2001.
Wright State put up a three spot in the first inning thanks to a bases-clearing double to right-centerfield by Matt Barhorst. The Buckeyes countered with two runs in each of the next two innings to take a 4-3 lead before Adam Schneider launched a three-run home run in the third to give Ohio State a 7-3 lead in the third inning.
Caravati’s sixth home run of the year made the score 9-3 in the bottom of the fourth. The team’s 10th run was set up on a two-out double by Anderson in the sixth. Rabin knocked him in with a single through the left side. Wright State snapped a five-inning scoreless streak win a single run in the top of the seventh inning, but Ohio State scored three more runs in the bottom of the inning for the seven-run final margin of victory.
Rabin, Stephen and Howell each had two hits in the offensive attack.
Carroll picked up his first win as a Buckeye in the scheduled abbreviated start. He went 3.0 innings, allowing the three runs in the first inning on three hits. He struck out a career-high five batters against three walks. Three others also pitched, including Jesse Paciorek, who also struck out a career-high five batters.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Ohio State improved to 3-1 in Wednesday night home games this season with a 13-4 victory last week against Wright State. After losing the first home midweek date to Eastern Michigan 2-1, the Buckeyes have rattled off three straight victories, downing Oakland 14-4, Dayton 4-1 to go with the triumph over Wright State last week.
Led by Steve Caravati’s .533 (8-for-15) batting average, the team is batting .368 in the four games, which is up substantially from the .298 average in all 36 games this season. Among players who have started at least three of the four games, four Buckeyes are batting .400 or better. Joining Caravati on that list are Drew Anderson (.500), Mike Rabin (.412) and Adam Schneider (.400). The team also has a 2.50 ERA. Three different pitchers have accounted for the wins. Jesse Paciorek was the pitcher of record against Oakland and Brett Hatcher picked up the win against Dayton, while Jeffrey Carroll, who has made two starts in Wednesday night home games, got the win against Wright State.
Ohio State has outscored opponents 32-11 and has out hit them 53-31 in Bill Davis Stadium midweek affairs.
BUCKEYE BULLETS
Steve Caravati leads the Buckeyes in batting average in allgames (.343) and in the Big Ten (.345). Ohio State is batting .298in all games and .310 in conference games. Drew Anderson is batting.388 in home games to lead the team. In all games away from home(either away or neutral), Jedidiah Stephen paces the team with a.389 batting average. The team is batting .320 at home compared to.288 at away and neutral sites. In the 19 victories, Brett Garrardis the top Buckeye with a .435 batting average. Steve Caravati isbatting .413 and Drew Anderson is batting .388 when Ohio State isvictorious. As a team, the Buckeyes hit .362 when they aretriumphant, compared to .226 in te 17 losses. The team has batted.368 in the four Wednesday night home games and is led by SteveCaravati’s .533 batting average. Jason Zoeller is the top Buckeyein the team’s last 10 games. He has a .440 batting average. SteveCaravati is batting .410 during that stretch. Jason Zoeller’sthree-game hit streak is the longest current streak by a Buckeye.The longest hit streak by an Ohio State player this season was bySteve Caravati, who’s streak reached a career long 13 games beforebeing snapped in the second game of the Michigan series. DrewAnderson is the team leader with 19 multiple-hit games, including15 games with two hits, three games with three hits and on egamewith four hits. Jedidiah Stephen leads the team with ninemultiple-RBI games. He has had seven games with two RBI and onethree-RBI game and one four-RBI game. The team is batting .315against left-handed pitchers compared to a .292 average againstright-handed pitchers. Buckeye pinch hitters have a .324 averageand are led by Cody Caughenbaugh, who is batting .357 in apinch-hit role. Ohio State has a .324 average with runners inscoring position. With runners on third, with at least two out,Ohio State is batting .522. The team has 91 two-out RBI, comparedto only 59 by opponents.
OSU FALLS 6-1 TO MICHIGAN
Michigan scored three runs to break a 1-1 tie in the top of the fifth inning and held Ohio State to only three hits the rest of the way to knock off the Buckeyes 6-1 Friday in front of a season-high 4,455 fans at Bill Davis Stadium.
Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning, but Ohio State got the run back in the bottom of the inning, capitalizing on a pair of base hits by Steve Caravati and Jedidiah Stephen to start the inning. Jason Zoeller delivered the two-out RBI scoring Caravati to tie the game 1-1. Caravati’s lead-off single to right-center field extended his hit streak to a career long 13 games.
The Wolverines scored three runs in the fifth inning to break the tie and take a 4-1 lead. Michigan turned another leadoff walk in the seventh into its fifth run of the game to take a four-run lead. Michigan added a run in the top of the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly by Scheidt that scored Bohm.
Zoeller led Ohio State at the plate going 3-for-4 with the team while five others provided one hit apiece.
STEPHEN DELIVERS 2-1 WIN, LUYSTER PITCHES THREE-HITTER
Jedidiah Stephen singled down the right-field line with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning to deliver the winning run as Ohio State defeated Michigan 2-1 Saturday.
Derek Kinnear reached on a fielding error on Michigan third baseman A.J. Scheidt. Wolverine starting pitcher Derek Feldkamp walked Drew Anderson. A base hit through the right side by Jacob Howell moved Anderson to third before Feldkamp and the Wolverines intentionally walked Steve Caravati to load the bases. Stephen got his only hit of the game to deliver Anderson as the winning run. Anderson finished 3-for-3, while Howell finished 2-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt. He was also hit by a pitch.
Michigan got its first hit of the game in the fourth inning. The Buckeyes managed the tying run in the bottom of the sixth inning on a two-out solo home run by Brett Garrard.
Trent Luyster improved to 3-3 after pitching a three-hit complete game, allowing the only Michigan run in the fourth inning, to go with five strikeouts and a three walks.
MICHIGAN DOUBLES UP BUCKS
With a one-run lead going into the sixth inning, Michigan scored two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to save a doubleheader split with an 8-4 victory in front of 4,091 at Bill Davis Stadium.
The Wolverines moved ahead 6-3 with a pair of runs on five base hits in the sixth inning. Garrard singled in the fourth Buckeye run in the sixth inning.
Matt Bulter singled through the right side with one out in the seventh inning and then Jeff Kunkel was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second before A.J. Scheidt flew out to center field. The runners moved up on a throwing error on OSU third baseman Jason Zoeller that loaded the bases. Mahler delivered a huge hit to center field that scored both Butler and Kunkel as Michigan took an 8-4 lead.
Four different Wolverines finished the game with two hits, including Mahler, who was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Getz, Roberts and Roblin each added two hits as Michigan out-slugged the Buckeyes 11-5. Five different Ohio State players had singles, including a two-RBI home run by Steve Caravati.
MICHIGAN REPEATS SERIES SWEEP
Michigan broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning by scoring nine runs en route to a 13-2 victory against Ohio State Sunday that clinched the second straight 3-1 series win against the Buckeyes on their home field. The Wolverines are the only visiting team to win a conference series in the eight-year history of Bill Davis Stadium.
OSU starter Dan DeLucia walked the first two batters of the fourth inning and hit the third to load the bases. A ground out by Brad Roblin scored Eric Rose and then a double down the right-field line by A.J. Scheidt gave the Wolverines a 3-0 lead. Jeff Kunkel followed with a double to score Scheidt for the fourth Michigan run.
Brandon Roberts singled through the right side to put runners at the corners before a pitching change. Jesse Paciorek replaced DeLucia and immediately allowed a single by Leif Mahler through the left side to score Kunkel to give Michigan a 6-0 lead. Chris Getz reached on a fielder’s choice that caught Mahler at second and was able to score along with Roberts on a two-RBI double by Rose.
DeLucia had started strong retiring nine of his first 10 batters. He allowed the first six runs on three hits, three walks and one hit batsman. He had only one strikeout in falling to 1-2 on the year.
The Buckeyes scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning. Mike Rabin delivered a one-out single through the right side to become the first Ohio State base runner of the day. Steve Caravati followed with a single to left field and then Jedidiah Stephen doubled inside the third-base bag and down the left-field line to score both Rabin and Caravati to make the score 9-2.
Michigan added a run in the fourth after three straight one-out hits off Trey Fausnaugh to take a 10-2 lead and then scored three runs in the top of the eighth to extend its lead to 13-2.
Kunkel finished 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored to lead Michigan. Four other Wolverines added two hits each as they out-hit Ohio State 13-6. Hammond picked up the win, going 8.0 innings, allowing the two runs in the fourth inning with two walks. He did not have a strikeout in the game. Rabin was the only Buckeye to have multiple hits.
NEWMAN CLIMBING STRIKEOUT LIST
Josh Newman struck out four batters against Michigan last Friday to increase his career strikeout total to 261, which is good enough for fourth place on the school’s all-time strikeout list. He trails the 281 strikeouts by Bill Cunningham (1982-85) by 24. Newman recorded a career high 14 strikeouts against Illinois, April 2, bettering his all-time best off 11 against Michigan in 2001. Newman had a stretch three games in which he struck out a total of 33 batters earlier this season.
Scott Lewis, who returned to action April 11 following a 10-month, 25-day layoff after he tore his ulnar collateral ligament at Minnesota the final weekend of the 2003 regular season, returned to strikeout six batters in a five-inning start at Purdue and another six at Michigan State. Lewis had Tommy John surgery on May 29, 2003. Lewis is 12th on the school’s all-time strikeout list with 230.
OHIO STATE CAREER STRIKEOUTS 1. Justin Fry 1995-99 382 2. Steve Arlin 1965-66 294 3. Bill Cunningham 1982-85 281 4. Josh Newman 2001-present 257 5. Tim Smith 1989-91 254 6. Mark Dempsey 1977-80 250 7. Paul Semall 1974-77 247 8. Matt Beaumont 1992-94 245 9. Tom Schwarber 1987-91 244 10. Scott Klingenbeck 1990-92 238 11. E.J. Laratta 1999-02 234 12. Scott Lewis 2002-present 230
NEWMAN FOURTH ALL-TIME IN WINS
Josh Newman ranks fourth on the Ohio State career wins list with 29 victories with the Buckeyes. The senior from Wheelersburg, Ohio, who was drafted in the 31st round of the 2003 draft by the Cincinnati Reds, will tie Pete Perini (1947-50) for third with his next victory. Newman won eight games each of his first three seasons and is 3-3 in 2004. The school record for career victories is 36 by Justin Fry (1995-99). Newman’s 331.0 career innings ranks fourth all-time. He now needs 13.1 innings to move past Perini, who is third with 344.0 career innings and 49.0 innings to move past E.J. Laratta (1999-2002), who is second with 379.2 career innings.
OHIO STATE ALL-TIME VICTORIES 1. Justin Fry 1995-99 36 2. E.J. Laratta 1999-02 34 3. Pete Perini 1947-50 30 4. Josh Newman 2001-present 29 5. Scott Klingenbeck 1990-92 28 Tom Schwarber 1987-91 28
OHIO STATE CAREER INNINGS PITCHED 1. Justin Fry 1995-99 419.2 2. E.J. Laratta 1999-02 379.2 3. Pete Perini 1947-59 344.0 4. Josh Newman 2001-present 331.0 5. Chris Granata 1991-94 295.1
ANDERSON A TRIPLE THREAT
Ohio State second baseman Drew Anderson tripled three times in a span of five games (games 14-18) to move into a second-place tie on the school’s all-time triples list. The figure is within one of the record set by Jason Driscoll (1997-2000).
TRIPLES 1. Jason Driscoll 1997-00 12 2. Drew Anderson 2002-present 11 Scott Meadows 1985-88 11 Tim Kauffman 1975-78 11 5. Mark Carek 1995-98 10 Christian Snavely 2001-03 10
ANDERSON TIED FOR 3RD IN STEALS
Drew Anderson has 49 career stolen bases to put him in tie for third place on the Buckeyes’ all-time stolen base list. He needs two to move into a tie for third place with Bo Rein (1965-67). Anderson is a perfect 12-for-12 this season after two steals in the four games against Michigan. He was 20-for-25 as a freshman and was 17-for-19 last season. The school record is 73 set by Roy Marsh (1992-94).
STOLEN BASES 1. Roy Marsh 1992-94 73 2. Mike Check 1998-01 63 3. Drew Anderson 2002-present 49 Bo Rein 1965-67 49 5. Wade Manning 1976-78 44
ON THE RADIO
NPR 820 (WOSU-AM) will again serve as the broadcast home for Ohio State baseball and will broadcast a total of 40 regular-season games, plus all postseason contests. Joining veteran broadcaster Frank Fraas will be newcomers Neil Sika and Paul Barnes. www.wosu.org or www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com
ALL HOME GAMES TO FEATURE CSTV GAMETRACKER
The official athletics web site for Ohio State will offer Gametracker, live scoring Internet software, for all home games this season. Access live stats at: www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com
UP NEXT…
The Buckeyes head to Bloomington, Ind. this weekend for four games against Indiana. The teams will play a single game at 4:05 p.m. (EDT) Friday followed by a doubleheader Saturday at 2:05 p.m. (EDT) and a single game Sunday at 2:05 p.m. (EDT). The next home game will be May 5 against Detroit at 6:35 p.m., the first of 11 straight home games.
