Baseball Buckeyes and Purdue to Battle in West Lafayette – Ohio State Buckeyes
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April 8, 2004
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OHIO STATE
(11-11; 3-1 Big Ten)
at
PURDUE
(11-12; 2-2 Big Ten)
April 9-11, 2004
Lambert Field
West Lafayette, Ind.
Fri., April 9 4 p.m.
Sat., April 10 2 p.m. (DH)
Sun., April 11 2 p.m.
SERIES HISTORY
Ohio State leads 119-49-1
last game: Ohio State 10-6, April 27, 2003
OHIO STATE RADIO/INTERNET
NPR 820 (WOSU-AM)
Frank Fraas, Neil Sika and Paul Barnes
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Probable Ohio State Pitchers No. Name 2004 Stats G1 23 Josh Newman 4-3, 4.23 ERA, 50K, 44.2 IP G2 6 Mike Madsen 4-2, 4.70 ERA, 30K, 38.1 IP G3 39 Trent Luyster 1-3, 3.33 ERA, 41K, 46.0 IP G4 TBA
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After opening the home season with a 4-2 record, which included a 3-1 Big Ten series triumph over Illinois, at Bill Davis Stadium, Ohio State returns to the road for a league series at Purdue. The Buckeyes picked up a 14-4 victory Wednesday night against Oakland to close the six-game homestand. The win improved the Buckeyes’ season record at 11-11, putting the team at .500 for the third time this season. After reaching the plateau the two previous times, Ohio State could not win its next game. The Buckeyes were 7-7 after winning the first two games on the spring break trip to Boca Raton, but lost its next two games. The team took three wins to open the Big Ten slate against Illinois to pull even at 10-10, but then lost the finale last Sunday.
The Buckeyes are alone in second place in the Big Ten with a 3-1 record. Michigan State swept Iowa last weekend to sit alone atop the conference. Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State and Purdue all went 2-2 in the league, while Illinois is 1-3 and Iowa 0-4.
Purdue had the week off after splitting four games at Penn State in its conference opening series last weekend. The Boilermakers are 11-12 overall.
ABOUT OHIO STATE
Ohio State out-hit Oakland 18-9 Wednesday night in a 14-4 victory which improved it to 11-11 on the season. The Buckeyes had six doubles in the game and the third home run of the season by Jedidiah Stephen that started the scoring in the second inning. The victory capped a six-game homestand that saw the Buckeyes go 4-2.
The road has not been kind to the Buckeyes, who have yet to win a game on an opponents field in five chances. The team is 7-4 at neutral sites to make them 7-9 outside of Columbus. Last season’s team that made it within two wins of advancing to the College World Series finished 22-7 at home, 14-6 on the road and 8-8 at neutral sites. Including this weekend, Ohio State will play on the road 16 more times and will have 18 more games at Bill Davis Stadium, the eighth-year home venue.
Prior to the midweek win over Oakland, the Buckeyes took three of four games from Illinois to open Big Ten play. Ohio State gave Bob Todd his 300th league win Friday with a 5-1 score before jumping on the Illini by a 14-3 score in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday. Ronnie Bourquin gave the Buckeyes a 5-3 victory in the nightcap with a two-run walk-off home run to set up a chance for a sweep Sunday. Instead, Illinois scored nine runs in the second inning and cruised to a 12-4 victory.
Bourquin finished the weekend 9-for-14 (.643), including a 3-for-3 effort with three RBI in the second game of the series. He finished the weekend with five RBI and shared Big Ten Player of the Week honors. Drew Anderson added seven hits and Jacob Howell added six as the Buckeyes batted .338 in the three games to up their team average to .273, the highest figure of the season. Josh Newman was incredible in his start Friday night. He pitched the 15th complete game of his career, allowing only one run on seven hits with a career-high 14 strikeouts to pick up his 28th career victory. He is now tied for fourth all-time in wins, fourth in innings pitched (310.1) and eighth in strikeouts (241).
Brett Garrard, a senior shortstop from Brownsburg, Ind., leads the team and is fourth in the Big Ten with a .400 season batting average and nine doubles. Anderson, his high school teammate leads the team with 31 hits, three triples and 16 runs scored. Junior outfielder Mike Rabin paces the team with 15 RBI. Stephen is second in the team with a .361 batting average and 14 RBI, and leads the Buckeyes with a slugging percentage of .639. The Buckeyes are batting .282 as a team, the highest average of the season, up from .232 one month (14 games) ago. Ohio State hit .323 (65/201) during the six game homestand.
Newman leads the pitching staff with 50 strikeouts in 44.2 innings. He is 4-3 on the season with a 4.23 ERA. He has allowed only 13 walks. Mike Madsen picked up his fourth win of the season (4-2) with a win in game two. He has 30 strikeouts in 38.1 innings. Trent Luyster picked up his first win this year (1-3) and is second on the team with 41 strikeouts. He has a 3.33 ERA in 46.0 innings. The Buckeyes are still looking for a fourth and fifth starter and tossed five pitchers Sunday.
ABOUT PURDUE
The Boilermakers improved to 11-12 on the season and 2-2 in the Big Ten after splitting last weekend’s series at Penn State. Purdue claimed wins in both nine inning games (7-3 and 18-2), but lost both ends of a doubleheader (7-3 and 7-2) Saturday.
Mitch Hilligoss leads the Boilermakers and is second in the Big Ten with a .418 batting average. The freshman outfielder has 15 starts in 20 games. Mike Coles, who is batting .370, leads the team with 34 hits, including 10 doubles, a triple and four home runs. He has 16 RBI, six behind Eric Osborn, who has 22 while batting .354. Eric Wolfe is second on the team with a .373 average. The team is hitting .304, the third best average in the conference.
On the mound, Purdue is expected to hurl left-handed pitcher Scott Byrnes Friday and then go with Brian Karpel and Dan Sattler in the doubleheader before closing the series with Chris Toneguzzi. Byrnes is 2-2 on the season with a 4.02 ERA in 31.1 innings. He has 34 strikeouts against eight walks, but has allowed 43 hits. Karpel owns the best ERA on the team. In 20.1 innings, he is 1-2 with a 2.21 ERA. He has eight strikeouts, five walks, has given up 16 hits while holding opposing batters to a .205 average. Dan Sattler is 3-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 20.0 innings and Toneguzzi is 1-2 with a 5.79 ERA in 23.1 innings. The staff has a 5.23 ERA, which ranks sixth in the league.
The Boilermakers are coached by Doug Schreiber, who is 155-147 in his sixth season in West Lafayette and as a head coach.
AGAINST THE BOILERMAKERS
Ohio State leads the all-time series with Purdue 119-49-1 after sweeping the Boilermakers last season in West Lafayette. Winning by scores of 6-0, 4-0, 6-3 and 10-6, it was must the seventh time the Buckeyes had swept Purdue since 1981, when the Big Ten began playing four-game series. The teams have only met 17 of the 23 years since 1981. Ohio State has lost a series to Purdue only four times during that time while the teams have split five times. The Buckeyes have won six games in a row. Ohio State coach Bob Todd is 35-9 against the Boilermakers.
Last Eight Meetings
April 26, 2002 – Purdue 7, at Ohio State 5
April 27, 2002 – Purdue 10, at Ohio State 7
April 28, 2002 – at Ohio State 8, Purdue 0
April 28, 2002 – at Ohio State 3, Purdue 1
April 26, 2003 – Ohio State 6, at Purdue 0
April 26, 2003 – Ohio State 4, at Purdue 0
April 27, 2003 – Ohio State 6, at Purdue 3
April 27, 2003 – Ohio State 10, at Purdue 6
LAST YEAR VS. PURDUE
After getting rained out Friday, the Buckeyes and Boilermakers were forced to play doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday, but Ohio State rose to the challenge and swept the series.
In the first game, Scott Lewis struck out 10 and Drew Anderson had three of the Buckeyes’ 11 hits to lead Ohio State to a 6-0 shutout in the first game. Anderson had a hit to lead off the game, a shot to left that scored one in the fifth and a shot to left-center field that scored two. He finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and scored once. Lewis got the two-hit, complete game shutout to improve to 7-0 on the year and 4-0 in the Big Ten. In the second game, Ohio State scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning thanks to a wild pitch and three-run home run by catcher Derek Kinnear to beat Purdue 4-0 to complete a doubleheader sweep of the Boilermakers. Buckeye starting pitcher Josh Newman got the complete game victory to move to 4-3 on the year. He gave up six hits with a pair of walks and the seven strikeouts.
Kinnear and Jedidiah Stephen each had two-run home runs in the sixth inning as Ohio State scored four times in the frame en route to a 6-3 victory in Sunday’s first game. Ohio State jumped on the board in the fourth with three straight hits. A double down the left line by Cody Caughenbaugh scored both Christian Snavely and Paul Farinacci to put the Buckeyes up 2-0. In the sixth, Kinnear hit his second home run of the series and the fifth long ball of the season that scored Caughenbaugh, who reached on a one-out single up the middle.
In the second game, Ohio State scored six runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back on its way to a 10-6 victory over Purdue to complete a four-game sweep of the Boilermakers. Ohio State scored six runs, all with two outs, in the top of the first inning to take command early. Kinnear delivered with a bases-clearing double down the right field line that started the six-run inning. Purdue responded in the bottom half of the inning with two runs. Anderson had a two-run home run in the fourth inning to stretch the lead to 8-2. The shot over the left-field fence was his fifth of the season. Brett Garrard finished the game a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored. Anderson and Stephen also had multiple hits to lead the Buckeyes’ 11-hit charge.
Kinnear finished the series 6-for-13 with two home runs and eight RBI, while Anderson was 6-for-12 with a home run and five RBI.
GARRARD’S FIVE RBI LIFT BUCKEYES
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Ohio State senior shortstop Brett Garrard broke the game wide-open with a two-out, bases-loaded double to propel the Buckeyes to their fourth win in five games. Garrard finished the game 3-for-5, knocking in a career-best five RBI in Ohio State’s 14-4 route of the Oakland Golden Grizzles Wednesday night.
With a 4-2 lead, the Buckeyes scored eight runs on seven hits in the fourth inning, all with two outs, to take a commanding 12-2 lead. Drew Anderson and Mike Rabin provided singles before a pair of walks plated the first run. Paul Farinacci singled up the middle to score Rabin and Steve Caravati and then after the third walk of the inning, Garrard, a senior from Brownsburg, Ind., delivered his third and fourth RBI with a double to make the score 9-4.
Cody Caughenbaugh provided a pinch hit single to left-center field to score the sixth and seventh runs of the inning and then two more singles scored one more run to give the Buckeyes a 10-run lead. The Golden Grizzlies scored twice in the top of the to close within a 12-4 score after a pinch hit single by Bryan DeLamielleure and a double by Tim Doig. With runners at second and third and one out John Sullivan singled to left and reached second on a fielding error by Caravati and both runners scored.
Ohio State scored twice more in the eighth as Garrard drove in his fifth run of the game, doubling down the left field line to score Ronnie Bourquin, who led off the inning with a double, and Farinacci, who singled up the middle. The runs gave the Buckeyes their second 10-run lead.
Eight of the nine starters had a hit, including Rabin, Caravati and Garrard, who provided three hits apiece in the Buckeyes’ season-high 18 hit attack. Anderson and Farinacci added two hits each, while Farinacci drove in three runs. Paciorek got the win in the scheduled abbreviated start, going 3.0 innings, allowing two runs on one hit and four walks. He tied a career high with four strikeouts.
SEEING DOUBLE
Ohio State had a season-high six doubles in the 14-4 victory Wednesday night vs. Oakland. It was the most doubles in a game since hitting seven last season against Wooster (April 16). Steve Caravati and Brett Garrard each had two two-baggers in the game, while Ronnie Bourquin and Kris Moorman each added one. Moorman’s was his first career hit. Garrard leads the team with nine doubles this season and has 31 for his career.
CAREER HIGH IN RBI
Shortstop Brett Garrard, a senior from Brownsburg, Ind., drove in a career high five runs Wednesday night against Oakland. The total was one better than his previous high of four, which he last posted in the NCAA regional championship game at Auburn. Wednesday, he batted in two in the third to reclaim the lead. He then doubled in a pair of runs in the fourth inning and then doubled in another run in the eighth. Garrard has 11 RBI this season, four off the pace by Mike Rabin and has 78 for his career. The five RBI are the most since Steve Caravati batted in six against Penn State in a 13-3 win in the Big Ten Tournament (May 24).
HIT STREAKS
Seven Buckeyes currently have hits in at least two straight games, but there are four players, who have hits in their last five games: Drew Anderson, Brett Garrard, Jedidiah Stephen and Ronnie Bourquin. The first three have previously reached seven-game streaks, though this is the longest of the season for Bourquin. Steve Caravati had the longest streak of the season, reaching eight, but currently has a two-game streak in the works. He has hit in 11 of his last 13 games. Garrard has a hit in 12 of his last 13 games. Stephen has a hit in 12 of his last 14 games.
BUCKS OPEN BIG TEN PLAY WITH WIN
Josh Newman pitched his 15th-ever complete game and fanned a career high 14 batters to lead Ohio State to a 5-1 victory over Illinois in the Big Ten opener for both teams Friday night at Bill Davis Stadium. The victory was the 300th by the Buckeyes under 17th year head coach Bob Todd.
Newman, who struck out nine batters in the first three innings of his last start March 24 at Florida Atlantic, struck out six Illini batters through three innings Friday. The senior from Wheelersburg, Ohio gave up a lead-off double in the second and a one-out home run in the third by catcher Chris Robinson as Illinois took a 1-0 lead. Newman responded to the home run by retiring the next 10 batters before the third hit of the game by the Illini. Newman gave up a total of seven hits in picking up the first complete game by a Buckeye pitcher this season. He allowed only the one run and fanned 14 without a walk in throwing 123 pitches.
The Buckeyes answered the third-inning home run by scoring three runs on four hits on a pair of Illini errors in the bottom of the inning. Drew Anderson reached on a two-base throwing error by shortstop Eric Eymann. Jacob Howell singled to shallow left field to put runners at the corners. Jedidiah Stephen doubled down the left-field line to score Anderson. Howell was waved home, but was thrown out at the plate. However, Illinois third baseman Chad Frk was called for obstruction as he nudged Howell rounding third. The interference allowed the run to score and then Paul Farinacci doubled in the third run of the inning.
Anderson plated two more runs for Ohio State in the bottom of the sixth inning with his 11th career triple giving the Buckeyes a 5-1 lead.
The Buckeyes rebounded from a two-hit effort in the home opening loss to Eastern Michigan Wednesday night to put 11 hits on the scoreboard against Illinois. Four different players each had two hits. Anderson and Howell each finished 2-for-5, while Farinacci was 2-for-4 and Ronnie Bourquin was 2-for-3. Anderson delivered two RBI, while Stephen and Farinacci provided the other two.
Bob Todd BECOMES SECOND BIG TEN COACH TO REACH 300
With the Buckeyes 5-1 victory over Illinois last Friday, 17th year coach Bob Todd won his 300th career Big Ten game, becoming the second coach to ever top the number. Current Minnesota coach John Anderson guided the Golden Gophers to 354 Big Ten victories entering his 23rd season in Minneapolis. He recorded his 300th conference victory during the 2001 season, his 20th season at Minnesota. Former Golden Gopher coach Dick Siebert had 295 conference wins.
IN BIG TEN OPENERS
The Buckeyes are 11-6 in conference openers since head coach Bob Todd arrived in Columbus prior to the 1988 season. Ohio State has won it last six Big Ten openers, including last season’s 1-0 victory over Northwestern in Bradenton, Fla. When opening league play at home, the Buckeyes are 8-4 under Todd. Since 1988 when the team is on the road to open Big Ten play it is 2-2 and at a neutral site, the team is 1-0. Ohio State has not lost a Big Ten season opener at home since dropping a 5-2 decision to Iowa March 23, 1996.
OSU SLUGS WAY PAST ILLINOIS 14-3
Ohio State stormed out to a 12-3 lead through three innings and cruised to a 14-3 victory in the first game of doubleheader Saturday at Bill Davis Stadium. The Buckeyes’ 14 runs were the most this season and came on a season-high 17 hits.
Illinois took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and then Ohio State answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning thanks to five hits, including singles by both Drew Anderson and Jacob Howell to open the inning. The runners each moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt by Steve Caravati. Jedidiah Stephen grounded to second but a throwing error on Hastings, the Illinois second baseman, allowed him to reach first and Anderson to tie the game 1-1. Paul Farinacci singled to right-center field to score Howell and then back-to-back singles by Ronnie Bourquin and Garrard scored Farinacci to give Ohio State a two-run lead.
That lead didn’t last long as the Illini scored twice in the top of the second to tie the game, but Ohio State erupted for six runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 9-3 lead. The Buckeyes plated another three runs in the third inning to take a 12-3 lead on singles by Anderson, Howell and Bourquin. For Howell and Bourquin, both freshmen, it was their third hits of the game. Howell finished 3-for-5 with one RBI and scored three times while Bourquin was 3-for-3 with RBI.
Ohio State scored twice more in the fifth inning to go up 14-3. In addition to the three-hit efforts by Howell and Bourquin, Anderson, Caravati and Kinnear each added two hits. Mike Madsen pitched 6.0 innings giving up the three Illinois runs on four hits. He struck out three and walked five. Jesse Paciorek pitched the final inning for Ohio State.
WALK-OFF HOME RUN LIFTS BUCKS
True freshman Ronnie Bourquin took a 0-1 fastball and launched a rocket over the fence in right field for two runs lifting Ohio State to a 5-3 victory over Illinois in the nightcap of a doubleheader Saturday at Bill Davis Stadium. It was Bourquin’s first home run as a Buckeye.
Trailing 3-1 entering the top of the seventh, Illinois catcher Chris Robinson tied the game with a two-run home run he poked over the fence in right field. JR Kyes led off the inning with a single through the right side. After giving up the home run, Ohio State starter Trent Luyster got two ground outs and a strikeout to get out of the inning.
Steve Caravati struck out to start the seventh, but Jedidiah Stephen reached on a walk. Paul Farinacci skied a shot to a windy right field, but it was caught for the second out of the inning. Bourquin, who was 3-for-3 with three RBI in the first game of the doubleheader, provided the heroics giving the Buckeyes their second win this season in their last at bat. The Buckeyes came back to defeat Connecticut 4-3, March 6 in Jacksonville, Fla. Bourquin finished the Saturday nightcap 2-for-4 and was 5-for-7 on the day with five RBI.
Bourquin was the only Buckeye with multiple hits as the team out hit the Illini 6-5. Illinois had only two hits the first five innings. Trent Luyster improved to 1-3 on the season, picking up his first complete game of the season, allowing the three runs on five hits. He recorded eight strikeouts against two walks.
ILLINOIS CLAIMS FINALE
Facing a potential sweep by Ohio State in the opening Big Ten series of the season, Illinois stormed out to a 12-0 lead, which is all it needed in a 12-4 victory over the Buckeyes Sunday at Bill Davis Stadium, denying the Buckeyes their first sweep of the Illini since 1999.
Illinois wasted no time, scoring three runs in the first inning and then adding nine runs on seven hits in the second to build a 12-0 lead. Dan DeLucia walked the first batter of the second inning and then gave up back-to-back base hits as Illinois took a 4-0 lead. That hit given up by DeLucia was his last as the Buckeyes brought in reliever Trey Fausnaugh, who got rocked for another six runs in 1/3 of an inning, including two singles and the third home run of the weekend by Robinson that scored two runs. After Fausnaugh’s second walk of the inning, he was lifted in favor of Jesse Paciorek, who gave up a two-RBI double before getting the final two outs of the inning. Fausnaugh had allowed only two runs in 13.0 innings coming into the game.
Ohio State put the leadoff runner on base five times in the game and turned it into all four of Buckeye runs. Paul Farinacci led off the second with a double and later scored on an fielding error by the Illini leftfielder. Drew Anderson led off the third with a double and scored on a fielding error by the Illini first baseman. In the fifth, Anderson led off with a single up the middle and later scored on a ground out by Jedidiah Stephen and then in the eighth, Ronnie Bourquin led off with a single up the middle and scored on a pinch hit ground out by Cody Caughenbaugh.
Paciorek pitched 4.2 innings keeping Illinois off the scoreboard, but left the game after the sixth inning when the Buckeyes brought in Justin Myers to start the seventh. Myers retired his first five batters but had to leave the game after the fifth batter lined one off Myers’ pitching arm, forcing him to leave the game. Jeffrey Carroll finished the game.
Anderson, Caravati and Bourquin each finished with two hits. Illinois out-hit Ohio State 13-11, but committed three errors to the Buckeyes’ zero. DeLucia got his first loss of the season (0-1).
BOURQUIN SHARES BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Ohio State designated hitter Ronnie Bourquin has been named the Big Ten Baseball Player of the Week for leading the Buckeyes to a 3-1 series win over Illinois the opening weekend of conference play, the league office announced April 5. Bourquin, a freshman from Canton, Ohio (Canton South), hit .529 in the Buckeyes’ five games last week against Eastern Michigan and four games against Illinois. He hit .643 against Illinois and was 9-for-17 (including two doubles and a home run) with five RBI and scored four runs. Bourquin was a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday against the Illini and in game two hit a walk-off, two-run home run, which clinched the 5-3 victory. He posted a 1.000 slugging percentage against Illinois while adding a .667 on-base percentage. He shared the honor with Michigan State’s Travis Gulick. Northwestern’s J.A. Happ won pitcher of the week honors.
SHOOTING FOR .500
Ohio State had climbed to 10-10 after taking the first three games against Illinois, but the Sunday loss prevented the Buckeyes from climbing above .500 for the first time this season. Ohio State is now 10-11. It was only the second time this season the Buckeyes were playing for a better than even record in the won/loss columns. Ohio State was 7-7 heading into a two-game series at then No. 19 Florida Atlantic March 24. Now, Ohio State will try to get back to .500 for just the third time of the year.
IN HOME OPENERS
Since Bob Todd arrived to Ohio State prior to the 1988 season, the Buckeyes are 12-5 in home openers. The Scarlet and Gray defeated Eastern Michigan 4-2 in the first game of a doubleheader last season to get back in the winning column after losing a 6-4 decision to Detroit in 2002. In the eight home openers at Bill Davis Stadium, Ohio State is 5-3.
IN THE RANKINGS
After starting the season ranked as high as 26th in the four major preseason college baseball polls, the Buckeyes are not currently ranked. Ohio State continues to receive votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 35 poll, but do not appear in any of the other three. The preseason ranking of 26th was in the NCBWA poll. Ohio State received note in all four preseason polls, ranking 31st in Collegiate Baseball, 32nd in Baseball America. The Buckeyes received the 28th most votes in the USA Today Sports Weekly/ESPN coaches’ poll. Last season, the Buckeyes finished the season ranked as high as 17th and no lower than 21st in any of the polls.
NEWMAN TIED FOR FOURTH ALL-TIME
With his win over Illinois April 2, Josh Newman moved into a three-way tie for fourth place on the Ohio State career wins list with his 28th victory with the Buckeyes. The senior from Wheelersburg, Ohio, who was drafted in the 31st round of the 2003 draft by the Cincinnati Reds, is tied with Scott Klingenbeck (1990-92) and Tom Schwarber (1987-91). 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 310.1 career innings ranks fourth all-time. He now needs 34 innings to move past Pete Perini (1947-50) who is third with 344.0 career innings and 69.2 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 28 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 310.1 5. Chris Granata 1991-94 295.1
NEWMAN CLIMBING STRIKEOUT LIST
Josh Newman’s 14 strikeouts against Illinois last Friday now give him 241 career strikeouts, which puts him in ninth place on the school’s all-time list. He moved past E.J. Laratta (1999-2002) and Scott Klingenbeck (1990-92) with his career high against the Illini. The 14 strikeouts were three better than his all-time best off 11 against Michigan in 2001. Keep an eye on Newman in his next outing as he needs only 10 strikeouts to crack the Top 5.
STRIKEOUTS 1. Justin Fry 1995-99 382 2. Steve Arlin 1965-66 294 3. Bill Cunningham 1982-85 281 4. Tim Smith 1989-91 254 5. Mark Dempsey 1977-80 250 6. Paul Semall 1974-77 247 7. Matt Beaumont 1992-94 245 8. Tom Schwarber 1987-91 244 9. Josh Newman 2001-present 241 10. Scott Klingenbeck 1990-92 238 11. E.J. Laratta 1999-02 234
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 FIFTH IN STEALS
Drew Anderson has 44 career stolen bases to tie him for sixth place on the Buckeyes’ all-time stolen base list. He needs one to move into a tie for fourth place with Wade Manning (1976-78) and six to tie Bo Rein (1965-67) for third. Anderson is a perfect 6-for-6 this season after one steal against Eastern Michigan Wednesday night. 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. Bo Rein 1965-67 49 4. Drew Anderson 2002-present 44 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 return home for a Wednesday night game vs. Dayton at 6:35 p.m. before heading back on the road for a four-game Big Ten series at Michigan State.
