Ohio State
23-18
Bowling Green
16-24
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Ohio State Tops Bowling Green, 8-4 – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 25, 2012
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team defeated Bowling Green, 8-4, on a damp Wednesday evening at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 23-18 on the season while the Falcons drop to 16-24.
Ohio State took the lead in the bottom of the second off Bowling Green starter Trevor Blaylock when Brad Hallberg doubled to left-center to lead off the inning and scored on a one-out single to left by Kirby Pellant.
The Buckeyes added two more on a pair of hits in the bottom of the third. Mike Carroll singled with one down, Brad Hallberg followed with a walk and Patrick Porter doubled to right-center to score Carroll. David Corna then hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Hallberg for the 3-0 lead.
Bowling Green tied it in the top of the fifth against Ohio State reliever Trace Dempsey. Brian Bien singled to lead off the inning, Patrick Lancaster followed with a bunt single and Tyler Wynn knocked a three-run home run to left to tie it 3-3.
Ohio State then took the lead right back when Carroll singled to right off Bowling Green reliever Kevin Delapaz, advanced to second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a groundout and scored on another wild pitch for a 4-3 lead.
The Buckeyes tacked on three more in the bottom of the sixth, using a Bowling Green error, two walks and singles by Aaron Gretz, Josh Dezse and Hallberg to push the lead to 7-3.
Bowling Green was able to cut the lead to 7-4 in the top of the seventh against David Fathalikhani when Bien was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and came around to score on an RBI double by Lancaster.
Ohio State capped the scoring with a run in the bottom of the eighth when Ryan Cypret singled to lead off the inning and scored on a one-out RBI single to center by Hallberg.
Hallberg finished the night 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored while Dezse, Carroll, and Porter each had two hits. Dempsey earned his first career win, striking out a pair over two innings.
The Buckeyes travel to University Park, Pa., for a three-game set with Penn State beginning Friday.
GAME NOTES
– Josh Dezse has reached base safely in 40 of 41 contests this season.
– Brad Hallberg recorded his team-high 15th multi-hit game.
– The three through six hitters in the Buckeye lineup combined to go 9-for 16 with four RBI and four runs scored.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dempsey, Trace (1-1)
L: Delapaz,Kevin (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Lancaster,Patrick 1 ; Wynn, Tyler 1
HR: Wynn, Tyler 1
RBI: Lancaster,Patrick 1 ; Rait,Jesse 1 ; Wynn, Tyler 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bien,Brian 2 ; Lancaster,Patrick 1 ; Wynn, Tyler 1
CS: Howard,Brandon 1
HBP: Bien,Brian 1 ; Howard,Brandon 1
Batting:
2B: Hallberg, Brad 1 ; Porter, Patrick 1
RBI: Carroll, Mike 1 ; Hallberg, Brad 2 ; Porter, Patrick 1 ; Corna, David 1 ; Pellant, Kirby 1 ; Gretz, Aaron 1
SH: Ciamacco, Joe 1
SF: Corna, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cypret, Ryan 2 ; Carroll, Mike 2 ; Hallberg, Brad 2 ; Pellant, Kirby 1 ; Gretz, Aaron 1
SB: Pellant, Kirby 2
HBP: Hallberg, Brad 1
PO: Porter, Patrick 1
