Ohio State Closes out Midweek Schedule at Youngstown State – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 12, 2015
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State baseball team will look to finish off its 2015 midweek schedule with an undefeated record as the Buckeyes travel to play Youngstown State at 6 p.m. ET tonight at Eastwood Field. The Buckeyes (35-14, 13-8 Big Ten) fell in two of three games against Maryland, while the Penguins (16-28, 9-17 Horizon) dropped two of three at Valparaiso last weekend.
WAYS TO FOLLOW
The game will be broadcast live locally on MyYTV and tickets will be $8 at the park o in advance at the YSU Athletics Ticket Office or the Mahoning Valley Scrappers Box Office. Live stats will also be available on the Ohio State baseball schedule page. Fans can follow on twitter as well (@OhioState_BASE).
ON THE BUMP
RHP Jacob Niggemeyer (4-0, 3.31 ERA) vs. LHP Joe King (2-1, 3.46 ERA)
BUCKEYES CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON AT INDIANA
Ohio State concludes the regular season with a three-game Big Ten series at Indiana Thursday-Saturday in Bloomington, Ind. Game one will be broadcasted live on Big Ten Network with first pitch at 8 p.m. ET. Game two begins at 6:35 p.m. ET Friday, while the series concludes at 1:05 p.m. ET Sunday.
QUICK HITS
- The Buckeyes are tied for third in the Big Ten standings with a 13-8 record with Maryland and Michigan State. Ohio State fell in two of three games vs. the Terps to close out the home schedule last weekend in Columbus.
- Ohio State is No. 24 in the latest NCAA RPI. Seven Big Ten teams sit in the Top 51.
- The Buckeyes improved to 11-0 in midweek games after defeating Miami (20-7) and Cincinnati (6-0) on the road last weekend.
- Ohio State was ranked in the national polls for one week earlier this month.
- The Buckeyes hold a 13-6 away record and 5-0 against in-state opponents.
- Ohio State is first in the conference in stolen bases (79), third in doubles (100), fourth in ERA (3.38), batting average (.281) and home runs (31) and fifth in slugging percentage (.419), runs scored (283) and RBI (258).
- Overall, the Buckeyes are hitting .281 as a team led by Pat Porter (.324), while Troy Montgomery is batting .315 with a B1G-best 31 stolen bases. He is four shy of tying the OSU single-season record (35).
- Porter is on a career-best 29-game reached base streak followed by Montgomery (26).
- The Ohio State pitching staff has collected 22 quality starts, while the offense has claimed seven walk-off wins.
- Head coach Greg Beals picked up his 400th career win last week in a 6-0 shutout victory at Miami.
- The Buckeyes are looking to make a NCAA regional for the first time since the 2009 campaign.
DOMINANT IN MIDWEEK GAMES
- Ohio State is hitting .312 with 33 extra-base hits and outscoring their opponents, 83-27, with 31 stolen bases in midweek contests.
- Ronnie Dawson is batting .455 (20-for-44) with 15 runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and .727 slugging percentage.
- The OSU pitching staff has collected a 2.07 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 100.0 innings pitched in midweek games.
- Jacob Niggemeyer has claimed victories against Rider, Toledo, Morehead State and Miami for a 4-0 mark. He’s posted 15 strikeouts to six walks this year as a freshman.
SENIOR DAY NOTES
- The 2015 Senior Class was recognized before the game vs. the Terps (OF Pat Porter, C Connor Sabanosh, C Aaron Gretz, LHP Matt Panek, LHP Ryan Riga and RHP Trace Dempsey). The class has collected 135 wins the last four years.
- The Buckeyes boasted nine extra-base hits vs. the UMD pitching.
- Pat Porter extended his reached base streak to 29-consecutive games and posted his team-best eighth home run. He went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI.
- Troy Montgomery extended his reached base streak to 26 straight games.
- Ryan Riga notched a season-best nine strikeouts with one walk in 6.2 innings pitched.
- Troy Kuhn posted a career-best two home runs and four runs scored, going 4-for-5 with three RBI. He batted .500 (7-for-14) with five runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, four RBI and 1.071 slugging in the series vs. the Terps.
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Group tickets and All-Tournament passes to the 2015 Big Ten Baseball Tournament to be held May 20-24 at Target Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins, are on sale now.
All-Tournament passes, which feature 13 games over five days, are $30 each, while group tickets (minimum 20) are available for $7 per ticket. Single-game tickets are $10 each for adults and $7 each for youth, senior citizens and students with a valid college ID.
Individual game tickets for the tournament can be purchased at the Target Field Box Office adjacent to Gate 29 one hour prior to the start of the first game each day. Group tickets and All-Tournament passes are now on sale by calling the Target Field Box Office at (800) 338-9467.
The tournament bracket will be announced on the evening of Saturday, May 16, which is the final scheduled day of regular-season competition. The Big Ten Baseball Tournament is a double-elimination event. The Big Ten Champion is the team or teams that finish atop the regular-season standings, while the Big Ten Tournament Champion receives the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
