Ohio State Drops Regular Season Finale at Michigan State

Saturday, May 19

East Lansing, Mich

Ohio State

34-20, 14-10

Michigan State

20-30, 11-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Ohio State	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	9	1
Michigan State	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	X	8	10	1

5/19/2018 3:58:41 PM | Baseball

GAME SUMMARY

Michigan State scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first when Justin Antoncic knocked a double down the left field line off Ohio State starting pitcher Adam Niemeyer.
The Spartans added three runs in the bottom of the second on two hits. With the bases loaded, a wild pitch made it 2-0. An infield single extended the lead three runs before a sac fly pushed the deficit to 4-0.
The Buckeyes got on the board in the third with a two-out RBI single by Kobie Foppe.
Michigan State made it a five-run game in the bottom of the third when Zack McGuire hit a two-run homer over the wall in left off right-handed reliever Austin Woodby.
Dominic Canzone led the Buckeyes at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a run scored and two doubles.
MSU starter Mike Momka improved to 2-4 on the year, limiting OSU to one run on six hits with four strikeouts and one walk in a career-high seven-inning performance. Niemeyer dropped to 3-3, throwing two innings and gave up four runs on four hits with three walks. Woodby threw 3.1 innings and gave up two runs on three hits with two strikeouts. Right-handed reliever Kyle Michalik threw 1.2 scoreless innings on one hit and one strikeout.
The Buckeyes scored two runs in the ninth.

GAME NOTES

Ohio State finishes the 2018 regular season with a 34-19 overall record and 14-10 mark in Big Ten play.
Reached base streaks extended: Barnwell (11), Cowles (11), Foppe (10), Canzone (8) and Coolen (7).
Hit streaks extended: Cowles (10), Canzone (8) and Foppe (7).
Canzone recorded his 16th and 17th doubles of the year (tied his career high).
McGowan leads the team with 27 multi-hit games. Canzone recorded his 24th multi-hit contest.