Buckeyes Take on In-State Foe Cincinnati Wednesday
3/1/2022 11:46:20 PM | Baseball
Ohio State at Cincinnati
Date: March 2, 2022 | Time: 5:00 PM | Scoring |
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – Aaron Funk (Grad. | RHP | 0-1 | 36.00 ERA | 1.0 IP | 0 K | 1 BB)
Texas State – Alex Shea (R-So. | LHP | 0-1 | 4.91 ERA | 3.2 IP | 3 K | 5 BB)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State has added a game against in-state foe Cincinnati and will head south to the Queen City on Wednesday evening. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. from the UC Baseball Stadium.
Overall, this will be the 97th all-time meeting between Ohio State and Cincinnati on the diamond. Ohio State leads the series 69-27 but the Bearcats have won the last three meetings in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
The Opponent
- Cincinnati opened the year by going 2-2 on opening weekend at Florida Gulf Coast.
- The Bearcats then lost the series opener at North Alabama last weekend before having the final three games of the series cancelled due to weather.
- Paul Komistek leads the team with a .478 batting average as he has 11 hits, two doubles and two home runs.
Ohio State Quick Hitters
- The Buckeyes come into the game at 3-4 overall and are looking to put a tough weekend at Texas State in the rear-view mirror.
- Marcus Ernst leads the team with nine hits, including a pair of triples
- Colton Bauer is hitting .429 in 14 at-bats this year. He has two doubles, a home run and six runs batted in.
- Caden Kaiser has a pair of doubles and a single in seven trips to the plate on the young season
- Zach Dezenzo and Drew Reckart have each went deep three times in seven games
- As a team, the Buckeyes have nine home runs and three triples
- Freshman Trey Lipsey burst on to the scene in his debut and is hitting .267 through his first seven collegiate games
- On the mound, Ethan Hammerberg and freshman Jake Johnson have each made a team-high four appearances. Johnson has allowed just one run in 4.2 innings while striking out seven. Hammerberg has eight Ks in 6.0 innings of work.
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