Buckeyes travel to Fayetteville, North Carolina for the Armed Forces Invitational
3/4/2022 3:46:12 AM | Baseball
Ohio State at the Armed Forces Invitational in Fayetteville, N.C.
The Buckeyes, who now sit at 3-5 on the year, will play Campbell, Pitt and Army this weekend.
Game 1 vs. Campbell
Date: March 4, 2022 | Time: 7:00 PM ET | Radio | Scoring |
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – Isaiah Coupet (So. | LHP | 1-1 | 3.38 ERA | 10.2 IP | 19 K | 8 BB)
Campbell – Thomas Harrington (So. | RHP | 1-1 | 0.69 ERA | 13.0 IP | 22 K | 1 BB)Â
Game 2 vs. Pitt
Date: March 5, 2022 | Time: 1:00 PM ET | Radio | Scoring |
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – Nate Haberthier (So. | RHP | 0-1 | 9.95 ERA | 6.1 IP | 3 K | 3 BB)
Pitt– Logan Evans (So. | RHP | 2-0 | 0.00 ERA | 14.0 IP |10 K | 2 BB)Â
Game 3 vs. Army
Date: March 6, 2022 | Time: 12:00 PM ET | Scoring |
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – TBA
Army – Connelly Early (So. | LHP | 1-0 | 1.12 ERA | 8.0 IP | 8 K | 2 BB)Â
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State heads south again this weekend to Fayetteville, North Carolina to take on three out-of-conference foes in the Armed Forced Invitational. The three-game set opens at 7 p.m. Friday evening.Â
Ohio State has an all-time record of 4-2 against Campbell, last playing them in 2018 when they split a two-game set. Ohio State has played Pitt 26 times, with their last meeting coming in 2020. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series 24-2. Ohio State holds an 8-2 all-time record against Army, last playing them in 2011.Â
The OpponentsÂ
- Campbell comes into the opening matchup looking for a three-game winning streak after downing #8 NC State and Air Force last weekend. The Fighting Camels are 3-6 on the year. Â
- Pitt went 3-1 in the Music City College Classic last weekend and sit at a 5-3 record. Â
- Army is 1-5 on the season after being swept in their three game series against Vanderbilt last weekend. Â
Ohio State Quick HittersÂ
- Ohio State opened the year 3-1 at the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Fla., in their first weekend, before traveling to Texas State in San Marcos, Texas, where they fell in all three games to the Bobcats. They now stand at 3-5. Â
- Ohio State battled with Cincinnati during a midweek matchup leading up to the trip south, losing 5-4 on a walk-off home run. Â
- Friday starter Isaiah Coupet was filthy on opening day, going 6.0 innings and allowing just one unearned run while striking out 11. He struck out eight more batters in his second start, and sits in the top 25 nationally and at the top of the Big Ten with 19 on the season.Â
- The Buckeyes’ middle infielders, shortstop Zach Dezenzo and second baseman Drew Reckart, have combined for seven home runs on the young season. Dezenzo is ranked 14th in the country and second in the Big Ten with four home runs.Â
- Leadoff hitter Marcus Ernst has been on on-base machine, reaching at a .526 clip and batting .393 over the Buckeye’s first two weeks. Ernst leads the team with 11 hits, two triples, and eight walks.Â
- The 15 runs vs. Marshall on opening day were the most in a season-opener since the Buckeyes scored 20 runs in the 1975 openerÂ
- Preseason NCBWA All-American closer TJ Brock collected his first save of the season, getting six outs with three Ks in the 9-8 win on Sunday vs. Indiana State.Â
- The Buckeyes erased an 8-0 deficit in their second game against Indiana State in Port Charlotte, winning 9-8 after a five-run eighth inning.Â
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