Buckeyes Blank Big East Favorite UCONN

Friday, February 17

Venice, Fla.

7:00 am

Ohio State

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UCONN (Snowbird Classic)

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UCONN

Ohio State

Buckeyes Blank Big East Favorite UCONN

2/17/2023 11:58:21 PM | Baseball

Box Score

VENICE, Fla. – It was a special night for the Buckeyes as they opened the season with a 3-0 victory over UCONN; it is the first collegiate win as a head coach for first-year skipper Bill Mosiello. Ohio State carried a no-hitter into the top of the sixth inning and held the Huskies, who advanced to last year’s NCAA Superregionals, to just four hits.

Game Recap

Marcus Ernst picked up the first hit of the game for the Bucks in the bottom of the first frame, singling up the middle. Kade Kern was walked, putting runners on first and second, and a sac fly from Mitchell Okuley advanced Ernst to third. In his first at-bat as a Buckeye, catcher Cole Andrews singled right to the pitcher, scoring Ernst to give Ohio State a 1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the second, Nick Erwin recorded his first hit of the game with a lead-off double, but there was nothing doing for the Buckeyes in the rest of the inning.
Still ahead 1-0 in the fourth with two outs on the board, Erwin singled to right field. Henry Kaczmar made contact for the first hit of his collegiate career, singling down the left field line and advancing Erwin to third base. Kaczmar then swiped second to put two runners in scoring position, but the Buckeyes were not able to push any runs across.
The Huskies went down in order in the top of the fifth frame; Isaiah Coupet struck out two looking and one swinging.

MID 5? | A 1-2-3 inning for @Icoupet34 and the Buckeyes remain ahead, 1-0, heading into the bottom of the inning#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/j7Hob60xfw

— Ohio State Baseball (@OhioStateBASE) February 18, 2023

The Huskies picked up their first hit of the game in the top of the sixth, but the Buckeyes held them off and remained ahead, 1-0.
In the bottom of the sixth stanza, Andrews singled to center field for his second hit of the game. Erwin singled to left center to advance Matthew Graveline, who pinch ran for Andrews, to third and put runners on the corners. A two-RBI double from rookie Kaczmar extended the Buckeyes’ lead, 3-0.

BOTTOM 6? | A TWO-RBI DOUBLE FROM @HenryKaczmar PUTS OSU AHEAD, 3-0 What a night so far for the rookie#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/nDQMTE1Nsm

— Ohio State Baseball (@OhioStateBASE) February 18, 2023

Freshman Landon Beidelschies tossed the final two frames for the Buckeyes and earned the save as Ohio State opened 2023 with a 3-0 victory.

Buckeyes by the Numbers

Coupet (1-0) fanned nine and gave up just one hit and one walk in 6.0 innings of work.
Erwin led the Buckeyes with three hits, just one short of his career-high.

BOTTOM 6? | That's the THIRD hit of the night so far for @_nickerwin_ and we've got runners on the corners#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/R6veywaaWJ

— Ohio State Baseball (@OhioStateBASE) February 18, 2023

Andrews and Kaczmar each had two hits and Kaczmar led the team in RBIs with two.
Erwin and Kaczmar each had one stolen base.
In his collegiate debut, Beidelschies struck out two and allowed two hits and one walk in 2.0 innings pitched.

Up Next

The Buckeyes continue their four-game series with UCONN as part of the Snowbird Classic with game two on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 4:00 p.m. at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota.

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