Baseball Welcomes Akron, Bowling Green to Bill Davis Stadium
4/10/2023 4:35:03 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Buckeyes (15-15) host a pair of MAC teams this week, welcoming Akron (13-18) to Bill Davis Stadium on Tuesday, April 11 at 6:00 p.m. and Bowling Green (11-17) on Wednesday, April 12 at 6:00 p.m.
Ticket & Parking Info
- Fans can purchase tickets online at ticketmaster.com or on the TicketMaster app. Tickets can also be purchased at the ticket office at the Schottenstein Center or at Bill Davis Stadium on gameday. The ticket office will open one hour prior to the start of each game. Students can get in free with their BuckID.
- Parking can be found at Bill Davis Stadium and is free of charge.
Last Time Out
- The Buckeyes played a three-game series against Michigan State this past weekend. Ohio State won the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday, defeating the Spartans, 13-2, in seven innings. Michigan State won game one, 7-1, and game three, 16-3, in seven innings.
- The Buckeye bats were hot in game two of the series; they combined for 13 total hits and played errorless ball.
- Matthew Graveline and Nick Erwin led Ohio State in the win with three hits each. Graveline also led the team in RBIs with four.
- Gavin Bruni improved to 2-0 on the season with another strong outing on the mound. In 5.0 innings pitched, Bruni fanned five while allowing just two runs on four hits.
- Jonah Jenkins tossed the final two innings of the game for the Buckeyes. He struck out one and gave up just one hit.
Ohio State Quick Hitters
- Catcher/outfielder Matthew Graveline leads the Buckeyes at the plate, batting .352. He has added 34 hits, 22 runs scored, three homeruns and 19 RBIs.
- Center fielder Kade Kern leads Ohio State in runs scored (27), hits (34) and stolen bases (10-for-13). He has also recorded five homeruns and 19 RBIs and is batting .298.
- Third baseman Nick Erwin has hit a team-high eight doubles. He has 31 total hits and has a batting average of .320.
- Catcher Cole Andrews leads the team in RBIs with 22. He is batting .313.
- First baseman Marcus Ernst has a team-high six homeruns on the season.
- Reliever Jonah Jenkins (3-2) has the best ERA on the Buckeye pitching staff with a 2.36. He has made 11 appearances on the mound and has struck out 27 in 26.2 innings pitched.
- Landon Beidelschies (0-1) has recorded a staff-high four saves. He has made 13 appearances, fanning 27 in 19.0 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 2.84.
- Isaiah Coupet (3-3) leads the starting pitchers with an ERA of 3.82. He has fanned a staff-high 55 through 37.2 innings tossed.
- Gavin Bruni (2-0) has struck out 38 in 31.1 innings pitched and has an ERA of 4.31.
The Opponents
- Akron enters the week 13-18 on the season with a 7-8 road record.
- Outfielder Jack Poist leads the Zips at the plate, batting .289. He has 26 hits and 12 RBIs.
- Outfielder Jack Firestone leads the team in hits (27), runs scored (24), homeruns (10) and RBIs (23). He is batting .265.
- Southpaw Sammy Tortorella (3-1) has a 2.72 ERA and has tossed one complete game. He has fanned 42 in 46.1 innings pitched.
- Righty Spencer Atkins (1-5) has also thrown one complete game. He has an ERA of 10.41.
- Right-handed pitcher Emmett Gillies has made the most appearances on the mound with 12. He leads the pitching staff in saves with three.
- Bowling Green is 11-17 on the season so far and 7-13 on the road.
- Catcher Kyle Gurney is batting a team-best .330. He leads the Falcons in hits with 32.
- Infielder Sam Seidel has scored a team-high 16 runs and he is 11-for-13 in stolen bases.
- Infielder Nathan Rose leads the Falcons in doubles (eight), homeruns (five) and RBIs (23).
- Outfielder Nathan Archer is a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen bases.
- Right-handers Isaiah Seidel and Owen Recker have each recorded two saves on the season.
- Righty Gage Schenk (2-4) has a 3.18 ERA and has fanned 41 in 45.1 innings pitched.
- Peyton Wilson (1-4), a right-handed pitcher, has an ERA of 6.81 and has struck out 29 in 35.2 innings tossed.
Up Next
- The Buckeyes host Maryland for a three-game series April 14-16. Friday’s game, which begins at 5:00 p.m., will air on Big Ten Network.
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