Ohio State Hosts Maryland for Three-Game Series
4/13/2023 5:33:06 PM | Baseball
Game 1
Date: April 14 | Time: 5:00 PM
Probable Starters:
Ohio State: LHP Gavin Bruni
Maryland: RHP Jason Savacool
Game 2
Date: April 15 | Time: 2:00 PM
Probable Starters:
Ohio State: TBD
Maryland: RHP Nick Dean
Game 3
Date: April 16 | Time: 12:00 PM
Probable Starters:
Ohio State: TBD
Maryland: TBD
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State (17-15, 2-7 Big Ten) hosts the Maryland Terrapins (19-13, 4-2 Big Ten) for a three-game series April 14-16. Friday’s game, which is slated for a 5:00 p.m. start, will air on Big Ten Network. Sunday’s game, which was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m., has been moved up to a 12:00 p.m. start due to expected inclement weather.
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 won both of their midweek games, earning a dominant 15-1 victory over Akron in seven innings on Tuesday and defeating Bowling Green, 8-2, on Wednesday.
- Ohio State used the long ball to help them to victory in both games; Ohio State tallied four homeruns against the Zips and three against the Falcons.
- Against Akron, Matthew Graveline, Henry Kaczmar, Josh McAlister and Hank Thomas each had a homerun.
- Kaczmar led the team in RBIs with four and Graveline and McAlister each had three.
- Jonah Jenkins (4-2) earned the win on the mound. He struck out one and allowed just two hits in 2.0 innings pitched.
- Against Bowling Green, the Buckeye pitching staff carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. They only allowed four hits over the entire game.
- Kaczmar, Trey Lipsey and Cole Andrews each went yard against the Falcons.
- McAlister made an acrobatic catch in the top of the sixth inning that earned him the number three play on the SportsCenter Top 10.
- Josh Timmerman (1-1) earned his first victory as a Buckeye. He tossed 4.0 hitless innings, fanning four and walking three.
Ohio State Quick Hitters
- Matthew Graveline leads the Buckeyes at the plate, batting .354. He has a team-high 35 hits and has also added 26 runs, six doubles, four homeruns and 23 RBIs.
- Also batting over .300 are Tyler Pettorini (.330), Cole Andrews (.326) and Nick Erwin (.317).
- Andrews leads the Buckeyes in RBIs with 25. Henry Kaczmar has batted in 24 runs.
- Kade Kern has scored a team-high 27 runs. He leads the team in doubles (seven) and stolen bases (10). Kern has also added 34 hits and five homeruns. He is batting .298.
- Marcus Ernst leads Ohio State in homeruns with six.
- Jonah Jenkins’ (4-2) 2.20 ERA is the best of the Ohio State pitching staff. He has made 12 appearances on the mound and has fanned 28 in 28.2 innings pitched.
- Isaiah Coupet (3-3) has struck out 55 in 37.2 innings pitched and has an ERA of 3.82.
- Gavin Bruni (2-0) has an ERA of 4.31. Bruni has fanned 38 through 31.1 innings tossed. Coupet is fourth in the Big Ten in strikeouts and second in batters struck out looking (17).
- Landon Beidelschies (0-1) has four saves on the season. He has made 14 appearances and has struck out 29 in 20.0 innings. He has an ERA of 2.70.
- Nolan Clegg has made the most appearances on the mound for the Buckeyes with 18.
The Opponent
- Maryland is 19-13 overall with a 4-2 conference record. The Terps won two out of three games in their series’ with Iowa and Rutgers.
- Nick Lorusso is batting a team-best .367 for Maryland. He also leads the team in hits (51), homeruns (13) and RBIs (51).
- Matt Shaw is a team-best 11-for-12 in stolen bases. He has added 11 homeruns and is hitting .336.
- Luke Shliger is also hitting over .300 with a .301 average. He leads the Terps in runs scored with 44 and in doubles with 12.
- Jason Savacool (3-3) has a 3.33 ERA. He has fanned 47 in 48.2 innings pitched.
- Nick Dean (2-1) has struck out 39 batters in 39.1 innings pitched and has an ERA of 5.49.
Up Next
- The Buckeyes play at Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday, April 18 and host Dayton on Wednesday, April 19.
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