Buckeyes Head to Happy Valley to Face Penn State
4/20/2023 8:07:19 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Riding a three-game win streak, the Ohio State baseball team (20-17, 3-9 Big Ten) heads to Happy Valley for a three-game series against Penn State (20-13, 2-7 Big Ten) April 21-23.
Last Time Out
- The Buckeyes earned two midweek wins, defeating Miami (OH), 12-11, and Dayton, 8-7.
- It was a back-and-forth game against the RedHawks, but the Buckeyes prevailed.
- Trey Lipsey, Marcus Ernst and Kade Kern led OSU with two hits each and Ernst and Lipsey each drove in three runs.
- Jake Johnson (1-0) earned the win on the mound, striking out one and giving up two hits in two-thirds of an inning pitched.
- Landon Beidelschies notched his fifth save of the season. He fanned three in 1.1 hitless, scoreless innings.
- Ohio State came from behind to beat the Flyers and sweep the three-game season series.
- Kern led the Buckeyes with two hits and three runs scored and Ernst had a team-high two RBIs.
- Nolan Clegg (1-0) earned the victory. He struck out and allowed one hit in one-third of an inning tossed.
- Jonah Jenkins secured his second save of the season. In 1.0 inning pitched, he struck out one and did not allow any hits.
Ohio State Quick Hitters
- Tyler Pettorini leads the Buckeyes at the plate, batting .327. He has 36 hits, including a team-high three triples, and has batted in 20 runs.
- Matthew Graveline (.325), Kade Kern (.311), Nick Erwin (.308), Cole Andrews (.303) and Marcus Ernst (.300) are all batting .300 or better.
- Graveline and Kern lead Ohio State in hits with 38 each and Kern leads the team in runs scored (32) and stolen bases (11).
- Henry Kaczmar has batted in a team-high 31 runs.
- Jonah Jenkins (4-2) has a 2.06 ERA. He has made 14 appearances on the mound, including one start, and has fanned 30 in 35.0 innings pitched.
- Isaiah Coupet (3-3) has struck out 55 in 37.2 innings pitched and has an ERA of 3.82.
- Gavin Bruni (2-1) has an ERA of 4.50. Bruni has fanned 40 through 34.0 innings tossed.
- Landon Beidelschies (0-2) has five saves on the season. He has made 17 appearances and has struck out 32 in 23.0 innings. He has an ERA of 3.52.
- Nolan Clegg (1-0) has made the most appearances on the mound for the Buckeyes with 22. He has struck out 30 in 24.1 innings tossed and has an ERA of 5.18.
The Opponent
- The Nittany Lions are 20-13 entering the weekend with a 2-7 conference record; they have picked up Big Ten wins against Indiana and Purdue.
- Six players are batting over 300 for Penn State; Thomas Bramley (.331), Bobby Marsh (.329), Josh Spiegel (.323), Jay Harry (.321), Johnny Piacentino (.316) and Kyle Hannon (.307).
- Harry leads the Nittany Lions in hits with 45 and in RBIs with 29.
- Hannon has scored a team-high 40 runs and is 24-for-29 in stolen bases. He also has a team-high six homeruns.
- On the mound, Travis Luensmann (5-2) leads the starting pitchers with an ERA of 3.05. He has struck out 46 in 41.1 innings pitched.
- Jaden Henline (4-1) has fanned 27 in 40.2 innings tossed and has an ERA of 3.32.
- Daniel Ouderkirk (2-3) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 53 in 36.2 innings. He has an ERA of 5.40.
Up Next
- The Buckeyes play at Kent State on Tuesday, April 25 before hosting Illinois for a three-game series April 28-30.
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