Four-Game Series at Arizona State Next Up for Baseball
2/21/2024 6:07:00 PM | Baseball
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Ohio State baseball team (2-2) closes out its trip to Arizona with a four-game series at Arizona State Thursday, Feb. 22-Sunday, Feb. 25.
Last Time Out
Last Time Out
- The Buckeyes fell to Grand Canyon, 10-3, on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The Antelopes took a 3-0 lead and the Buckeyes came back to tie the game, 3-3, after a two-RBI single from Mitchell Okuley and a sacrifice fly from Hunter Rosson, but Grand Canyon compiled 18 hits to get back ahead and come away with the victory.
- Okuley, Rosson, Matthew Graveline, Henry Kaczmar and Joseph Mershon each had one hit.
- Okuley led the team in RBIs with two.
- Chase Herrell started on the mound, allowing one run on three hits in a 3.0-inning no-decision.
- Gavin DeVooght took the loss, giving up one run on three hits in 1.0 inning pitched.
- The Buckeyes went 2-1 at the MLB Desert Invitational to open the 2024 season. Ohio State fell to Boston College, 9-2, in the opening game of the tournament before bouncing back to defeat BYU, 7-2, and USC, 5-2.
- Landon Beidelschies (0-1) fanned a career-high six batters in the Buckeyes' Opening Day matchup with the Boston College Eagles.
- Colin Purcell (1-0) earned the win over BYU, striking out four and allowing one earned run on five hits in 5.0 innings pitched in his Ohio State debut.
- Hunter Shaw, also making his Buckeye debut, earned the save. He fanned six and gave up just one run on one hit in 4.0 innings tossed.
- In his first at-bat as a Buckeye, Nick Giamarusti hit a homerun against BYU.
- Henry Kaczmar and Tyler Pettorini led the Buckeyes at the plate versus the Cougars with three hits each.
- Gavin Bruni (1-0) earned the win on the mound versus the Trojans. He struck out six and allowed one earned run on three hits in 5.0 innings pitched.
- Trey Lipsey and Mitchell Okuley led the Buckeyes in hits with two each against USC.
- Justin Eckhardt earned the save. He struck out one.
- Through four games, Tyler Pettorini leads the Buckeyes at the plate, batting .333.
- Pettorini and Henry Kaczmar lead the Buckeyes in hits with five and in RBIs with four apiece. Kaczmar is batting .313.
- Joseph Mershon leads the team in stolen bases, going a perfect 3-for-3 in steals to start the season.
- Trey Lipsey, Joseph Mershon and Matthew Graveline lead the Buckeyes in runs scored with three each.
- Gavin Bruni (1-0) and Colin Purcell (1-0) each have an ERA of 1.80 after their first starts of the season.
- Bruni, Landon Beidelschies and Hunter Shaw have each amassed six strikeouts so far.
- Shaw and Justin Eckhardt each earned one save during opening weekend.
- Arizona State is 3-1 going into its series against the Buckeyes. The Sun Devils have earned wins against Santa Clara and Kansas State.
- Infielder Ethan Mendoza is batting a team-best .600.
- Infielder Jacob Tobias and outfielder Isaiah Jackson lead the Sun Devils in hits with eight each. Jackson also leads the team in RBIs with 13 and in home runs with three.
- Right-hander Thomas Burns (1-0) and southpaw Ben Jacobs (0-0) lead the Arizona State pitching staff in strikeouts with seven each. Burns has an ERA of 1.80 and Jacobs' ERA is 2.08.
- The Buckeyes head to Nevada for the inaugural Las Vegas Baseball College Classic March 1-3. Ohio State will play games against Cal, Pitt and Oklahoma.
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