Ohio State
4-4
Arizona State University
5-3
Buckeyes Split with Arizona State
2/25/2024 5:19:00 PM | Baseball
Game Recap
- Trey Lipsey hit a double to left field to open the game and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt from Henry Kaczmar. Matthew Graveline was hit by a pitch, putting runners on the corners, but the Buckeyes weren't able to capitalize and were scoreless after the top half of the first.
- Two RBI doubles and an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning put the Sun Devils in the lead, 3-0.
- With two outs on the board in the top of the second, Ryan Miller recorded his first hit as a Buckeye, singling to second base. Zach Fjelstad then singled to right field, advancing Miller to third. Lipsey was next up, reaching base on an error; Miller scored on the error to cut the ASU lead to two, 3-1. Kaczmar stepped up to the plate next, putting a single in right field to send two runs home and tie the score, 3-3. The bases were soon loaded for the Buckeyes after Graveline was hit by a pitch and Tyler Pettorini walked. Mitchell Okuley then drew a walk, scoring Kaczmar to give Ohio State the lead, 4-3. The bases remained loaded, but a Buckeye groundout ended the inning.
- In the bottom of the second, a two-RBI single from the Sun Devils put them back in the lead, 5-4.
- The teams remained scoreless for the next two innings, but the Buckeyes reclaimed the lead in the top of the fifth. Pettorini was walked to lead off the inning. With one out, Joseph Mershon singled to left field. Pettorini advanced to third on a Josh Stevenson fly out and then Mershon stole second. Miller came up big at the plate, blasting his first home run in the Scarlet and Gray over the Buckeyes bullpen to put the Buckeyes back ahead, 7-5.
- An RBI single from the Sun Devils in the bottom of the fifth cut the Ohio State lead to one run, 7-6.
- With two outs in the top of the sixth, Graveline hit a ground-rule double. Pettorini then doubled down the left field line, sending Graveline home to put Ohio State ahead by two, 8-6.
- In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Sun Devils hit a grand slam to take a two-run lead over Ohio State, 10-8.
- Stevenson led off with a single in the top of the seventh and with one out, Fjelstad also singled. The Sun Devils, however, turned a double play to get out of the top half unscathed.
- In the top of the eighth, Pettorini walked and Okuley singled with two outs on the board, but the runners were stranded and the Sun Devils came away with the win, 10-8.
- The Buckeyes totaled 11 home runs over their four-game series at Arizona State.
- Okuley, Miller and Fjelstad led the Buckeyes in hits with two each.
- Miller led the team in RBIs with three and Kaczmar batted in two runs.
- Hunter Shaw (0-1) took the loss. He gave up four runs on two hits and a third of an inning pitched.
- Gavin DeVooght struck out a career-high four in 3.0 innings out of the bullpen.
- The Buckeyes compete next at the inaugural Las Vegas College Baseball Classic. Ohio State will match up with Call, Pitt and Oklahoma.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Behrens, Adam (2-0)
L: Shaw, Hunter (0-1)
S: Carlon, Cole (2)
Batting:
2B: Lipsey, Trey 1 ; Graveline, Matthew 1 ; Pettorini, Tyler 1
HR: Miller, Ryan 1
RBI: Lipsey, Trey 1 ; Kaczmar, Henry 2 ; Pettorini, Tyler 1 ; Okuley, Mitchell 1 ; Miller, Ryan 3
SH: Kaczmar, Henry 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lipsey, Trey 1 ; Kaczmar, Henry 1 ; Graveline, Matthew 1 ; Pettorini, Tyler 1 ; Mershon, Joseph 1 ; Miller, Ryan 2 ; Fjelstad, Zach 1
SB: Mershon, Joseph 1
HBP: Graveline, Matthew 2
Batting:
2B: Campos, Ryan 1 ; Tobias, Jacob 2
HR: Compton, Brandon 1
RBI: Williams, Harris 1 ; Campos, Ryan 1 ; Tobias, Jacob 3 ; Jackson, Isaiah 1 ; Compton, Brandon 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Contrades, Nu'u 1 ; Campos, Ryan 1 ; Tobias, Jacob 2 ; Karstetter, Kevin 1 ; Jackson, Isaiah 1 ; Compton, Brandon 1 ; Ondina, Steven 2 ; Vu, Kien 1
HBP: Williams, Harris 1 ; Tobias, Jacob 1 ; Jackson, Isaiah 1
