Baseball Wraps Up West Coast Swing at Cal State Fullerton
3/12/2024 12:53:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (7-7) closes out its five-game West Coast swing with a midweek game at Cal State Fullerton (7-7) on Wednesday, March 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Ohio State at Cal State Fullerton
Wednesday, March 13 | 9:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Hunter Shaw
Cal State Fullerton – RHP Dylan Goff
Last Time Out
Ohio State at Cal State Fullerton
Wednesday, March 13 | 9:00 p.m. ET
Live Stats | Watch
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Hunter Shaw
Cal State Fullerton – RHP Dylan Goff
Last Time Out
- The Buckeyes played a four-game series at Cal Poly March 8-11. The Mustangs won the series, 3-1.
- Ohio State fell to Cal Poly, 4-2, in the series opener. Henry Kaczmar, Nick Giamarusti and Joseph Mershon led the Buckeyes at the plate with two hits each. Landon Beidelschies (2-2) took the loss. He struck out five and allowed three runs on five hits in 4.0 innings pitched.
- In game two, the Buckeyes were defeated by the Mustangs, 19-2. Kaczmar led Ohio State with two hits. Colin Purcell (1-2) took the loss on the mound. Purcell struck out one and gave up four runs on 10 hits in 4.2 innings pitched.
- The Buckeyes bounced back in game three, coming away with a 5-3 victory. Kaczmar, Matthew Graveline and Mershon each had two hits. Gavin Bruni (2-0) earned the win. He struck out two batters and gave up two runs on four hits in 5.0 innings pitched. Reliever Blaine Wynk fanned a career-high five batters in 3.0 innings tossed and closer Justin Eckhardt earned his third save of the season.
- In the series finale, the Buckeyes fell to the Mustangs, 3-1. Mitchell Okuley had a team-high two hits and Mason Eckelman recorded his first collegiate hit. Chase Herrell (0-1) took the loss; He struck out two and allowed three runs on seven hits in 4.0 innings pitched.
- Okuley leads the Buckeyes at the dish with a .353 batting average. He has recorded 18 hits, including a team-high six doubles, nine RBIs and six runs scored.
- Kaczmar, who is on a 13-game hitting streak, leads the Buckeyes in hits with 19. He is batting .339.
- Kaczmar and Tyler Pettorini lead the team in RBIs with 10 each.
- Pettorini (14), Mershon (13), Graveline (13) and Trey Lipsey (12) have all notched double-digit hits.
- Mershon is 6-for-7 in stolen bases and Lipsey is 5-for-6.
- Lipsey leads the team in runs scored with 13.
- On the mound, Beidelschies (2-2) leads the pitching staff with 26 strikeouts and a 3.43 ERA through 21.0 innings pitched.
- Bruni (2-0) has fanned 15 in 17.0 innings tossed and has an ERA of 3.71.
- Purcell (1-2) has struck out 11 in 16.1 innings pitched and has an ERA of 3.86.
- Eckhardt leads the Buckeye pitching staff in saves with three, and projected starter Hunter Shaw has picked up one save. Shaw has struck out nine in 7.2 innings pitched, all coming in relief.
- The Titans are 7-7 overall with a 5-3 home record.
- Infielder Eli Lopez leads the team at the dish, batting a team-best .370 with a team-high 17 hits.
- Infielder Maddox Latta leads the Titans in RBIs with 14. He is batting .298 with 14 hits.
- Infielder Marcos Rosales has hit a team-high three home runs.
- On the mound, Jason Blood (1-0) has struck out 16 in 15.0 innings pitched and has a staff-best ERA of 1.80.
- Mikiah Negrete (2-0) and Christian Rodriguez (2-2) lead the pitching staff in strikeouts with 22 each.
- Projected starter Dylan Goff has not pitched for the Titans yet this season.
- The Buckeyes head to Morgantown, W. Va. for a three-game series against the Mountaineers March 15-17.
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