Ohio State Back on West Coast to Take On Cal Poly
3/7/2024 3:18:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (6-4) is back on the West Coast for a four-game series against the Cal Poly Mustangs (4-7) March 8-11.
Game 1
Friday, March 8 | 9:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Landon Beidelschies
Cal Poly – LHO Jakob Wright
Game 2
Saturday, March 9 | 6:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Colin Purcell
Cal Poly – RHP Steven Brooks
Game 3
Sunday, March 10 | 4:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Gavin Bruni
Cal Poly – LHP Ryan Baum
Game 4
Monday, March 11 | 9:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – TBD
Cal Poly – LHP Chris Downs
Last Time Out
Game 1
Friday, March 8 | 9:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Landon Beidelschies
Cal Poly – LHO Jakob Wright
Game 2
Saturday, March 9 | 6:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Colin Purcell
Cal Poly – RHP Steven Brooks
Game 3
Sunday, March 10 | 4:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Gavin Bruni
Cal Poly – LHP Ryan Baum
Game 4
Monday, March 11 | 9:00 p.m. ET
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – TBD
Cal Poly – LHP Chris Downs
Last Time Out
- The Buckeyes went 2-0 at the inaugural Las Vegas College Baseball Classic, picking up a 9-4 win over Cal and a 4-3 come-from-behind victory against Oklahoma.
- Landon Beidelschies (2-1) earned the win versus the Bears, fanning a career-high eight batters in 6.0 innings pitched. He allowed two runs on four hits.
- Matthew Graveline led the Buckeyes at the dish with two hits.
- Trey Lipsey batted in a team-high three runs and Graveline and Josh Stevenson each batted in two.
- After being down by one, 3-2, against the Sooners in the top of the ninth inning, the Buckeyes came back to win, 4-3, after Tyler Pettorini reached base on a bases-loaded error to score CJ Richard and Mitchell Okuley was walked with bases loaded to send Nick Giamarusti home.
- Justin Eckhardt tossed the bottom of the ninth and he earned the save.
- Gavin DeVooght (1-1) earned his first career win on the mound. He pitched 1.1 innings and allowed just one hit.
- Graveline, Pettorini and Okuley led Ohio State at the plate with two hits each.
- 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.
- Mitchell Okuley leads the Buckeyes at the plate, batting .432. He also had a team-high 16 hits, including a team-best five doubles.
- Tyler Pettorini leads the team in RBIs with nine. He is batting .342 with 13 hits.
- Okuley and Henry Kaczmar have each batted in eight runs.
- Matthew Graveline, Lipsey, Josh Stevenson and Nick Giamarusti lead the Buckeyes in home runs with two each.
- Joseph Mershon is a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases.
- On the mound, Colin Purcell (1-1) leads the starting rotation with a 3.09 ERA. He has struck out 10 in 11.2 innings pitched.
- Landon Beidelschies (2-1) is sitting at an ERA of 3.18. He leads the staff in strikeouts with 21 in 17.0 innings tossed.
- Gavin Bruni (1-0) has an ERA of 3.75 and has fanned 13 in 12.0 innings pitched.
- Justin Eckhardt has notched two saves on the season so far and Hunter Shaw has one.
- The Mustangs are 4-7 overall entering the series against the Buckeyes, with a 4-4 home record.
- Outfielder Jake Steels leads the Mustangs at the plate, batting .425 with a team-high 17 hits.
- Infielder Joe Yorke leads the team in RBIs with seven.
- Lefty Jakob Wright (1-2) leads the Mustang pitching staff with a 2.30 ERA. He has struck out 17 in 15.2 innings pitched.
- Right-hander Steven Brooks (0-3) has struck out 20 in 20.1 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 3.98.
- The Buckeyes play a midweek game at Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday, March 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET and then head to West Virginia for a three-game series against the Mountaineers March 15-17.
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