Buckeye Bats Hot in 18-13 Win Against Akron

Wednesday, May 1

Columbus, OH

6:00 PM

Ohio State

22-20

University of Akron

11-33

Akron

Ohio State

Buckeye Bats Hot in 18-13 Win Against Akron

5/1/2024 10:55:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team's (22-20) bats were hot on Wednesday night as the Buckeyes earned an 18-13 victory over Akron (11-33).

Game Recap

The Zips got on the board first with an RBI single and a score on a Buckeye error in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead.
The Buckeyes answered in the home half of the first. Henry Kaczmar hit a solo home run to center field. Hunter Rosson then singled and Tyler Pettorini went yard, driving in two runs to put Ohio State in the lead, 3-2. RBI single from Isaac Cadena and Josh Stevenson and a two-RBI double from Ryan Miller gave the Buckeyes a five-run lead over the Zips, 7-2, after one inning of play.
Three RBI singles and an RBI sacrifice fly from Akron in the top of the second put the Zips within one run of the Buckeyes, 7-6.
In the bottom of the second, Pettorini went long for the second time, sending one over the wall in right field to put the Buckeyes up by two, 8-6.
In the bottom of the fourth, Mitchell Okuley led off with a double down the right field line and then swiped third. Cadena was hit by a pitch to reach base and stole second. A double from Trey Lipsey played both Okuley and Cadena to extend the Ohio State lead, 10-6.
A solo home run from the Zips in the top of the fifth cut the Ohio State lead to three runs, 10-7.
Joseph Mershon reached base on catcher's interference to lead off the bottom of the sixth frame and he advanced to third base on a single from Stevenson. A sacrifice fly from Miller scored Mershon and put the Buckeyes back ahead by four, 11-7.
An RBI double and a two-RBI single in the top of the seventh for the Zips left the Buckeyes leading by just one run, 11-10.
Ohio State, however, quickly countered. In the bottom of the seventh, Rosson was hit by a pitch and Pettorini was walked to put two runners on. Okuley stepped up to the plate next and he doubled to left center to score Rosson. Pettorini scored on a wild pitch and Okuley scored on a sacrifice fly from Cadena. Mershon, who reached base after being hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a balk and to third on a throwing error and then scored on a wild pitch to put Ohio State ahead by five runs, 15-10.
The Zips cut the Buckeye lead to two, 15-13, in the top of the eighth after plating three runs on three RBI singles.
In the bottom of the eighth, Kaczmar led off with a double to left center and Rosson drew a walk. A single from Okuley plated both runners. Mershon and Stevenson both walked to load the bases. Miller was then walked, sending Okuley home to put the Buckeyes in the lead, 18-13.
The Buckeyes held the Zips off in the ninth and came away with the 18-13 win.

Buckeyes by the Numbers

The Buckeyes totaled 16 hits against the Zips.
Okuley led the team in hits with four. Kaczmar, Pettorini, Mershon and Stevenson each added two hits.
Miller had a team-high four RBIs. Pettorini and Okuley each batted in three runs.
Okuley, Cadena, Mershon and Stevenson each had one stolen base.
Colin Purcell (2-4) earned the win. He fanned six and allowed four runs on three hits in 5.0 innings pitched.

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