Ohio State Defeats Northwestern Saturday to Win Series

Saturday, May 11

Columbus, OH

2:00 PM

Ohio State

26-22, 10-10

Northwestern University

15-32, 2-18

Northwestern

Ohio State

Ohio State Defeats Northwestern Saturday to Win Series

5/11/2024 5:47:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (26-22, 10-10 Big Ten) downed Northwestern (15-32, 2-16 Big Ten), 14-6, on Saturday afternoon to win its series against the Wildcats.

Game Recap

The Buckeyes opened scoring in the bottom of the first inning, with Henry Kaczmar sending one out of the park to give Ohio State the early 1-0 lead. With two outs on the board, Tyler Pettorini doubled to right field. A single from Mitchell Okuley sent Pettorini home and a single from Joseph Mershon scored Okuley. Mershon scored on a Wildcat throwing error to give the Buckeyes a 4-0 lead.
In the bottom of the second, with two runners on, Isaac Cadena went yard, hitting one over the right field wall to give the Buckeyes a commanding 7-0 lead over Northwestern.
A solo home run from Ryan Miller in the bottom of the third frame put the Buckeyes ahead of the Wildcats, 8-0.
With two outs on the board in the bottom of the fourth, Okuley and Mershon drew back-to-back walks. Miller stepped up to the plate next and he went yard for the second time, sending three runs across to give Ohio State an 11-0 lead.
The Wildcats got on the board in the top of the fifth, cutting the Buckeyes lead to 11-3 after a three-run home run.
A solo home run and an RBI double from the Wildcats in the top of the sixth left the Buckeyes ahead by six, 11-5.
Pettorini led off with an infield single in the bottom of the sixth, followed by a single from Mershon. Pettorini scored on a wild pitch, Mershon scored on a Northwestern error and Miller, who had reached base on a walk, scored on a groundout from Trey Lipsey to put Ohio State in the lead by nine, 14-5.
Northwestern scored one more run in the top of the ninth, getting one across on a Buckeye error, but the Buckeyes did not allow the Wildcats to score again as they secured the 14-6 victory and the series win.

Buckeyes by the Numbers

Miller led the Buckeyes with three hits and four RBIs.
Pettorini, Okuley and Mershon each had two hits.
Cadena batted in three runs.
On the mound, Colin Purcell (3-4) earned the win. He struck out one and gave up five runs on five hits in 6.0 innings pitched.
Zach Brown struck out two and did not allow any hits in 2.0 scoreless innings of relief.

Up Next

The Buckeyes and Wildcats wrap up their series on Sunday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m. Prior to the start of the game, Ohio State will honor the senior class. The group will add their names to the Letterman Wall at 12:15 p.m. and the on-field ceremony will begin at 12:29 p.m.

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