Buckeyes Head to Rutgers for Final Regular Season Series
5/15/2024 4:23:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (26-23, 10-11 Big Ten) heads to Piscataway, N.J. for a three-game series against Rutgers (27-23, 5-16 Big Ten) Thursday, May 16 through Saturday, May 18. The Buckeyes enter the weekend ninth in the Big Ten Standings and are still in the mix for a spot in the conference tournament next week, which features the top eight teams.
Game 1
Thursday, May 16 | 6:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Landon Beidelschies
Rutgers - RHP Sonny Fauci
Game 2
Friday, May 17 | 3:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Colin Purcell
Rutgers – LHP Justin Sinibaldi
Game 3
Saturday, May 18 | 11:00 a.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Gavin DeVooght
Rutgers – LHP Donovan Zsak
Last Time Out
Game 1
Thursday, May 16 | 6:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Landon Beidelschies
Rutgers - RHP Sonny Fauci
Game 2
Friday, May 17 | 3:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Colin Purcell
Rutgers – LHP Justin Sinibaldi
Game 3
Saturday, May 18 | 11:00 a.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Gavin DeVooght
Rutgers – LHP Donovan Zsak
Last Time Out
- The Buckeyes wrapped up their home schedule last weekend, winning two of three games against Northwestern.
- Ohio State opened the series with a 7-2 victory. Tyler Pettorini and Trey Lipsey led the Buckeyes in game one with two hits each. Lipsey had a team-high three RBIs.
- Landon Beidelschies (5-7) earned the win. He struck out five and gave up one run in seven hits in a career-high 7.0 innings pitched.
- The Buckeye bats were hot in game two as Ohio State earned a 14-6 win to clinch the series. Ryan Miller led the Buckeyes with three hits and four RBIs. Two of his three hits were home runs.
- On the mound, Colin Purcell (3-4) picked up the win. He struck out one and gave up five runs on five hits in 6.0 innings pitched.
- The Buckeyes fell to the Wildcats, 3-1, in a relief pitcher's duel to close out the series. Matthew Graveline led the team at the plate with three hits.
- Gavin DeVooght (2-3) took the loss, striking out six to tie his career-high, and allowing three runs on five hits in 5.0 innings pitched. Blaine Wynk fanned three and allowed just one hit in 3.0 innings of relief.
- Henry Kaczmar is batting a team-best .328 and leads the Buckeyes in hits (65) and runs scored (49). He has batted in 34 runs.
- Tyler Pettorini is hitting .323 and has a team-high 43 RBIs and nine home runs. He has 63 total hits on the season, which is second on the team.
- Joseph Mershon and Mitchell Okuley are also batting over .300. Mershon has a .307 average. He has 47 hits and 25 RBIs and leads the Buckeyes with 15 stolen bases. Okuley is batting .315 with 56 hits and 41 RBIs.
- Landon Beidelschies (5-7) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 76 in 72.2 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 4.33.
- Gavin Bruni (3-3) has fanned 51 in 48.2 innings pitched and has a 6.10 ERA.
- Gavin DeVooght (2-3) has struck out 36 in 42.2 inning pitched and has an ERA of 4.22
- Colin Purcell (3-4) has a 7.21 ERA. He has struck out 37 in 48.2 innings pitched.
- Justin Eckhardt (0-2) leads the staff in saves with six. He has struck out 14 in 18.0 innings tossed and has an ERA of 3.50.
- The Scarlet Knights are 27-23 overall and 5-16 in Big Ten play entering the final conference weekend. Rutgers has a 12-7 home record.
- Infielder Josh Kuroda-Grauer is batting a team-best .433. He also leads the Scarlet Knights with 90 hits, 18 doubles and 23 stolen bases (23-for-26).
- Infielder Tony Santa Maria has batted in a team-high 49 runs. He is batting .323 with 64 hits, including a team-high 12 home runs. He is 13-for-15 in swiped bags.
- Justin Sinibaldi (4-3) leads the Rutgers pitching staff with 62 strikeouts in 78.1 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 3.33.
- Donovan Zsak (2-1) has fanned 32 in 29.0 innings tossed and has a 4.66 ERA.
- Sonny Fauci (6-0) has struck out 39 in 30.2 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 4.99.
- Joey DiChiaro (1-1) leads the pitching staff in saves with five. He has struck out 22 in 15.1 innings tossed and has a 4.70 ERA.
- The Buckeyes will find out their Big Ten Tournament fate after this weekend. The tournament will be held May 21-26 in Omaha, Neb.
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