Jacksonville College Baseball Classic Next Up for Ohio State
2/20/2025 2:03:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team will compete at the Jacksonville College Baseball Classic this weekend, taking on No. 12 NC State on Friday, Feb. 21, Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 22 and Alabama on Sunday, Feb. 23.
Game 1 vs. No. 12 NC State
Friday, February 21 | 2:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – TBD
NC State – LHP Dominic Fritton
Game 2 vs. Coastal Carolina
Saturday, February 22 | 12:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Chase Herrell
Coastal Carolina – RHP Cameron Flukey
Game 3 vs. Alabama
Sunday, February 23 | 11:00 a.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Jake Michalak
Alabama – RHP Bobby Alcock
Last Time Out
Game 1 vs. No. 12 NC State
Friday, February 21 | 2:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – TBD
NC State – LHP Dominic Fritton
Game 2 vs. Coastal Carolina
Saturday, February 22 | 12:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Chase Herrell
Coastal Carolina – RHP Cameron Flukey
Game 3 vs. Alabama
Sunday, February 23 | 11:00 a.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Jake Michalak
Alabama – RHP Bobby Alcock
Last Time Out
- The Buckeyes dropped three games to Arizona State on opening weekend in Phoenix. The Sun Devils won by scores of 9-8, 7-6 and 17-10.
- In game one, Ryan Miller hit the first home run of the season for the Buckeyes, sending one 449 feet out of the park.
- Miller, Trey Lipsey, Marc Stephens, Mason Eckelman and Nick Giamarusti all had two hits on Opening Day. Eckelman led the team with a career-high three RBIs.
- in game two, Lee Ellis hit his first home run as a Buckeye. Tyler Pettorini led the Buckeyes with three hits, while Stephens added two. Giamarusti swiped three bags.
- Matthew Graveline and Pettorini each had a home run in the final game of the series. Pettorini led the Buckeyes with three hits and Graveline, Miller and Reggie Bussey had two hits. Graveline batted in a team-high three runs and Pettorini batted in two.
- Tyler Pettorini leads the Buckeyes at the plate, batting .545 through three games. He has a team-high six hits and has batted in three runs.
- Nick Giamarusti leads the team in stolen bases; he is 5-for-5 for far on the season. He is batting .444 with four hits.
- Ryan Miller has four hits so far and is batting .333. He has batted in three runs.
- Marc Stephens has four hits and Reggie Bussey, Trey Lipsey and Matthew Graveline each have three hits.
- Graveline and Mason Eckelman have each batted in three runs.
- Chase Herrell (0-0) has four strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched. He has given up four earned runs on six hits and has an ERA of 6.00.
- Hunter Shaw (0-1) fanned three in a 3.0-inning relief appearance against Arizona State. He allowed three runs on three hits.
- Douglas Bauer, Luke Carrell and Drew Erdmann each made two appearances on the mound during opening weekend.
- Blaine Wynk was selected as a Third Team Preseason All-American by Perfect Game after his strong 2024 season.
- Wynk, Matthew Graveline and Chase Herrell were selected as the Buckeyes' Big Ten Players to Watch.
- Tyler Pettorini came in at No. 19 on Perfect Game's list of the top 75 college seniors and he landed at No, 45 on D1Baseball's top 50 third basemen list.
- Trey Lipsey also made it onto Perfect Game's top 75 college seniors list, coming in at No. 65.
- Graveline was No. 46 on the Perfect Game top 100 college juniors list.
- Lee Ellis was on Perfect Game's top 100 college sophomores list at No. 91.
- In the fall, freshmen Tannis Lange, Ty Fox and Noah LaFine landed on Perfect Game's list of the top 500 fresh arrivals on campus.
- Matthew Graveline and Blaine Wynk have both been named top 2025 MLB Draft prospects by D1Baseball and Perfect Game.
- Graveline landed at No. 5 and Wynk came in at No. 10 on D1Baseball's list of the top prospects from the Big Ten.
- On Perfect Game's list of the top 300 prospects, Graveline was No. 81 and Wynk was No. 202.
- Looking ahead to 2026, Lee Ellis and Mason Eckelman have been selected as top MLB Draft prospects out of the Big Ten by D1Baseball. Ellis came in at No. 28 on the list, and Eckelman was right behind him at No. 29.
- No. 12 NC State will be the first ranked opponent the Buckeyes face this season. The Wolfpack is 3-1 to open the season.
- Infielder Justin DeCriscio leads the team with a .625 batting average and infielder Chris McHugh is batting .500.
- McHugh is tied for the team lead in hits with seven and he has a team-high nine RBIs.
- Anticipated starter Dominic Fritton (0-0) has started one game and has five strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched. He has not allowed any runs.
- Coastal Carolina is 4-1 to open the 2025 season.
- First baseman Colby Thorndike leads the Chanticleers with nine hits and five RBIs and is batting a team-best .500.
- Cameron Flukey (0-0) is slated to get the start on the mound. He has struck out three in 4.1 innings tossed and has not allowed any earned runs.
- The Crimson Tide are 5-0 entering the weekend.
- Infielder Justin Lebron is batting a team-best .500 and is tied for the team lead in hits with eight. He has batted in 10 runs.
- Outfielder Bryce Fowler has a team-high 11 RBIs through five games and has eight hits. He is batting .444.
- Bobby Alcock (1-0) is the expected starter against the Buckeyes. He has struck out three in 3.1 innings pitched and has not allowed any earned runs.
- The Buckeyes head to Texas for the College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field, the home of the Texas Rangers, Feb. 28-March 2. Ohio State will face Auburn, Baylor and Oregon State.
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