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Buckeyes Down No, 12 NC State for First Win of Justin Haire Era
2/21/2025 5:55:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (1-3) earned its first win of the season on Friday, taking down No. 12 NC State (3-2), 8-3, in the first game of the Jax College Baseball Classic. It is the first win at Ohio State for skipper Justin Haire.
Game Recap
Game Recap
- After a scoreless first inning, Trey Lipsey and Lee Ellis drew back-to-back walks to open the second inning. An infield bunt single from Mason Eckelman loaded the bases for the Buckeyes. A throwing error from NC State sent two runs home for the Buckeyes to give them a 2-0 lead. A sacrifice bunt from Will Carpenter scored Eckelman and gave Ohio State a 3-0 lead.
- In the bottom of the third inning, NC State tied the score, 3-3, after a three-run home run.
- In the top of the fifth, with two outs on the board, Lipsey reached base on an NC State error. Lee Ellis stepped up to the plate next and he went yard, sending one 391 feet out of the park to plate two runs and put the Buckeyes back in the lead, 5-3.
- Carpenter led off with a single up the middle in the sixth inning and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Reggie Bussey then singled and advanced on an error, giving Carpenter time to score and give the Buckeyes a three-run lead, 6-3. A single into right field from Matthew Graveline drove Bussey home and put Ohio State ahead of the Wolfpack, 7-3.
- In the seventh and eighth innings, the Buckeyes retired the Wolfpack in order to keep them off the board.
- Lipsey led off with a solo home run to right field in the ninth, extending the Buckeye lead to five runs, 8-3.
- In the bottom of the ninth, the Wolfpack had two runners on with no outs and Luke Carrell came out of the bullpen for the Buckeyes. A walk loaded the bases, but Ohio State did not let NC State capitalize. A fielder's choice, with Carrell throwing to Eckelman behind the dish, took out the runner trying to score. Carrell struck out the next two batters swinging to ice the victory for the Buckeyes.
- The last ranked win for the Buckeyes was a 9-3 victory over No. 24 Nebraska on April 7, 2024 in Lincoln.
- Eckelman and Carpenter led the Buckeyes with two hits each. It is a career-high for Carpenter and ties Eckelman's career-high.
- Ellis led the team in RBIs with two. His home run was his second of the season.
- Bussey and Graveline each had one stolen base.
- Drew Erdmann started on the mound. He struck out one and gave up three runs on three hits in 2.2 innings pitched.
- Hunter Shaw (1-1) earned his first win of the season. He struck out one and allowed just one hit in 2.1 innings of relief.
- Nik Copenhaver and Carrell each fanned two.
- The Buckeyes continue play at the Jax College Baseball Classic with a game against Coastal Carolina at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 and a game against Alabama at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shaw, Hunter (1-1)
L: Dominic Fritton (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Lipsey, Trey 1 ; Ellis, Lee 1
RBI: Graveline, Matthew 1 ; Lipsey, Trey 1 ; Ellis, Lee 2 ; Carpenter, Will 1
SH: Carpenter, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lipsey, Trey 3 ; Ellis, Lee 2 ; Eckelman, Mason 1 ; Carpenter, Will 1 ; Bussey, Reggie 1
SB: Graveline, Matthew 1 ; Bussey, Reggie 1
CS: Pettorini, Tyler 1
HBP: Giamarusti, Nick 1
PO: Stephens, Marc 1
Batting:
2B: Josh Hogue 1
HR: Justin DeCriscio 1
RBI: Justin DeCriscio 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Luke Nixon 1 ; Justin DeCriscio 1 ; Ryan Jaros 1
HBP: Luke Nixon 1
Game Leaders
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