Buckeyes Win High-Scoring Home Opener Against St. John's

Tuesday, March 4

Columbus, Ohio

3:00 P.M.

Ohio State

2-8

St. John's

1-9

St. John's

Ohio State

Buckeyes Win High-Scoring Home Opener Against St. John's

3/4/2025 8:14:00 PM | Baseball

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (2-8) won a high-scoring home opener against St. John's (1-9), 12-10, on Tuesday at Bill Davis Stadium.

Game Recap

In the bottom of the first, Trey Lipsey reached base on a St. John's error. He then stole second. With one out, Tyler Pettorini doubled to center field to put two runners into scoring position. Lipsey scored on a wild pitch to give the Buckeyes the first lead of the game, 1-0.
St. John's got on the board in the top of the third inning, taking a 3-1 lead after an RBI double and two RBI singles.
A solo home run for the Red Storm in the top of the fourth added to their lead, 4-1.
Pettorini led off with a single in the bottom of the fourth. A double from Matthew Graveline sent Pettorini home and a single from Mason Eckelman scored Graveline to put the Buckeyes within one run of St. John's, 4-3. Marc Stephens doubled to put both himself and Eckelman into scoring position. A two-RBI single from Nick Giamarusti put Ohio State back in the lead, 5-4.
In the bottom of the fifth, Lee Ellis hit his first home run at Bill Davis Stadium, driving in two runs to put the Buckeyes up by three, 7-4.
The Red Storm got back ahead of the Buckeyes, 8-7, in the top of the seventh inning after an RBI double and a two-run home run.
Lipsey walked to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning, followed by a single from Ellis. With one out, Lipsey and Ellis executed a double steal. A single into center field from Graveline plated Lipsey and Ellis to give the lead back to the Buckeyes, 9-8. A double from Stephens sent Graveline home and gave Ohio State a 10-8 advantage.
A sac fly and a score on a Buckeye error in the top of the eighth for the Red Storm tied the score, 10-10.
Designated hitter Zach Freeman drew a walk to start the bottom of the ninth for the Buckeyes. Sal Mineo came in to pinch run, and he advanced to second on a wild pitch. A sac bunt from Reggie Bussey moved Mineo to third and he scored on a single from Lipsey to put the Buckeyes ahead by one, 11-10. Ellis and Pettorini were both hit by pitches to load the bases for Ohio State. Lipsey scored on a wild pitch, giving the Buckeyes a two-run lead, 12-10.
The Buckeyes held the Red Storm off in the top of the ninth to earn the 12-10 victory in their home opener in a game that was nearly four hours long.

Buckeyes by the Numbers

Lipsey, Ellis, Pettorini, Graveline and Stephens each had two hits.
Graveline had a team-high three RBIs, while Giamarusti and Ellis each batted in two runs.
Lipsey led the team in stolen bases with two.
Hunter Shaw and Sahil Patel each had two strikeouts.
Gavin Kuzniewski (1-0) earned his first collegiate victory on the mound. He had one strikeout in 0.2 innings pitched.
Drew Erdmann earned the save. He struck out one in 1.0 inning pitched.