Buckeyes Back at Bill Davis to Host Kent State
4/8/2025 1:11:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (8-20) hosts Kent State (19-11) on Wednesday, April 9 at Bill Davis Stadium. The game, which was originally scheduled for 6:00 p.m., has been moved up to 4:00 p.m. due to expected cold temperatures later in the evening.
Ohio State vs. Kent State
Wednesday, April 9 | 4:00 p.m.
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Ticket & Parking Information
Ohio State vs. Kent State
Wednesday, April 9 | 4:00 p.m.
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Ticket & Parking Information
- Fans can purchase single game tickets HERE or on the TicketMaster app. Tickets can also be purchased at the ticket office at the Schottenstein Center or at Bill Davis Stadium on gameday. The ticket office will open 90 minutes prior to the start of each game. Students can get in for free with their BuckID.
- Free parking will be available in the lots surrounding Bill Davis Stadium.
- Wednesday's game will be First Responders and Military Appreciation Night. Military will receive 20% off concessions. It will also be a dollar dog night.
- The Buckeyes dropped a three-game series at USC over the weekend, falling to the Trojans by scores of 5-3, 12-9 and 10-9.
- Trey Lipsey had a home run in the second game of the series.
- In the final game of the series, Tyler Pettorini hit three home runs; it was the third two-homer game of his career. Ryan Miller hit a grand slam.
- The Buckeyes are 7-2 in games played at Bill Davis Stadium this season.
- Tyler Pettorini is batting a team-best .359. He leads the Buckeyes in hits with 42, home runs with nine and RBIs with 32.
- Trey Lipsey is batting .313 with 30 hits. He has a team-high 31 runs scored and is 11-for-12 in stolen bases.
- Nick Giamarusti leads the team in stolen bases, swiping 14 bags on 15 attempts.
- Mason Eckelman and Matthew Graveline each have 31 hits on the season, and Lee Ellis has 30. Graveline and Ellis each have six home runs.
- Jake Michalak (1-3) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 27 in 26.1 innings pitched.
- Nik Copenhaver (0-2) has a 2.79 ERA and has struck out 16 in 19.1 innings of relief. He leads the pitching staff with 14 appearances.
- Gavin Kuzniewski (3-2) has fanned 18 in 25.2 innings tossed and has a 4.21 ERA.
- Hunter Shaw (2-3) has 21 strikeouts in 22.0 innings and Sahil Patel (0-0) has struck out 20 in 13.2 innings.
- The Golden Flashes are 19-11 overall and 10-2 in MAC play.
- Outfielder Alejandro Covas leads the team with a .373 batting average. He has 28 hits and is 8-for-8 in stolen bases.
- Utility player Hayden Jatczak has a team-high 42 hits. He is batting .347.
- Jatczak and utility player Sawyer Solitaria share the team lead in RBIs with 36 each.
- Outfielder Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe leads Kent State in swiped bags; he is 15-for-16.
- Jacob Bean (4-2) and Gavin Jones (3-0) lead the pitching staff in strikeouts with 36 each.
- Peyton Cariaco (1-2) has nine saves. He has fanned 23 in 22.1 innings pitched.
- The Buckeyes host Minnesota for a three-game conference series Friday, April 11-Sunday, April 13.
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