Buckeyes Close Out 2025 Season Against Illinois
5/14/2025 1:29:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (12-35, 4-23 Big Ten) concludes the 2025 season with a three-game series against Illinois (27-22, 15-6 Big Ten) at Bill Davis Stadium Thursday, May 15-Saturday, May 17.
Game 1
Thursday, May 15 | 6:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Sahil Patel
Illinois – RHP Tyler Schmitt
Game 2
Friday, May 16 | 6:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Jake Michalak
Illinois – LHP Regan Hall
Game 3
Saturday, May 17 | 1:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Gavin Kuzniewski
Illinois - TBD
Ticket & Parking Information
Game 1
Thursday, May 15 | 6:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – LHP Sahil Patel
Illinois – RHP Tyler Schmitt
Game 2
Friday, May 16 | 6:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Jake Michalak
Illinois – LHP Regan Hall
Game 3
Saturday, May 17 | 1:00 p.m.
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Gavin Kuzniewski
Illinois - TBD
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.
- Thursday night will be dollar dog night. The Buckeyes will celebrate Senior Day prior to the start of Saturday's game.
- The Buckeyes went 1-2 in a conference series at Northwestern over the weekend.
- The Wildcats took game one of the series, which was played at storied Wrigley Field, 12-2 in seven innings.
- Ohio State bounced back with an 11-6 victory in game two. It was the Buckeyes' first road win of the season.
- Mason Eckelman, Ryan Miller, Maddix Simpson and Matthew Graveline each had a home run in the middle game of the series.
- The Buckeyes fell to the Wildcats, 17-2, in seven innings in the series finale on Sunday.
- Tyler Pettorini is batting a team-best .306. He leads the Buckeyes in hits with 59. He has batted in 41 runs.
- Pettorini and Matthew Graveline are tied for the team lead in home runs with 10 each.
- Graveline leads the Buckeyes in RBIs with 52. He is batting .267 with 48 hits.
- Mason Eckelman and Trey Lipsey are tied for second in hits with 49 each. Eckelman is batting a career-best .295 and Lipsey is batting .292.
- Lipsey has scored a team-high 49 runs.
- Lipsey and Nick Giamarusti are tied for the team lead in stolen bases with 14 each.
- Jake Michalak (1-6) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 45 in 42.1 innings pitched.
- Gavin Kuzniewski (3-5) has fanned 34 in 51.0 innings tossed.
- Nik Copenhaver (0-2) and Douglas Bauer (2-1) lead the pitching staff in appearances with 19 each. Copenhaver has struck out 28 in 27.2 innings and Bauer has fanned 28 in 31.2 innings.
- Sahil Patel (0-0) has fanned 34 in 27.2 innings pitched and Hunter Shaw (3-4) has 28 strikeouts in 38.1 innings tossed.
- Outfielder Vytas Valincius leads Illinois at the plate, batting .368. He leads the team in hits with 68.
- Valincius and outfielder Collin Jennings are tied for the team-lead in RBIs with 54 each. Jennings leads the team in home runs with 13.
- Outfielder Nick Groves leads the Illini with 14 stolen bases on 18 attempts. He is batting .331 with 41 hits and 17 RBIs.
- Tyler Schmitt (4-2) leads the pitching staff with 44 strikeouts in 66.2 innings pitched. He has a 5.26 ERA.
- Regan Hall (6-4) has fanned 27 in 56.1 innings and has an ERA of 5.91.
- Zach Bates (1-1) has notched seven saves.
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