Ohio State Hosts Butler, Will Celebrate Senior Day Saturday
3/19/2026 12:30:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (7-12) hosts Butler (5-16) for a three-game series at Bill Davis Stadium Friday, March 20-Sunday, March 22.
Series Information
Series Information
- Friday's game will begin at 6 p.m., Saturday will begin at 3 p.m. and Sunday will begin at 1 p.m.
- Prior to the start of Saturday's game, the Buckeyes will honor the class of 2026. The Senior Day ceremony is set to start at 2:45 p.m.
- Sunday will be Zach Farmer Day at Bill Davis Stadium. Farmer pitched for the Buckeyes in 2014 and was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on April 28, 2014. Farmer passed away on Aug. 4, 2015 after a courageous battle with the disease.
- All games will stream live on B1G+.
- 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 60 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.
- The Buckeyes defeated Xavier, 8-4, in 10 innings on Wednesday afternoon in Cincinnati.
- Three of the Buckeyes' last four games have gone into extra innings.
- Henry Kaczmar led the Buckeyes with three hits.
- Kaczmar and Alex Bemis shared the team lead in RBIs with two each.
- Steven Cavaco had one stolen base for the Buckeyes.
- Jake Michalak improved to 3-0 on the mound. He struck out four in 3.0 hitless, scoreless innings.
- Kaczmar leads the Buckeyes at the plate, batting .295. He has a team-high 23 hits.
- Mason Eckelman leads the team in RBIs with 19.
- Lee Ellis has scored a team-high 15 runs. He also leads the Buckeyes in stolen bases; he has swiped seven bags on eight attempts.
- Eckelman, Ellis and Noah Furcht lead the Buckeyes in home runs with three each.
- On the mound, Chris Domke (1-3) leads the pitching staff with 28 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched.
- Gavin Kuzniewski (1-1) has tossed a team-high 23.2 innings. He has fanned 26.
- The Bulldogs are 5-16 entering this weekend's series at Bill Davis Stadium.
- First baseman Matthew Rhoades leads the team at the dish, batting .337. He leads the team in hits with 28, home runs with 14, RBIs with 25 and runs scored with 25.
- Utility player David Ayers and outfielder Gavin Gilmore each have 26 hits.
- Ayers and outfielder Danny Gavin are both 6-for-6 in stolen bases.
- Max Winders leads the Bulldog pitching staff with 30 strikeouts in 25.0 innings pitched.
- Brock Buckley has fanned 27 in 26.1 innings pitched.
- The Buckeyes head to Wright State on Tuesday, March 24. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.
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