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Kuzniewski Throws Complete Game Shutout in Series Opener with Butler
3/20/2026 8:59:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sophomore right-handed pitcher Gavin Kuzniewski threw his first career complete game shutout as the Ohio State baseball team (8-12) down Butler (5-17), 11-0, in seven innings on Friday night.
Game Recap
Game Recap
- In the bottom of the first inning, Noah Furcht scored the first run of the game on a pick-off play to give the Buckeyes an early 1-0 lead.
- Dane Harvey led off the bottom of the second inning with a double to right field. Harvey and Steven Cavaco scored on a two-run double from Miles Vandenheuvel down the left field line. On the following pitch, CJ Reid ripped a single to center field to send Vandenheuvel home and give the Buckeyes a 4-0 lead.
- In the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs, Reid drew a walk and Alex Bemis reached base on a Butler error to put two runners on for the Buckeyes. Henry Kaczmar singled to center field to score Reid. Furcht was up next at the dish, and he crushed a two-RBI triple, which brought home Bemis and Kaczmar. Furcht then scored off a Butler error to extend the Buckeye lead, 8-0.
- In the bottom of the fifth inning, Maddix Simpson and Cavaco drew back-to-back walks, and then executed a successful double steal. Vandenheuvel walked to load the bases, and Reid was hit by a pitch to send Simspn home and give the Buckeyes a 9-0 lead over the Bulldogs.
- Mason Eckelman was hit by a pitch to lead off the home half of the sixth, followed by a single from Harvey. A sacrifice bunt from Simpson moved both runners into scoring position. An RBI groundout from Cavaco scored Eckelman and Harvey scored on a wild pitch to give the Buckeyes a double-digit lead, 11-0.
- With one out and one runner on in the top of the seventh, the Buckeyes turned a 1-6-3 double play to ice the 11-0 run-rule, shutout victory.
- Kuzniewski (1-1) threw the first complete game of his career. He had five strikeouts and only gave up five hits in 7.0 innings pitched.
- Furcht led the Buckeyes at the plate with three hits.
- Furcht, Reid and Vandenheuvel shared the team lead in RBIs with two each.
- Every Buckeye in the lineup scored at least one run, with Furcht and Harvey each scoring two.
- The Buckeyes continue their series with Butler Saturday, May 21-Sunday, May 22. Saturday is Senior Day at Bill Davis Stadium, with the Senior Day ceremony set to begin at 2:25 p.m. Sunday is Zach Farmer Day.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kuzniewski, Gavin (1-1)
L: Jake Thomas (0-3)
Batting:
2B: David Ayers 1
Base Running:
CS: Will White 1
Batting:
2B: Furcht, Noah 1 ; Harvey, Dane 1 ; Vandenheuvel, Miles 1
3B: Furcht, Noah 1
RBI: Kaczmar, Henry 1 ; Furcht, Noah 2 ; Cavaco, Steven 1 ; Vandenheuvel, Miles 2 ; Reid, CJ 2
SH: Simpson, Maddix 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bemis, Alex 1 ; Kaczmar, Henry 1 ; Furcht, Noah 2 ; Eckelman, Mason 1 ; Harvey, Dane 2 ; Simpson, Maddix 1 ; Cavaco, Steven 1 ; Vandenheuvel, Miles 1 ; Reid, CJ 1
SB: Simpson, Maddix 1 ; Cavaco, Steven 1
HBP: Eckelman, Mason 1 ; Reid, CJ 1
PO: Eckelman, Mason 1
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