Buckeyes Homer Twice in Loss to No. 1 UCLA

Saturday, March 7

Columbus, Ohio

6:00 P.M.

Ohio State

5-8, 0-2

UCLA

12-2, 2-0

UCLA

Ohio State

Buckeyes Homer Twice in Loss to No. 1 UCLA

3/7/2026 10:37:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two Buckeyes hit home runs on Saturday at Bill Davis Stadium, but the Ohio State baseball team (5-8, 0-2 Big Ten) fell to No. 1 UCLA (12-2, 2-0 Big Ten), 19-6, in eight innings in game of the teams' three-game series.

Game Recap

The Bruins took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, scoring off a two-RBI double and an RBI single.
In the bottom of the first with one out, Henry Kaczmar reached base on a UCLA error. With two outs, Mason Eckelman stepped up to the dish and he went yard to drive in two runs and cut the Bruin lead to one, 3-2.
A three-run home run for the Bruins in the top of the second extended their lead, 6-2. An RBI double and another three-run home run from UCLA in the top of the third inning left the Buckeyes trailing by eight, 10-2.
With one out on the board in the bottom of the third, Kaczmar singled to center field, followed by a walk for Lee Ellis. Eckelman came up big once again with a double to drive in both runners. With two outs, Alex Bemis singled to left field, stole second and then advanced to third on a Bruin error. Harvey was next up and he smashed one over the wall in right field to send two runs across and cut the UCLA lead to four, 10-6.
UCLA got ahead by five, 11-6, in the top of the fourth after scoring on a balk.
In the top of the sixth, UCLA added two runs on an RBI double and an RBI single to get ahead, 13-6.
In the bottom of the sixth, Bemis led off with an infield single and advanced to second on a passed ball. He advanced to third on a throwing error by the Bruins' pitcher, but he was stranded.
In the bottom of the seventh, Miles Vandenheuvel and Noah Furcht were hit by pitches to put two runners on for the Buckeyes, but they were left on base.
The Bruins had a big eighth inning, scoring six runs to extend their lead over Ohio State, 19-6.
The Buckeyes were retired in order in the bottom of the eighth and the Bruins earned the 19-6, eight-inning run-rule victory.

Buckeyes by the Numbers

Bemis, Eckelman and Harvey led the Buckeyes with two hits each. It is a career-high for both Bemis and Harvey.
Harvey's home run was his second of the series. Eckelman now had three home runs on the season.
Eckelman led the Buckeyes in RBIs with four.
Chris Domke (1-3) took the loss on the mound. He struck out three and gave up nine runs on eight hits in 2.1 innings pitched.
Lincoln McVicker struck out a career-high three in a 1.2-inning relief appearance. He allowed two runs on two hits.
Jake Michalk struck out a season-high five in 3.0 innings out of the bullpen. He gave up two runs on three hits.

Up Next

Ohio State closes out its series against the Bruins on Sunday, March 8. The game has been pushed back to a 1 p.m. start.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Wylan Moss (1-0)

L: Domke, Chris (1-3)

UCLA

Batting:

2B: Roman Martin 1 ; Payton Brennan 1 ; Will Gasparino 1 ; Aidan Aguayo 1

HR: Dean West 1 ; Mulivai Levu 1

RBI: Dean West 4 ; Mulivai Levu 4 ; Roman Martin 1 ; Payton Brennan 3 ; Will Gasparino 4 ; Cashel Dugger 1 ; Aidan Aguayo 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Dean West 3 ; Roch Cholowsky 1 ; Mulivai Levu 3 ; Roman Martin 3 ; Payton Brennan 2 ; Will Gasparino 3 ; Cashel Dugger 2 ; Aidan Espinoza 1 ; Aidan Aguayo 1