Buckeyes Host Kent State for Midweek Matchup
3/9/2026 3:12:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (5-9) closes out a five-game homestand on Tuesday, March 10 when the Buckeyes welcome Kent State (11-4) to Bill Davis Stadium at 3 p.m.
Ohio State vs. Kent State
Tuesday, March 10 | 3 p.m. Bill Davis Stadium
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Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Ryan Butler
Kent State – RHP Gavin Jones
Ticket & Parking Information
Ohio State vs. Kent State
Tuesday, March 10 | 3 p.m. Bill Davis Stadium
Live Stats | Watch | Listen | Tickets
Probable Starters:
Ohio State – RHP Ryan Butler
Kent State – RHP Gavin Jones
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 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 dropped a three-game series to No. 1 UCLA to open Big Ten play over the weekend.
- In game one, the Buckeyes fell to the Bruins, 11-1. Dane Harvey hit his first home run as a Buckeye during the game. Gavin Kuzniewski (0-1) took the loss. He struck out four and gave up five earned runs on six hits in 4.0 innings pitched.
- On Saturday, Ohio State was defeated by the Bruins, 19-6, in eight innings. Mason Eckelman, Alex Bemis and Harvey led the team in hits with two each and Eckelman had a team-high four RBIs. Eckelman and Harvey each hit a home run. On the mound, Chris Domke (1-3) took the loss. He struck out three and allowed nine runs on eight hits in 2.1 innings pitched.
- The Buckeyes had an early 5-0 lead on the Bruins, but ultimately were defeated, 10-7, in the series finale on Sunday. Harvey led the Buckeyes with a career-high three hits and two RBIs. Starter Pierce Herrenbruck fanned a career-high five and gave up two runs on six hits in a 4.1-inning no-decision. Owen Graf (0-1) took the loss. He allowed three runs on one hit in less than one inning pitched.
- Noah Furcht leads the Buckeyes at the plate, batting .314.. He has a team-high 16 hits.
- Furcht and Eckelman are tied for the team lead in home runs with three each. Eckelman leads the team in RBIs with 15.
- Lee Ellis has scored a team-high 12 runs. He also leads the Buckeyes in stolen bases; he is a perfect 7-for-7.
- On the mound, Kuzniewski (0-1) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 22 in 18.0 innings pitched.
- Domke (1-3) has fanned 21 in 14.2 innings tossed.
- Jude Fisher (13), Herrenbruck (12), Zak Sigman (11) and Graf (10) also have double-digit strikeouts.
- The Golden Flashes are 11-4 coming into Tuesday's matchup, most notably winning a series against then-No. 13 Tennessee earlier in the season.
- Utility player Sawyer Solitaria leads Kent State at the plate, batting .383. He has a team-high 19 runs, 23 hits and seven home runs.
- Outfielder Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe leads the Golden Flashes in RBIs with 17. He is batting .302 with 16 hits.
- Ciaran Caughey (2-0) leads the Kent State pitching staff in strikeouts with 26 and he has a 0.92 ERA.
- The Buckeyes head to Seattle, Wash. for a three-game series against Washington. It will be Ohio State's first games against the Huskies since they joined the Big Ten and will be the teams' first meeting since 1990.
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