Ohio State
19-16
Marshall
17-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
Ohio State Falls to Marshall
4/15/2026 11:10:00 PM | Baseball
Game Recap
- Marshall scored first in the top of the first inning off two RBI singles to take a 2-0 lead.
- Henry Kazmar put the Buckeyes on the board in the bottom half of the first inning with a home run to dead center, cutting the Marshall lead to one, 2-1.
- In the bottom of the fourth, Dane Harvey tied the score, 2-2, with a towering 422-foot lead-off home run down the right field line. Maddix Simpson was walked and, with two outs, Miles Vandenheuvel hit an infield single. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. A double down the left field line from Grant Mangrum sent both runners home to give the Buckeyes their first lead, 4-2. Back-to-back doubles from Alex Bemis and Kaczmar sent two more runs across and extended the Ohio State lead, 6-2.
- Marshall scored on a Buckeye error in the top of the fifth to cut the Ohio State lead to three, 6-3.
- The Herd scored two runs in the top of the sixth off an RBI double and an RBI fielder's choice to leave the Buckeyes ahead by just one run, 6-5.
- Mangrum and Bemis started the bottom of the sixth with back-to-back singles and Kaczmar walked to load the bases, but they were left stranded.
- Marshall took a 9-6 lead in the top of the eighth inning after a score on a Buckeye error, a two-RBI single and a sacrifice fly.
- Bemis and Mangrum led off the bottom of the eighth with back-to-back walks. Noah Furcht delivered a two-out RBI single to drive in Mangrum and cut the Marshall lead to two, 9-7.
- In the top of the ninth, Marshall added two more runs after an RBI double and a sacrifice fly to take a four-run lead, 11-7.
- Lee Ellis singled to center in the bottom of the ninth, but he was left stranded as the Buckeyes were defeated by the Herd, 11-7.
- Mangrum and Harvey led the Buckeyes with three hits each. Mangrum was three-for-three.
- Harvey's home run was his team-leading eighth of the season.
- Kaczmar, Harvey and Mangrum each batted in two runs.
- Nick Sawyer (0-2) took the loss. He struck out one and gave up three earned runs on three hits in 0.1 innings pitched.
- Sahil Patel delivered 3.0 scoreless innings. He struck out one and allowed just two hits.
- The Buckeyes travel to West Lafayette, Ind., for a three-game series with Purdue Friday, April 17-Sunday, April 19.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: A.J. McAninch (1-0)
L: Sawyer, Nick (0-2)
S: Davis Gunn (2)
Batting:
2B: Cooper Hinson 1 ; Jackson Halter 1
RBI: Evan Bottone 1 ; Cooper Hinson 1 ; AJ Havrilla 1 ; Jackson Halter 2 ; Oliver Service 2 ; Jack Smith 2
SH: Evan Bottone 1
SF: Evan Bottone 1 ; Oliver Service 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Evan Bottone 1 ; Tyler Kamerer 2 ; Cooper Hinson 1 ; Cam Harthan 1 ; AJ Havrilla 2 ; Jackson Halter 1 ; Oliver Service 1 ; Cleary Simpson 1 ; Jackson Golden 1
SB: Evan Bottone 1 ; Tyler Kamerer 1
HBP: Jackson Golden 1
Batting:
2B: Bemis, Alex 1 ; Kaczmar, Henry 1 ; Harvey, Dane 1 ; Mangrum, Grant 2
HR: Kaczmar, Henry 1 ; Harvey, Dane 1
RBI: Bemis, Alex 1 ; Kaczmar, Henry 2 ; Harvey, Dane 2 ; Mangrum, Grant 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bemis, Alex 1 ; Kaczmar, Henry 1 ; Harvey, Dane 1 ; Simpson, Maddix 1 ; Vandenheuvel, Miles 1 ; Mangrum, Grant 2
SB: Simpson, Maddix 1
