Buckeyes Fall to Washington in Opening Round of B1G Tournament

Tuesday, May 19

Omaha, Neb.

9:00 P.M. CT/10:00 P.M. ET

Ohio State

29-24

No. 11 Washington

24-31

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Washington	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	2	8	6	1
Ohio State	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	6	6	2

Buckeyes Fall to Washington in Opening Round of B1G Tournament

5/20/2026 2:10:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. – The No. 6 Ohio State baseball team (29-24) fell to No. 11 Washington (24-31), 8-6, on Tuesday in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Game Recap

Sahil Patel opened the game strong, striking out the side in the top of the first.
The Huskies got on the board first, taking a 2-0 lead after two bases-loaded walks in the top of the third inning.
In the bottom of the third inning, Lee Ellis led off with a single through the left side, followed by a walk from Grant Mangrum. Ellis stole third and Mangrum advanced to second on a passed ball to put two runners in scoring position. With one out, a sacrifice fly from Alex Bemis plated Ellis to put Ohio State on the board. Henry Kaczmar stepped up to the plate next and he sent his program-record-tying 25^th double of the season into left field to score Mangrum and tie the score, 2-2.
Washington reclaimed the lead, 4-2, in the top of the fourth inning after an RBI single and a sacrifice fly.
Dane Harvey doubled to left field to lead off the bottom of the fourth frame. Simpson then drew a walk to put two runners on. An RBI double from Mason Eckelman and a sacrifice fly from Ellis sent two runs across to tie the score once again, 4-4.
A two-run home run from the Huskies in the top of the sixth inning put them back ahead of the Buckeyes, 6-4.
Kaczmar led off with his program-record-setting 26^th double of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning. Noah Furcht was then walked. A fly-out from Harvey advanced both runners into scoring position. Kaczmar scored on a balk and Furcht was driven in on a single from Simpson to knot the score, 6-6.
In the top of the ninth, a two-RBI triple put Washington back in the lead, 8-6.
In the bottom of the ninth with one out, Miles Vandenheuvel walked, but the Buckeyes were not able to capitalize as they fell to Huskies, 8-6.

Buckeyes by the Numbers

Kaczmar is now the single-season Ohio State record-holder in doubles with 26, which also leads the Big Ten and is top five in the country.
Kaczmar led the Buckeyes with two hits.
Patel fanned seven, tying his career-high, in a 3.0-inning no-decision. He gave up four runs on two hits.
Jake Michalak (5-2) took the loss. He struck out three and allowed four runs on two hits in 4.1 innings.

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