It didn't start well...Trey Lipsey watches a second inning home run by Michigan State leave the park - part of an 11-run, 17-hit offense by MSU in Friday's 11-4 win. Read more....
A blowout 15-1 win over Houston Thursday highlighted the talent and experience of Russia in Division IV, and a no-hit performance by Ben Rinderle (above)...as well as the disproportionate priority for baseball in too many communities across Ohio. Read more in Friday Press Pros.
Playing the high-scoring Coldwater Cavaliers in the rain and slop, Versailles AJ Griesdorn (above) did what no other pitcher has even come close to in 2024...shut out the #1-ranked team in Division III, 4-0. Read about it in Wednesday's Press Pros.
Two seasons removed from a 4-win season, Mark Brunswick and Dave King have the Lehman Cavaliers on path to a winning season and a return to their not-so-long-ago days of being Division IV contenders. Sophomore Turner Lachey drove in the clinching runs (above) in Monday's win over Riverside.
Opinion...for five innings they had the pitching from freshman Gavin DeVooght (above) and enough hitting to win most games. But facts intervened over the final four innings to cost the Buckeyes the finale of the Michigan series, as well as the series, itself.