On the eve of college baseball’s opening day (with appreciation to even have an opening day), some observations on what you might expect from the young, talented ’22 Buckeyes. It's 80 degrees in Port Charlotte. Enjoy!
A 47-20 burst over the second half, and a late awakening by EJ Liddell (below), turned a lethargic Ohio State start into a walkover victory against Minnesota that keeps the Buckeyes unbeaten at home this season. Bruce Hooley writes for Wednesday's Press Pros.
Exclamation point...Tipp's Stanley Clyne adds the exclamation point to his career-high 34-point night, and a 78-56 win and series sweep Saturday over the Piqua Indians. Read about the game in Sunday's Press Pros.
Hardly scientific, but after seeing all the area boys and girls basketball teams, here's how we handicap the field as to those we've seen...and who might make the longest run in the tournament (Jacob Pleiman and Botkins, left).
The first-year coach of the Piqua Indians led them to a winning season...and visions of a consistent and competitive future. They hadn't won seven games in a row since the 20th century. They have now.
