In one of the most dominating college pitching performances in recent memory, Nebraska's Brett Sears (above) shut down the Buckeyes on just two hits in the opening game of the three-game series in Lincoln.
A chance meeting in the airport with a Buckeye fan sparked consideraton of which Ohio State team, baseball or basketball, will be first to achieve national success.
As stern a test as they could get at this point in the Big Ten schedule, the Buckeyes and Landon Beidelschies (above) go on the road to Nebraska to take on the 20-6 Huskers.
It really comes as no surprise...Fort Loramie's Carla Siegel and Russia's Spencer Cordonnier reprise history as our Press Pros area basketball coaches of the year.
It's hard to win when you only get three hits and your freshman pitchers battle the batting order and the strike zone. Both gave rise to the Buckeyes dropping the series finale to Purdue.
