An early 3-run lead in game one proved not to be enough...and the familiar issue of walks, wild pitches, and hit batsmen in the second game extended the Buckeyes misery with a sweep by Michigan.
Amidst an embarrassing loss and a highly questionable decision to play, Michigan's 23-1 win in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader raises another, more troubling question about the priority of NCAA baseball.
The Russia Raiders did the little things right to blow out Arcanum 9-2 for their seventh in their last eight games. Brody Phlipot pitched five innings, giving up just two hits and no earned runs.
Hero's greeting...Tipp's Cayden McKinney (above, right) is rushed by his teammates following his 2 RBI-single that drove in the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday, delivering a 3-2 win over Troy.
The first reader responses of spring deal heavily with Jeff Gilbert's recent feature on former Cornerstone Christian basketball coach, Babe Kwasniak (above). In addition...baseball, Ray Reilly, and 'tunes'.