Senior point guard Bruce Thornton had his team's back when it needed him most Wednesday night, scoring 21 points and delivering in the clutch to ease the bad memory of Sunday's loss to Michigan. Read:
Believe it, the opening weekend of the college baseball season is here. And Justin Haire’s Buckeyes have dialed it down a notch from previous openers, hoping to erase some bad juju and get 2026 off to a positive start.
A major lack of physicality...said Ohio State coach Jake Diebler (above). In more real terms, his Buckeyes were that and more compared to the Michigan team that beat him at the Schottenstein Center on Sunday. Jeff Gilbert writes the story for Press Pros.
In part two of our season preview of Ohio State baseball, the parts are there again for this team to score runs. And if they can shore up the defense and on-field leadership with the returning Henry Kaczmar (above) - if the pitching comes through - no miracles, but a positive step forward in 2026.
