The team returned home having lost three of four games in the series and with its confidence as low as it has been all season. Coach Greg Beals and catcher Brent Todys said the "switch must be flipped'' before the Big Ten season begins next weekend. Read Ohio State baseball by Mark Znidar inside today's Press Pros.

The coaching staff counted 13 hard-hit or barreled balls, but the team managed only three hits during a windy, humid afternoon. On the plus side, sophomore right-hander Nate Haberthier was brilliant in pitching a complete game.

The big blows were a two-run single by Tyler Pettorini and two-run double by Kade Kern in helping the team win for the fourth time in the last six games. Read Mark Znidar's PressPros articles on Buckeye baseball from Wilmington, NC... Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Malaki Branham had 14 points, five rebounds and four steals, but it was the return of injured senior Kyle Young that gave OSU the glue it had been lacking and the impetus for a 54-43 NCAA Tournament win over Loyola-Chicago.