The view from here...OSU's Matt Graveline watches one of five Illinois home runs leave the park Saturday as the Illini scored 10 unanswered runs in the middle innings to take the series and reinforce a priority for 2026. More.....
The score was better, and the pitching was better. But in the end the familiar issues of free bases and sloppy play allowing a run in the top of the ninth (above) cost Ohis State its 36th loss of the season in a 4-2 decision to Illinois.
The spot in left field where Ernie Banks hit his 500th career home run...what Wrigley Field really looks like when you see it face to face. And with just a week left in the baseball season, where does Justin Haire and staff begin to make the necessary changes for 2026?
The Buckeyes, the dugout, and even the crowd was into it...Matt Graveline's sixth inning home run (#9, above) helped the Buckeyes break the losing streak Saturday with an 11-6 win over Northwestern. Read more.....
Following the familiar script, the Buckeyes failed to get a quality start Friday in historic Wrigley Field, and managed just three hits in another run-rule loss, this time to Northwestern.
