Pitching (or the lack thereof) and uncharacteristic play contributed to a dreadful series-opening loss to Northwestern on Friday by the Buckeyes. Greg Hoard details how it happened in today's Press Pros inside feature.
A horrible start and early struggles by starting pitcher Jake Vance proved to much to overcome. OSU drops Wednesday non-con contest to Cincinnati. Read Mark Znidar on Press Pros.
Seth Lonsway throws a complete-game shutout in first game and Cherry hits a two-run homer in each game, but for lack of more hitting than Brady Cherry the Buckeyes could only manage a split on Saturday against Rutgers. Read Mark Znidar in today's Press Pros.
It took eleven innings, some banging and some bungling, but in the end the Buckeyes showed some competitiveness and a big day by second baseman Matt Carpenter (below) to beat Rutgers in the Big Ten opener. Read more in today's report from Mark Znidar, our Press Pros feature.
Big Ten plays starts this weekend and an opportunity for the Buckeyes to get off on the right foot with a date at Rutgers. A mid-term report, if you will, on how they might look a month from now...in today's Press Pros.
