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.
Before anyone throws the baby out with the bath water, read and consider some realities about what we've seen in schedule, inexperience, and how the culture of college baseball is as fluid as the Buckeyes' record.
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.
Runs, lots of runs (above), and a dominant bullpen spelled success for the Buckeyes Saturday, evening the Rutgers series with a 16-8 win. Read more......
