Highlighted by an 8-run seventh and a premium pitching performance by Pierce Herrenbruck, the Buckeyes start the final series of the regular season with a thumping of the team up North.
Twenty four hours after Justin Haire asked for focus and a series win over Michigan State, sophomore Maddix Simpson (above) delivered a game-winning hit in the bottom of the tenth to guarantee the series and nothing less than a .500 finish for the year.
Ohio State baseball couldn't capitalize on opportunities on offense or defense and saw its four-game winning streak snapped by Michigan State on Saturday.
Their three-game weekend sweep of second-place Nebraska was stunning, exciting, and confidence-building. But coming off being swept two weeks ago by fifth place Purdue, can you make more of it than...your chances are better when you can pitch!
To the coach's liking, Ohio State and starting pitcher Chris Domke (above) put their game together Saturday night to take game two and the weekend series against Nebraska...and left little doubt about it.
