He came to Ohio State so he could play in an NCAA Tournament for the first time in his college basketball career, and Jamison Battle did everything he could Thursdsay to extend that dream one more day at the Big Ten Tournament.
Down six runs in the first inning, the Ohio State Buckeyes worked their way back from six down - twice - to wrap up their west coast road trip with a fortifying win over Cal State-Fullerton.
In a phrase, they pitched well enough to win. But the offense left for Fullerton a day early and the Buckeyes dropped game four of the Cal Poly series, 3-1.
Ohio State's weekend magic continued with a dominant win at Rutgers, giving the Buckeyes the momentum of a four-game winning streak entering the Big Ten Tournament later this week.