Starter Landon Beidelschies (above) carried a no-hitter in the fifth inning, they got enough offense, and lock-tight defense raised the Buckeyes past .500 with a Friday night win in the desert over Cal Berkeley.
Is Jake Diebler showing off or is Ohio State on an inexplicable roll? Seems both are true, after the Buckeyes...who won without Jamison Battle on Sunday...took down Nebraska without Bruce Thornton.
Preparing to play three-more offensively-blessed baseball teams in this weekend's Las Vegas Invitational, the Buckeyes should benefit from the reality of light air in the desert...and the percentages that better pitching usually beats good hitting.
They scored enough runs to win, but inconsistent pitching again cost the Buckeyes a winning outcome in the series finale with Arizona State, and a split of the first road trip of the season. Read more in Monday's Press Pros.
With seldom-used freshman Devin Royal displaying his Mr. Basketball chops and OSU's Buckeyes playing free and loose even amid adversity, interim coach Jake Diebler pulled another rabbit out of his hat Sunday at Michigan State.
