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.
They gave up 14 runs in one inning Saturday...the long and the short of the Buckeyes' 19-2 loss in game two of the Cal Poly series. There's no explaining. Sometimes it just happens.
After a harrowing day of travel to the west coast, the Ohio State Buckeyes have a frustrating opening to their four-game series with Cal Poly, falling 4-2.