One night after brilliance, the Buckeyes' pitching comes back to earth in Tempe, giving up 14 runs and 17 hits in a series-evening loss to Arizona State.
A slow start and other assorted problems doom Ohio State to its first loss under interim head coach Jake Diebler and a program-record 17th straight on the road.
Sophomore Landon Beidelschies (above) gave them the start that they needed on the mound, and Lipsey, Kaczmar, and Stevenson all hit their first homers of the season to power Ohio State over the Sun Devils in the series opener in Tempe. Read more in Friday's Press Pros.
With a day off to muse over the first four games of the 2024 season, we address, head-on, questions about the value of the baseball Buckeyes' 2-2 start.
Chalk it up as a learning experience against one of the best hitting teams they'll see all season. Grand Canyon raked for 18 hits in a 10-3 win over the youthful Buckeyes.
