The Buckeyes took advantage of Illinois walks to score early...Bruni gives them a chance with five strong innings...Hunter Rosson has a memorable night with some fireworks of his own.
The crushing blow...Everyone watched as a three-run home run by Penn State's Bobby Marsh off Landon Beidelschies highlighted a 10-run fourth inning...the Nittany Lions then cruised to a weekend series sweep of Ohio State.
No one saw saw it coming like it has, but the Buckeyes' slide in the Big Ten baseball standings can probably be explained in simple human terms. Fear of failure is an enemy worse than Maryland or Michigan.
On a night that saw Isaiah Coupet return and pitch his heart out, the Buckeyes bats went silent...just two hits in a 7-2 loss to Penn State. Read more in Sunday's Press Pros.
How it went for the Buckeyes in Unhappy Valley....Trey Lipsey made a circus catch in the first inning, but Penn State put up ten runs in what turned out to be an unusually 'frustrating' loss for the Buckeyes. Read more....