Before anyone throws the baby out with the bath water, read and consider some realities about what we've seen in schedule, inexperience, and how the culture of college baseball is as fluid as the Buckeyes' record.
An early 3-run lead in game one proved not to be enough...and the familiar issue of walks, wild pitches, and hit batsmen in the second game extended the Buckeyes misery with a sweep by Michigan.
Amidst an embarrassing loss and a highly questionable decision to play, Michigan's 23-1 win in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader raises another, more troubling question about the priority of NCAA baseball.
Runs, lots of runs (above), and a dominant bullpen spelled success for the Buckeyes Saturday, evening the Rutgers series with a 16-8 win. Read more......
Run-ruled 14-4 in the finale of their weekend series with Michigan State Sunday, it was an all-too-familiar reminder of the priorities for improvement in 2026. Reggie Bussey (above), led the Buckeyes with three hits.
