As they embark on the final weekend of the 2021 season, the Buckeyes as a group try to finish with a smiling reminder...that baseball giveth, and baseball taketh away. While senior Conner Pohl has one last shot at making a case for himself in next month's MLB draft.
Coach Greg Beals and his staff had no choice than to have a bullpen game when Griffan Smith was scratched, and the ploy gave the team a chance to win. Mark Znidar writes for Tuesday's Press Pros.
After Nebraska clinched the league title in game one of a Sunday doubleheader (below), Ohio State ace Garrett Burhenn stunned Indiana, battling for an NCAA bid, with a sparkling 7-hit shutout and a 3-1 Buckeye win. Mark Znidar writes in Monday's Press Pros.
Fateful signal...Greg Beals called to the bullpen four times after the Buckeyes took a 9-2 lead in the seventh. But Nebraska scored 9 unanswered runs in their final three at bats to win Saturday, 11-9. Mark Znidar writes for Press Pros.