Ohio State pitcher Seth Lonsway bet on himself in passing on last year's major league draft, counting on a bigger, and more lucrative 2021 college season. Through Sunday's first round he came up a couple of cards short.  And by the time the call came on Monday (San Francisco, 6th round), he was more convinced than ever that baseball is never easy!

Playing Prospect League baseball in Springfield this summer, the Buckeyes' Mitchell Okuley is looking for a solution to a month-long slump that saw his Big Ten average, and his confidence, plummet.  But he's confident that time away and a return to routine is just the fix he needs. Read more in Wednesday's Press Pros.

E.J. Liddell listened to what the scouts said and will return to Ohio State for his junior season, which raises the stakes for the Buckeyes on the court and establishes a test case for the value of an OSU basketball player in a football-obsessed market. Bruce Hooley writes for Monday's Press Pros.