It was tense for six innings, but Matt Graveline broke it open with a triple in the seventh (above) and the Buckeyes added two more in the eighth to put Northwestern away in game one of their final home series.

Running on fumes by weekend’s end, the Buckeyes' pitching took a beating at the hands of Illinois’ veteran lineup Sunday (background), and along with it the window closed a bit on their post-season probabilities. Read more in Monday's Press Pros.

Watching it fly...Tyler Pettorini follows the flight of his second home run of the game, his ninth of the season. Unfortunately, it came in a 10-5 loss to Illinois. Read more in Sunday's Press Pros.

You can't win 'em all if you don't win the first...Buckeyes first baseman Hunter Rosson celebrates the final out in OSU's Friday night 7-5 win over Illinois.

Who are you going to talk to after Ohio State and Akron combine for 33 runs, 32 hits and use 15 pitchers during the Buckeyes 18-13 win? Certainly you don't talk to a pitcher, but in this case one stood out, Ohio State relief pitcher Colin Purcell.