Starter Landon Beidelschies (above) carried a no-hitter in the fifth inning, they got enough offense, and lock-tight defense raised the Buckeyes past .500 with a Friday night win in the desert over Cal Berkeley.
Is Jake Diebler showing off or is Ohio State on an inexplicable roll? Seems both are true, after the Buckeyes...who won without Jamison Battle on Sunday...took down Nebraska without Bruce Thornton.
Preparing to play three-more offensively-blessed baseball teams in this weekend's Las Vegas Invitational, the Buckeyes should benefit from the reality of light air in the desert...and the percentages that better pitching usually beats good hitting.
With seldom-used freshman Devin Royal displaying his Mr. Basketball chops and OSU's Buckeyes playing free and loose even amid adversity, interim coach Jake Diebler pulled another rabbit out of his hat Sunday at Michigan State.
Sophomore Landon Beidelschies (above) gave them the start that they needed on the mound, and Lipsey, Kaczmar, and Stevenson all hit their first homers of the season to power Ohio State over the Sun Devils in the series opener in Tempe. Read more in Friday's Press Pros.
