The celebration of Jake Diebler's first win in his first game since taking over for the fired Chris Holtmann took over the Value City Arena court and the emotions of the new head coach. Because for 40 minutes the Buckeyes played with the urgency the new coach demanded.
They flipped the script. Starter Colin Purcell (above) was outstanding in his Ohio State debut, scattering five hits over five innings to earn a 7-2 win over Brigham Young and even the Buckeyes' record at 1-1. Read more in Sunday's Press Pros.
The 'new' Buckeyes anticipated debut went badly for some old and familiar issues - pitching, defense, and lack of situational hitting. In fact, it looked a bit like 2023. From the warm and lovely desert, shovel your walks...and read more.
The Buckeyes tee it up for the season number 124 Friday afternoon with a 3 pm (ET) date with Boston College. Sophomore Landon Beidelschies is the projected starter.
Patience ran out on Chris Holtmann before his seventh season could conclude, because this year looked too much like last year, and every loss began looking like the one that came before. Bruce Hooley gives the long view of Holtmann's career at OSU, start to finish.
