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.
Lots of reasons were factors in Ohio State's firing of men's basketball coach Chris Holtmann. And the added pressures of the NIL era didn't help his cause. Jeff Gilbert write opinion for Press Pros.
