Kyle McCord plays four quarters while Devin Brown watches with a bandage around his throwing hand. About the middle of August is when Ryan Day will let everyone know what he's thinking.
They gave themselves a chance, twice, and even three times, but the Buckeyes couldn't complete the deal, suffering a three-run homer in the top of the eighth Friday in a 7-5 loss to Maryland.
Impressive in a a 13-2 opening game win in Saturday's double-header with MSU (starter Gavin Bruni, above), the Buckeyes lose the nightcap 16-3...and an opportunity to learn from the opposite dugout.
In their most frustrating offensive effort of the year, the Buckeyes collected just three hits, and one run, and saw Isaiah Coupet (above) forced from the game with an injury in a cold 7-1 loss to Michigan State in the weekend series opener.
Mitchell Okuley hit his second home run of the season (above), Henry Kaczmar hit his second homer later in the game, and the Buckeyes survived some good luck (for a change) to eke out a hard-fought non-conference win Tuesday over the Kent State Golden Flashes. Mark Znidar writes for Press Pros.
