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.
Chalk it up as a learning experience against one of the best hitting teams they'll see all season. Grand Canyon raked for 18 hits in a 10-3 win over the youthful Buckeyes.
For a second day in a row the pitching allow no walks...the offense came through with the timely hits...and the new blood on this 2024 roster continued to make a positive impression in Sunday's win over Southern California. Justin Eckhardt (above, left) and Mason Eckelman celebrate the final out.
