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.

It figures...on a rotten day at the yard, even the video reviews turned up empty, as the Buckeyes dropped the series finale to Minnesota, 6-2. Read more about how it went down in the latest Buckeyes baseball update.

Game of firsts...Freshman Henry Kaczmar connected for his first collegiate home run (above) in the eighth, starting pitcher Gavin Bruni collected his first collegiate win, and the Buckeyes nailed down their first conference in in 2023 with Saturday's 6-2 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Read more about the game.

In the span of just two hitters, a masterful shutout effort by Isaiah Coupet came undone in the top of the ninth, as the Minnesota Gophers hit back to back homers (Weber Neels, above) on their way to a 3-2 win in the Friday opener.

The Buckeyes come home to recoup, and regroup, from a disappointing league opening road trip to Bloomington...a reader questions about where's the team we wrote about in February...and how can Minnesota be 5-19 after all those great players and all those great years?