Ohio State erupted for 16 runs off 20 hits and ran away from Kansas , 16-5, Friday (box score) to close out the annual spring break trip 4-2. The Buckeyes bring a 9-6 overall record with them back to Columbus, where they welcome Toledo on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bill Davis Stadium.
Chris Macke, making his second start of the season, sparked the Buckeyes offensively with a grand slam home run and six RBI. Cory Kovanda added four hits, three runs scored and three RBI. J.B. Shuck and Dan Burkhart each had three hits. Shuck scored three times and Burkhart scored twice. Cory Rupert continued his hot hitting with men on base by knocking in a pair of runs.
The 20 hits – which tied a season high – and season-high 16 runs scored was more than enough support for starter Jake Hale and relievers Dean Wolosiansky and Alex Wimmers. Hale picked up the win with 5.0 innings of seven-hit, four-run work. He is 1-0 on the year. Wolosiansky and Wimmers each pitched two innings.
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Thanks to all readers of The Buckeye Nine for covering for me while I traveled today. I appreciate your support.
4 comments:
15-5 bottom 9
Kennedy LF 1-4, 1 run
-Hurley LF 1-1, 1 run
Kovanda 2B 4-5, 3 runs, 2 RBI
Shuck CF 3-4, 3 runs, 1 RBI
Meade 1B 1-4, 1 RBI
-Toussant 1B 0-1, 1 run
Rupert 3B 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI
-DeLucia 3B 0-0 1 rbi
Macke DH 2-4, 1 run, 6 RBI, GS
Arp RF 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI
-Dew RF 1-3, 1 RBI
Engle SS 1-5, 1 RBI
Burkhart C 3-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI
Hale 5IP, 7 hits, 4 earned runs, 3 BB
Wolo 2IP, 2 hits, 1 run unearned
Wimmers 1IP, 1 BB
Arp, Macke must be in the line-up everyday. They are veterans and great competitors. Being a competitor is the name of the game. The whole attitude of the team on the field changes when you have those guys are in.
Arp and Macke can both hit right handed pitching. The Big Ten is about to begin, lets put the best players in the line-up. Macke and Arp are hitting and Arp scored from 1st twice earlier this week. Desire and some speed can take you a long way.
Question is how do you put them both in? I earlier wanted Macke-Shuck-Arp.
Now Kennedy is hitting and on a tear, so you figure he has an OF spot with JB. Put one of the two in RF. One DH, but then you're taking out Meade unless you want him at first, Gus catching. But Burkhart is hitting and is better defensively.
DH Macke
1B Meade
2B Kovanda
SS Rupert
3B Miller
LF Kennedy
CF Shuck
RF Arp
C Burkhart
Presents the best hitting line-up, shaky fielding though.
Bucks win final spring trip game..
OSU 16 20 2
Kansas 5 10 0
WP-Hale 1-0
Shuck 3-4,3R, 1 RBI
Kovanda 4-5,2 RBI,2B
Macke 2-4 GS hr 6 RBI
Burkhart 3-6 2B, RBI
Play Pitt on Wed. at home.
Go Bucks!
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