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Sunday, March 9, 2008

Buckeyes Lose Thrid Straight

If the loss Friday to Air Force was bad, an 8-7 loss Saturday to Maine was even worse (box score). To be honest, the game wasn't even that close since Ohio State scored three runs in the home half of the ninth. Ohio State issued eight walks, including five in six innings by starter Dean Wolosianski, and committed four errors. Wolo allowed six runs, four earned, on five hits and struck out two before handing the reins over to Josh Edgin for an inning. Alex Wimmers pitched the last two innings. Each allowed a run.

The Buckeyes' offense failed to score early like they had in most of the other games this season. Despite no runs by either team in the first four innings, Ohio State led 3-1 after the fifth, but Maine tied the score in the top of the six before exploding for four runs in the seventh. I am guessing the coaching staff wanted to see how long Wolo could get them based on how the bullpen had been performing recently.

The losing streak is now three, but this weekend was where the Buckeyes were supposed to start adding wins against northern/cold weather teams. Maine has a great baseball history, but Ohio State should not have struggled against them this year. The Bucks take on Connecticut Sunday. The Huskies earned their first win of the season downing Air Force 10-6. They had lost their first seven games. 1-2 this weekend is a huge disappointment, but hopefully they can start a win streak against UConn stretching next weekend when the team begins its annual spring break trip to Bradenton.

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