Buckeyes Improve to 13-2 riding triples, Home Runs, and pitching to 13-4 win over NDSU
Dan Burkhart and Michael Arp hit home runs while Cory Kovanda had two triples in support of a fine start by Dean Wolosiansky and Ohio State won its fifth consecutive game, 13-4 over North Dakota State Sunday at the Santaluces Sports Complex.
Ohio State, ranked 30th by Collegiate Baseball, improves to 13-2 on the season. North Dakota State drops to 1-8.
Burkhart and Arp each had three hits to lead the Buckeyes’ offense. Burkhart’s fourth home run of the season was a two-run shot in the first inning that gave Ohio State a 3-0 lead. Arp, who had three RBI and scored three times, hit a solo shot in the fourth for his second home run in as many games. Matt Streng had three RBI and Zach Hurley also had couple of hits and an RBI for the Buckeyes.
Wolosiansky, a sophomore, kept the Bison at bay. He pitched a career-high tying 7.0 innings to pick up the win and improve his record to 2-1 this season. Wolosiansky also tied his career high with eight strikeouts while scattering six hits, giving up three earned runs and walking three.
Jake Hale came in and pitched the final six outs of the game. The big senior struck out five and allowed just one hit in his two innings of work. He finished a game for Ohio State for the eighth consecutive time.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
9-2 Buckeyes Travel to West Palm Beach for Four
Team faces Pitt and three first time opponents: SIUE, UMBC and NDSU
Ohio State, which survived through a 2-2 weekend last week to remain nationally ranked for a third consecutive week - No. 30 by Collegiate Baseball - will look to strengthen that ranking with four games this weekend as part of the Palm Beach Baseball Classic. All four games will be played at the Santaluces Sports Complex.
Opponents for the Buckeyes this week include regional rival Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. Friday followed by games against first-time opponents SIU Edwardsville, Maryland Baltimore County and North Dakota State.
Palm Beach Baseball Classic
Santaluces Sports Complex in
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Game 12: vs. Pittsburgh
(5-4 2009; 19-34 in 2008)
Friday, March 13 - 6 p.m.
Game 13: vs. SIU Edwardsville
(1-5 2009; 25-26 in 2008)
Saturday, March 14 - 12:30 p.m.
Game 14: vs. Maryland Baltimore Co.
(1-2 2009; 21-29 in 2008)
Saturday, March 14 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 15: vs. North Dakota State
(1-6 2009; 15-30 in 2008)
Sunday, March 15 - 12 noon
Ohio State probable rotation:
Fri. vs. Pitt - Alex Wimmers (2-0; 2.25 ERA)
Sat. vs. SIUE - Andrew Armstrong (1-0; 2.25)
Sat. vs. UMBC - Eric Best (1-0; 5.84)
Sun. vs. NDSU - D. Wolosiansky (1-1; 12.15)
THE OPPONENTS THIS WEEK (SO FAR)
Pittsburgh had its four-game winning streak end Wednesday with an 11-6 loss at No. 6 Miami. The 5-4 Panthers got a complete game win from David Kaye Tuesday in a 6-0 win over SIU Edwardsville. 3B Joe Leonard (.323 in 2009), SS Danny Lopez (.360 with 12 RBI) and 1B Chris Warrner (.200) each hit seven home runs in 2008. C Cory Brownsten (.389, 2 HR, 9 RBI) and INF Chris Sedon (.536, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 5 SBs) are also offensive threats. The team is hitting .303 and the staff has a 4.16 ERA.
SIU Edwardsville, 1-8 this season, is coming off a 22-12 loss to St. Joseph’s Wednesday. The Cougars play Long Island Friday. The Cougars are transitioning from the Great Lakes Valley Conference to the Ohio Valley Conference. Leading the way is senior INF Josh Street (10 RBI in 2009), who hit .407 in 2008 with 26 doubles and 54 RBI. OFs Adam Eggemeyer and Chase Thrasher are hitting .355 and .353, respectively. The team is hitting .289 and its team ERA is 7.01.
UMBC players hit five home runs Monday but lost to Yale, 17-11, to drop to 1-4 on the year. The Retrievers are coming off a 5-4 loss at Towson State Wednesday. 1B Shawn Retz has 3 HRs and is hitting .357. OF Bryan Russo is hitting .462 with two HRs. LHP Ed Bach (0-1, 6.75) pitched 79.1 innings in 2008 as a starter.
North Dakota State led powerful Wichita State, 3-2, in the seventh inning before losing 5-3 during its first series of the year. The Bison, from Fargo, N.D., are 1-6 on the season and play Pittsburgh Saturday. NDSU is led by Summit League player of the week Eric Nutzhorn (.478 avg., 10 RBI) and the Zach duo of Zach Heidmann (.444) and Zach Wentz (.423). John Straka and Josh Smith headline a rebuilt staff.
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Full Ohio State Weekly Release
Ohio State, which survived through a 2-2 weekend last week to remain nationally ranked for a third consecutive week - No. 30 by Collegiate Baseball - will look to strengthen that ranking with four games this weekend as part of the Palm Beach Baseball Classic. All four games will be played at the Santaluces Sports Complex.
Opponents for the Buckeyes this week include regional rival Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. Friday followed by games against first-time opponents SIU Edwardsville, Maryland Baltimore County and North Dakota State.
Palm Beach Baseball Classic
Santaluces Sports Complex in
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Game 12: vs. Pittsburgh
(5-4 2009; 19-34 in 2008)
Friday, March 13 - 6 p.m.
Game 13: vs. SIU Edwardsville
(1-5 2009; 25-26 in 2008)
Saturday, March 14 - 12:30 p.m.
Game 14: vs. Maryland Baltimore Co.
(1-2 2009; 21-29 in 2008)
Saturday, March 14 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 15: vs. North Dakota State
(1-6 2009; 15-30 in 2008)
Sunday, March 15 - 12 noon
Ohio State probable rotation:
Fri. vs. Pitt - Alex Wimmers (2-0; 2.25 ERA)
Sat. vs. SIUE - Andrew Armstrong (1-0; 2.25)
Sat. vs. UMBC - Eric Best (1-0; 5.84)
Sun. vs. NDSU - D. Wolosiansky (1-1; 12.15)
THE OPPONENTS THIS WEEK (SO FAR)
Pittsburgh had its four-game winning streak end Wednesday with an 11-6 loss at No. 6 Miami. The 5-4 Panthers got a complete game win from David Kaye Tuesday in a 6-0 win over SIU Edwardsville. 3B Joe Leonard (.323 in 2009), SS Danny Lopez (.360 with 12 RBI) and 1B Chris Warrner (.200) each hit seven home runs in 2008. C Cory Brownsten (.389, 2 HR, 9 RBI) and INF Chris Sedon (.536, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 5 SBs) are also offensive threats. The team is hitting .303 and the staff has a 4.16 ERA.
SIU Edwardsville, 1-8 this season, is coming off a 22-12 loss to St. Joseph’s Wednesday. The Cougars play Long Island Friday. The Cougars are transitioning from the Great Lakes Valley Conference to the Ohio Valley Conference. Leading the way is senior INF Josh Street (10 RBI in 2009), who hit .407 in 2008 with 26 doubles and 54 RBI. OFs Adam Eggemeyer and Chase Thrasher are hitting .355 and .353, respectively. The team is hitting .289 and its team ERA is 7.01.
UMBC players hit five home runs Monday but lost to Yale, 17-11, to drop to 1-4 on the year. The Retrievers are coming off a 5-4 loss at Towson State Wednesday. 1B Shawn Retz has 3 HRs and is hitting .357. OF Bryan Russo is hitting .462 with two HRs. LHP Ed Bach (0-1, 6.75) pitched 79.1 innings in 2008 as a starter.
North Dakota State led powerful Wichita State, 3-2, in the seventh inning before losing 5-3 during its first series of the year. The Bison, from Fargo, N.D., are 1-6 on the season and play Pittsburgh Saturday. NDSU is led by Summit League player of the week Eric Nutzhorn (.478 avg., 10 RBI) and the Zach duo of Zach Heidmann (.444) and Zach Wentz (.423). John Straka and Josh Smith headline a rebuilt staff.
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Track the action through Live Stats, available on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Click on the Live Stats link on the main home page in the upper right hand corner or through the baseball schedule page to access.
Full Ohio State Weekly Release
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Random Thoughts Before Bradenton
Okay, maybe not that deep, but before we head back to Florida for spring break, I thought we should look back at the Papa John’s Palm Beach Classic last weekend. Obviously, the Bucks had their eyes set on a 3-0 weekend with Air Force, Maine and Connecticut on the docket. Instead, they went 1-2 for the second straight weekend with the lone win of the weekend coming against the Huskies. They are 5-4 on the year.
I don’t think it is time to throw in the towel this season. With seven games in seven days in Sarasota and Bradenton, Ohio State has a chance to get a lot of guys some experience against a bunch of teams they should beat. They’ll be looking back at last season hoping to win all seven games on Florida’s Gulf Coast. They play Bucknell, Dartmouth, Northern Iowa, Bradley, St. Louis, Army and Kansas. At least four of the other five teams shouldn’t be able to offer much resistance. The Bucks have historically struggled with Northern Iowa and Kansas. They have a chance to get to a respectable 12-4 before the home opener March 26 vs. Pittsburgh. I know coach Bob Todd will add a few more guys to the travel roster for the trip, but as readers of this blog have pointed out, he does have his favorites. I’m guessing though with so many games in consecutive days, they’ll have to get some of the guys who have yet to see the field some playing time while resting the few guys that have.
Looking back to West Palm Beach, J.B. Shuck led all batters with a .455 batting average. He was 5-for-11 with four runs scored, a triple and one RBI. Cory Rupert, Ryan Dew and Justin Miller each had four hits in the three games. Rupert was 4-for-10 with three RBI, while Dew was 4-for-12 with a double and two RBI. Miller slipped a little offensively this weekend, going 4-for-15, but he did manage to drive in four runs. In the three games the team batted .267, but only five of the team’s 28 hits were for extra bases. The lone home run came off the bat of Tony Kennedy. Brian DeLucia returned to the lineup against Maine and came off the bench Sunday against UConn. The Buckeyes need him to be healthy when conference play begins March 28 vs. Penn State.
Shuck also was a star on the hill this weekend, going 6.0 scoreless innings in which he allowed just one hit and struck out three. Jake Hale made his season debut after missing the first two weeks of the season with tendinitis. He struggled Sunday in his debut against the Huskies, but managed to get a save after his 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits. He struck out his first two batters before surrendering a home run. When I spoke to the coaching staff in College Station, they mentioned Hale would like be the No. 1 starter this season. He would likely be followed by Dan DeLucia in game two and Shuck in game four. The third starter is up for discussion, but it appears Dean Wolosianky has an inside track after a strong showing the first three weeks of the season. Wolo is 2-1 with a 3.21 ERA and a .258 batting average by the opposition. Shuck is also 2-1 and a 3.18 ERA, but is limiting batters to a .180 average. The 4.25 team ERA is tied for the lead in the Big Ten.
Fielding should get better by playing every day. Ohio State had nine errors last weekend, including four against Maine. The season total is at 23, easily the highest total in the league. That is in just nine games. I know how dreadful the weather has been in Columbus, keeping the Buckeyes pent up inside the Woody. I mean, it even snowed twice in Dallas (where I live) last week. Of course, it is finals week in Columbus, so practice time is limited anyway. Even still, no one can defend the errors. Other northern teams haven’t struggled as much. We just have to keep working on it.
I don’t think it is time to throw in the towel this season. With seven games in seven days in Sarasota and Bradenton, Ohio State has a chance to get a lot of guys some experience against a bunch of teams they should beat. They’ll be looking back at last season hoping to win all seven games on Florida’s Gulf Coast. They play Bucknell, Dartmouth, Northern Iowa, Bradley, St. Louis, Army and Kansas. At least four of the other five teams shouldn’t be able to offer much resistance. The Bucks have historically struggled with Northern Iowa and Kansas. They have a chance to get to a respectable 12-4 before the home opener March 26 vs. Pittsburgh. I know coach Bob Todd will add a few more guys to the travel roster for the trip, but as readers of this blog have pointed out, he does have his favorites. I’m guessing though with so many games in consecutive days, they’ll have to get some of the guys who have yet to see the field some playing time while resting the few guys that have.
Looking back to West Palm Beach, J.B. Shuck led all batters with a .455 batting average. He was 5-for-11 with four runs scored, a triple and one RBI. Cory Rupert, Ryan Dew and Justin Miller each had four hits in the three games. Rupert was 4-for-10 with three RBI, while Dew was 4-for-12 with a double and two RBI. Miller slipped a little offensively this weekend, going 4-for-15, but he did manage to drive in four runs. In the three games the team batted .267, but only five of the team’s 28 hits were for extra bases. The lone home run came off the bat of Tony Kennedy. Brian DeLucia returned to the lineup against Maine and came off the bench Sunday against UConn. The Buckeyes need him to be healthy when conference play begins March 28 vs. Penn State.
Shuck also was a star on the hill this weekend, going 6.0 scoreless innings in which he allowed just one hit and struck out three. Jake Hale made his season debut after missing the first two weeks of the season with tendinitis. He struggled Sunday in his debut against the Huskies, but managed to get a save after his 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits. He struck out his first two batters before surrendering a home run. When I spoke to the coaching staff in College Station, they mentioned Hale would like be the No. 1 starter this season. He would likely be followed by Dan DeLucia in game two and Shuck in game four. The third starter is up for discussion, but it appears Dean Wolosianky has an inside track after a strong showing the first three weeks of the season. Wolo is 2-1 with a 3.21 ERA and a .258 batting average by the opposition. Shuck is also 2-1 and a 3.18 ERA, but is limiting batters to a .180 average. The 4.25 team ERA is tied for the lead in the Big Ten.
Fielding should get better by playing every day. Ohio State had nine errors last weekend, including four against Maine. The season total is at 23, easily the highest total in the league. That is in just nine games. I know how dreadful the weather has been in Columbus, keeping the Buckeyes pent up inside the Woody. I mean, it even snowed twice in Dallas (where I live) last week. Of course, it is finals week in Columbus, so practice time is limited anyway. Even still, no one can defend the errors. Other northern teams haven’t struggled as much. We just have to keep working on it.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Buckeyes Salvage Finale in West Palm Beach
Ohio State was cruising against UConn Sunday. The Buckeyes put up five runs in the first six innings before starter J.B. Shuck handed a 5-0 lead over to Jake Hale, who was making his 2008 debut after missing the first two weekends because of tendonitis, in the seventh. Hale struck out his first two batters before allowing a home run to Harold Brantley Jr. in the seventh. After the Buckeyes used a sac fly to take a 6-1 lead, three more Huskies scored in the bottom of the inning to pull within two, 6-4. Hale retired the batters in order in the ninth to preserve a 6-4 victory (box score).
Shuck must have looked spectacular in his third start of the season (2-1). He allowed only one hit in 6.0 scoreless innings. He struck out three, walked three, hit one and balked once. He stayed in the game as the DH when Hale took over on the mound in the bottom of the seventh. Hale allowed four runs, three earned, on three hits in his 3.0 innings to pick up the save. He will likely move into a starting role next week on spring break
The Buckeyes, though, again had three errors in the game. UConn had five. It must have been ugly since the teams combined for just as many hits as they did errors. Ohio State now has 23 errors in their nine games, an average of 2.6 per game. It has just one error-free game this season and committed nine errors this weekend in West Palm Beach.
Justin Miller had two of the Buckeyes’ eight hits. He also knocked in two. Six other Buckeyes had a hit, while Tony Kennedy and Dan Burkhart drove in the other two RBI. Six hits came from the top five spots in the batting order.
The Buckeyes are 5-4 and will take winter quarter final exams this week before opening the spring trip in Bradenton March 15-21. The first game of the trip will be against Bucknell at 3 p.m. next Saturday at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. The rest of the games will be played in Bradenton, either at IMG Academy Park or Manatee Community College.
Shuck must have looked spectacular in his third start of the season (2-1). He allowed only one hit in 6.0 scoreless innings. He struck out three, walked three, hit one and balked once. He stayed in the game as the DH when Hale took over on the mound in the bottom of the seventh. Hale allowed four runs, three earned, on three hits in his 3.0 innings to pick up the save. He will likely move into a starting role next week on spring break
The Buckeyes, though, again had three errors in the game. UConn had five. It must have been ugly since the teams combined for just as many hits as they did errors. Ohio State now has 23 errors in their nine games, an average of 2.6 per game. It has just one error-free game this season and committed nine errors this weekend in West Palm Beach.
Justin Miller had two of the Buckeyes’ eight hits. He also knocked in two. Six other Buckeyes had a hit, while Tony Kennedy and Dan Burkhart drove in the other two RBI. Six hits came from the top five spots in the batting order.
The Buckeyes are 5-4 and will take winter quarter final exams this week before opening the spring trip in Bradenton March 15-21. The first game of the trip will be against Bucknell at 3 p.m. next Saturday at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. The rest of the games will be played in Bradenton, either at IMG Academy Park or Manatee Community College.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Scouting the Opposition
Air Force: The Falcons took a 2-5 record with them to West Palm Beach for the Papa John's Palm Beach Challenge. They were slated to open play Thursday against Maine, but the game was rained out. The team is batting .247 and is led by Nathan Carter’s .417 batting average. Of his 10 hits, he has three doubles and a triple while driving in five runs. Matt Alexander has a .385 batting average and has the team’s only home run. He paces the team with nine RBI and also has 10 hits, including a pair of doubles and a triple. The pitching staff has a 6.20 ERA. Alex Truesdale has made two starts and is 0-1 with 10 strikeouts and a 2.81 ERA in 16.0 innings. Michael Ruvolo has made four appearances and has a 0.93 ERA in 9.2 innings. Jake Petro leads the team with three starts, but has pitched 10.1 innings and shares the team lead with 10 strikeouts though has a 10.97 ERA. Air Force was 8-44 overall in 2007 and went winless in 23 Mountain West Conference games.
MAINE: The Black Bears are 4-5 and have lost five straight games after claiming a pair of doubleheaders at Delaware State to open the season. The team was swept in a three-game series at UNLV and is 0-2 on its current spring trip in south Florida, losing to Notre Dame and Florida International. A game vs. Air Force on Thursday was rained out. The team is batting .335 and is led by Curt Smith’s .487 average (19-for-39) and four home runs. He also has 10 RBI. Myckie Lugbauer is batting .474 and paces the squad with five doubles and 12 RBI. Joe Miller has made two starts and is 1-0 with an 0.75 ERA in 12.0 innings though has walked seven against six strikeouts. No other starter has an ERA lower than 4.91 on a staff that has a 7.07 collective ERA entering a split doubleheader between Air Force and Ohio State on Saturday. Maine compiled a 22-31 record for the 2007 season and went 12-11 to earn a fourth-place finish in the American East Conference.
CONNECTICUT: UConn has started its season 0-6 with losses to Missouri, Stetson, Michigan State and three to UNC-Greensboro. The Huskies will face Air Force on Saturday before squaring off against the Buckeyes on Sunday. Mike Oly leads the Huskies with a .409 average though the team is batting just .201. The team’s ERA is 6.75. The Huskies went 34-27 overall in 2007 and finished eighth in the Big East with a 10-14 record.
Check out the official Ohio State release entering the weekend.
MAINE: The Black Bears are 4-5 and have lost five straight games after claiming a pair of doubleheaders at Delaware State to open the season. The team was swept in a three-game series at UNLV and is 0-2 on its current spring trip in south Florida, losing to Notre Dame and Florida International. A game vs. Air Force on Thursday was rained out. The team is batting .335 and is led by Curt Smith’s .487 average (19-for-39) and four home runs. He also has 10 RBI. Myckie Lugbauer is batting .474 and paces the squad with five doubles and 12 RBI. Joe Miller has made two starts and is 1-0 with an 0.75 ERA in 12.0 innings though has walked seven against six strikeouts. No other starter has an ERA lower than 4.91 on a staff that has a 7.07 collective ERA entering a split doubleheader between Air Force and Ohio State on Saturday. Maine compiled a 22-31 record for the 2007 season and went 12-11 to earn a fourth-place finish in the American East Conference.
CONNECTICUT: UConn has started its season 0-6 with losses to Missouri, Stetson, Michigan State and three to UNC-Greensboro. The Huskies will face Air Force on Saturday before squaring off against the Buckeyes on Sunday. Mike Oly leads the Huskies with a .409 average though the team is batting just .201. The team’s ERA is 6.75. The Huskies went 34-27 overall in 2007 and finished eighth in the Big East with a 10-14 record.
Check out the official Ohio State release entering the weekend.
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