Dispatch
Big Ten baseball tourney: Buckeyes facing a familiar tall order
To earn title, fifth-seeded
OSU must win four games
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:05 AM
By
Mark Znidar
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
If there is a positive for Ohio State going into the Big Ten baseball tournament as the fifth seed and not having a first-round bye, it's that the odds of becoming champion are much better than those of hitting a lottery jackpot. The Buckeyes must win four games in five days, and historically one of those victories usually must come against the host team.
So why has Ohio State won two of the past three conference tournaments as a fifth and sixth seed and four championships since 2002?
"We like to procrastinate around here," outfielder Tony Kennedy joked.
Pitcher Jake Hale said, "It almost looks as if we're sandbagging."
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