Eastern Michigan Game (Official Thread)

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This week's midweek non-conference opponent is Eastern Michigan from the MAC. The Buckeyes have lost 3 out of their last 4 non-conference games. This might be the tallest order of them all as the Eagles sit atop the MAC at 11-4.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State seeks to put an end to an atypical home slump Wednesday at Bill Davis Stadium when it hosts the Eastern Michigan Eagles in a 6:35 p.m. game. The Buckeyes enter the contest with a 22-18 overall record that includes a 10-9 mark in the Big Ten Conference. Eastern Michigan is 15-26 overall and leading the Mid American Conference West Division with an 11-4 mark.

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Baseball: Buckeyes Top Eastern Michigan, 15-12 - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Ohio State surrendered a big lead to Eastern Michigan but rallied late to defeat the Eagles, 15-12, on Wednesday at Bill Davis Stadium. Freshman Chris Griffin, in his first extensive playing time, had the go-ahead RBI with a seventh inning single to spark the Buckeyes.

Justin Miller led the Buckeyes offensively with four hits and three RBI. Every starter had hits for the Buckeyes, with Ryan Meade collecting two hits including his first career home run. Zach Hurley, Brian DeLucia, Dan Burkhart and Tyler Engle also had two hits. Josh Edgin struck out a career-high eight batters in 3.0 innings of work. Eric Best got the win in relief and improved to 2-1. Alex Wimmers pitched the final two innings, striking out four EMU batters, to earn his third save of the year.