West Palm Beach Series (baseball)

[JCOSU86]

The Buckeyes continue their Spring schedule in Florida with a trip to West Palm Beach to participate in the Papa John's Classic. They will have single games vs Pitt, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, UMBC and North Dakota State.

Friday, March 13th 6:00 PM - The University of Pittsburgh

The Panthers are members of the Big East Conference. They are currently 5-4 on the year after losing to the #6 Miami Hurricanes 11-6 in a game they lead 6-0.

Saturday, March 14th 11:00 AM - Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

The Cougars hail from the Great Lakes Valley Conference. They are having a rough year starting out 1-8.

Saturday, March 14th 3:30 PM - The Univeristy of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)

The Retrievers are members of the America East Conference and are currently 1-4 on the season.

Sunday, March 15th 11:00 AM - North Dakota State University

The Bisons, a rare opponent for the Buckeyes, are from the Summit Conference. NDSU have a record of 1-6 heading into this weekend's action

[brodybuck21]

so i'd think its safe to say that anything less than a 4-0 trip would be considered a disappointment. Good luck in Florida fellas!

[JCOSU86]

Geez, not a strong field. Pitt at 5-4 is the best record Ohio State will face.

[brodybuck21]

Originally Posted by JCOSU86

Geez, not a strong field. Pitt at 5-4 is the best record Ohio State will face.

understatement....lol

[buckeyemania11]

from the official site

BASE: No. 30 Buckeyes, 9-2, Head to West Palm Beach, Fla. - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

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.

9-2 START IS BEST SINCE 1991
Ohio State?s 9-2 record is its best 11-game start since the 1991 team opened 19-2. The team?s 7-0 start initially tied for the third-best start ever by an Ohio State team behind only the 1917 team?s 10-0 start and the 1991 team?s 8-0 open.

[JCOSU86]

NDSU baseball apparently competes in the Summit league while their other sports are in the Missouri Valley. Corrected the preview.

[buckeyemania11]

Ohio State cruises over Pitt 20-3

Alex Wimmers had a nice day on the mound with a complete game, 9 IP 6 H 3 R (3ER) 2BB 15K

Justin Miller 3/5 HR 5RBI
Zach Hurley 3/6 2B 3RBI
Cory Kovanda 3/4 2RBI
Cory Rupert 2/4 2B 2RBI

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/Vie...ATCLID=3692369

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Sophomore pitcher Alex Wimmers struck out 15 batters and went the distance and the Ohio State offense totaled 20 hits in a 20-3 win over Pittsburgh Friday at the Santaluces Sports Complex. No. 30 Ohio State moves to 10-2 on the season and Pitt’s record drops to 5-5.


Wimmers, throwing the first complete game of the season for an Ohio State pitcher, scattered six hits and allowed three earned runs while walking only two batters and running his record to 3-0 on the season. He gave up a first inning, two-run home run to Chris Warner and then was overpowering the rest of the way in registering the most strikeouts in a game by a Buckeye since Major Leaguer Scott Lewis struck out 15 in a 2003 game.

[buckeyemania11]

BASE: Ohio State defeats SIU Edwardsville, 13-10 - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Ohio State scored three unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a 10-10 tie for a 13-10 win over SIU Edwardsville Saturday in the team's first game of the day. Drew Rucinski pitched 2.2 innings in relief to pick his fifth win of the season in six decisions. Jake Hale got the last out of the game on a fly ball for his third save. Offensively, Zach Hurley and Michael Stephens hit home runs and five Buckeyes - Hurley, Stephens, Cory Kovanda, Michael Arp and Cory Rupert had multiple hits. Every offensive starter for Ohio State had at least one hit and one run scored.

Game 2 of the is getting ready to start between the 11-2 Buckeyes and the 1-5 Retrievers of Maryland Baltimore County.

[CleveBucks]

OSU up 16-9 in the 9th against UMBC. 4 homers for OSU.

Rucinski has 5 wins already.

[buckeyemania11]

Originally Posted by CleveBucks

OSU up 16-9 in the 9th against UMBC. 4 homers for OSU.

Rucinski has 5 wins already.

16-9 is the final

the 4 home runs came from Stephens , Miller , Burkhart , and Arp

Eric Best Picks up the win in his first start of the season, 5 IP 6 H 5 R (3ER) 0 BB 6 K

[coastalbuck]

The great start just keeps going. It's college baseball, you just have to win. The Big Ten should be interesting this year, quality baseball.

[JCOSU86]

From the Official Site

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -The Ohio State baseball team defeated Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 13-10, and Maryland Baltimore County, 16-9, Saturday at the Santaluces Sports Complex behind 37 combined hits in the two games and five home runs. The 30th-ranked Buckeyes have won four consecutive games and are 12-2 on the season.
The team's starting outfield of left fielder Zach Hurley, center fielder Michael Stephens and right fielder Michael Arp did the most damage Saturday as the trio combined for 16 hits, 14 runs batted in and nine runs scored.

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[buckeyemania11]

Ohio State 13 North Dakota State 4 to complete the weekend sweep

Wolosiansky gets the win, 7 IP 6 H 4 R (3ER) 3 BB 8 K

Arp 3/4 HR 3RBI
Burkhart 3/3 2B HR 2RBI
Streng 2/4 2B 3RBI

[JCOSU86]

From the Official Site

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - 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.

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[leroyjenkins]

Ugh. Of course I'm out of town all weekend....



Way to go Bucks. Santaluces is like 2 blocks from my house!!