Illinois Series

[JCOSU86]

The Buckeyes try to rebound from a not-so-great pair of games vs Louisville with their last road trip of the season in Champaign, Illinois to take on the Illini.

This is a huge series. The winner will be in great position win the Big Ten championship.


Illinois Baseball Site

The Illini currently lead the Big Ten by 1/2 game over Minnesota and 1 game over Ohio State. Their final 3 games are against 20-22 Purdue while the Buckeyes finish with 15-30 Iowa. Minnesota plays 3 at Michigan and finishes with 3 at Penn State.

Game times (all times CST):

Friday, May 8th, 6:05 PM
Saturday, May 9th, 3:05 PM
Sunday, May 10th, 1:05 PM

[brodybuck21]

LETS GO BUCKS!!

[Nutriaitch]

good luck Buckeyes!

Illinois gave us more than we could handle in our series with them earlier this year.

[JCOSU86]

Standings as of May 8th

Team...........Big 10...Overall
Illinois..........14-4.....31-14
Minnesota....13-4.....31-13
Ohio State...13-5.....34-13
Indiana.......11-6......22-24
Michigan St.11-7......21-24
Purdue.........7-10....20-22
Michigan......7-11.....26-21
Penn State...5-13.....22-22
Northwestern.3-13.....12-31-1
Iowa............3-14.....15-30

[brodybuck21]

Originally Posted by JCOSU86

Standings as of May 8th

Team...........Big 10...Overall
Illinois..........14-4.....31-14
Minnesota....13-4.....31-13
Ohio State...13-5.....34-13
Indiana.......11-6......22-24
Michigan St.11-7......21-24
Purdue.........7-10....20-22
Michigan......7-11.....26-21
Penn State...5-13.....22-22
Northwestern.3-13.....12-31-1
Iowa............3-14.....15-30

we are 1-2 vs minn with 3 games vs ill this weekend correct?

[JCOSU86]

That's correct, brody.

[JCOSU86]

Buckeyes blow it in the 9th




CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - League-leading Illinois scored three unearned runs in the ninth inning to snatch the first game of this crucial series with Ohio State, 5-4, before more than 5,000 fans at Illinois Field.
Ohio State led, 4-2, after another fine outing from Alex Wimmers, who pitched 7.2 innings and appeared to have the win after closer Jake Hale got out of a runners-on-second-and-third jam in the eighth inning.
Ohio State had been unbeaten entering the ninth inning with the lead this season at 30-0. Hale got the first out of the ninth, but then walked Pete Cappetta to bring Willie Argo, the tying run, to the plate. Argo reached on an error. Then pinch hitter Mike Giller reached on another infield error to load the bases, bringing up Joe Bonadonna. Two-run single to left center to tie the game. The next batter, Casey McMurray, then laced a sharp single to right to win the game and send the record Illinois crowd into a joyous celebration, topped off by fireworks that the Buckeyes had to watch because the place was too crowded with people to make leaving an option.

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[JCOSU86]

The Bucks picked a bad time to tank. 2 demoralizing losses to Louisville followed by a 9th inning meltdown last night might just put the lid on the regular season. They are now 2 games in back of Illinois. Minnesota defeated Michigan last night also, so Ohio State is 1.5 games in back of them

Gotta turn it on for the last 2 vs the Illini and then sweep Iowa and hope for some help.

[JCOSU86]

Bucks take Game Two


CHAMPAIGN, Ill. = Ohio State pounded out 16 hits, including four by team captain Justin Miller, and rebounded from its Friday loss to defeat league-leading Illinois, 10-7, in Game 2 of the series Saturday at Illinois Field. The win keeps Ohio State in third place in the Big Ten standings, 1.5 games behind the new leader, Minnesota. Illinois falls one-half game back of the Golden Gophers with the loss.
There were seven ties and lead changes in the contest, but this game changed within a 60-second span of the first inning. That's how long it took for Ohio State to get out of a serious situation.
Illinois, sky high after its come-from-behind ninth-inning win Friday, loaded the bases with nobody out in the first, courtesy of a leadoff walk and a pair of singles. But Dominic Altobelli hit a hard bouncer right back to Ohio State starter Dean Wolosiansky, who snapped the ball out of the air and teamed with catcher Dan Burkhart and first baseman Matt Streng to complete a textbook, 1-2-3 double play. Wolosiansky then fielded Aaron Johnson?s grounder and threw to first to get out of the inning without allowing a run.


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[JCOSU86]

Buckeyes take series


CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Ohio State pounded 16 hits for the second consecutive game to win the series with Illinois on the strength of a 12-7 victory Sunday at Illinois Field. The Ohio State win, coupled with a Sunday win by Michigan over Minnesota, leaves the Buckeyes and the Illini just one-half game behind Minnesota heading into the final weekend of the Big Ten season. Ohio State is now 36-14 overall and 15-6 in the Big Ten. Illinois is 32-16 and also 15-6.
Just two days after losing a Friday night game that appeared in the bag, the Buckeyes were backed into a corner and one loss away from being eliminated from the Big Ten championship picture and a couple losses away from being a fourth or fifth seed in the upcoming Big Ten tournament at Huntington Park.
But this team didn't quit. It didn't give in to the pressure and it quite simply didn't care about its predicament. Instead, it came out of that corner swinging...in a big way.

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[brodybuck21]

Way to rebound guys. Those 2 wins are HUGE!

[calibuck]

Always great when the guys knew what they had to do, and then go out and do it. Congrats. Now the championship is out of their hands, Minny will do what they will do, so all the Buckeyes can do is sweep the series this week end against, who Indiana?

Put themselves in the best post-season position they can be, and just play relaxed ball. Tight makes for fielding errors, trying too hard. Baseball is a sport that needs to be played relaxed......at least at the level I played.

Anyway, GO BUCKS. Finish strong.

[JCOSU86]

Originally Posted by calibuck

Now the championship is out of their hands, Minny will do what they will do, so all the Buckeyes can do is sweep the series this week end against, who Indiana?

Iowa. In Columbus.


Edit: This weekend will be huge. Minnesota is in first, Ohio State and Illinois are tied for 2nd 1/2 game back and Indiana is 3rd 1 1/2 games back. OSU owns the tie-breaker over Illinois and Indiana, Minny over OSU, Illinois over Minny, Minny tied Indiana (1 game apiece, 3rd rained out), Indiana over Illinois,

Holy [censored] this last weekend is going to be exciting.