2014 OSU Baseball discussion

[brodybuck21]

Get Healthy Zach!

ADVISORY - Ohio State Baseball Statement Regarding Zach Farmer
Zach Farmer, a freshman student-athlete on the Ohio State baseball team, will miss the remainder of the 2014 season because of health concerns

Zach Farmer

May 1, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Zach Farmer, a freshman student-athlete on the Ohio State baseball team, will miss the remainder of the 2014 season because of health concerns.

Zach was diagnosed this week with acute myeloid leukemia. He had been feeling under the weather for about a week when he went to see Ohio State’s team doctor Monday. Zach and his family were made aware of his condition earlier this week and members of the baseball team were informed Tuesday prior to their trip to Louisville. Zach will begin treatments to fight his illness Monday at The James Cancer Hospital here at The Ohio State University.

For a full statement from Ohio State head coach Greg Beals, follow this link http://go.osu.edu/050114FarmerStatement.

 

[LitlBuck]

Thoughts and prayers go out to Zach and his family.. Hopefully, this will just be a minor setback and he will fully recover from this hated disease.

 

[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Hosts Iowa in Crucial Big Ten Home Series Starting Saturday
Buckeyes enter the weekend with a 25-20 record, 6-9 in Big Ten play

Ryan Riga

May 2, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team hosts Iowa in a three-game set starting Saturday at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. Saturday and Sunday’s contests will start at 3:05 p.m. with the series finale at 7:05 p.m. Monday. Sunday and Monday’s matchups will be televised live on BTN.

The 1994 Ohio State baseball team will be honored on alumni day Saturday. The team went 49-9 overall, 25-2 in Big Ten, notching the third-most wins in program history en route to Big Ten regular season and tournament championships.

OHIO STATE OF LATE
Ohio State dropped a 7-3 decision at No. 19 Louisville Wednesday night. Craig Nennig went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored while Troy Montgomery launched a two-run home run to right.

ON THE BUMP
Fri.: LHP Tanner Tully (4-2, 2.24 ERA)
vs. LHP Andrew Hedrick (3-2, 4.67)
Sat.: LHP Ryan Riga (4-1, 3.02)
vs. LHP Sasha Kuebel (5-3, 4.83)
Sun.: RHP Greg Greve (5-3, 3.48)
vs. TBA

OSU VS. LOUISVILLE NOTES
- Nick Sergakis’ hitting streak was snapped at seven games.
- Craig Nennig picked up his fifth multi-hit game of the season.
- Troy Montgomery notched his second home run of the year.

SCOUTING IOWA
The Hawkeyes are 25-15 on the year, just ahead of the Buckeyes at seventh in the Big Ten with a 7-8 record. Tyler Peyton is hitting .346 with eight doubles, 20 RBI and 16 runs scored while Calvin Mathews is 3-2 with a 2.86 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 69.1 innings pitched over 11 starts.
The Buckeyes hold a 71-47-1 lead in the all-time series against the Hawkeyes but the two teams have not squared off since an Iowa series win in Columbus in 2011.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050214aaa.html

 

[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Takes Opener Against Iowa, 9-4
Josh Dezse goes 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored

Tanner Tully

May 3, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Paced by a two-home run day from Josh Dezse, the Ohio State baseball team earned a 9-4 series-opening win over Iowa Saturday afternoon at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 26-20, 7-9 in the Big Ten, while the Hawkeyes fall to 25-16, 7-9 in conference play.

“This has been a tough week but it’s allowed the guys to put baseball in perspective,” Ohio State head coach Greg Beals said. “They’re allowed to just go out and play baseball and realize how fortunate they are to be playing this game. Although we’re in a big part of our season, these young men are learning an incredible lesson right now that will benefit them for a long time on the baseball field and off.”

After the Buckeyes were unable to do anything with a single and a pair of walks in the bottom of the first, Ohio State got on the board off Iowa starter Andrew Hedrick in the bottom of the second. Ronnie Dawson led off the inning with a single through the right side before Zach Ratcliff followed with a home run down the right field line, his second of the season, to put the Buckeyes up 2-0. With one down, Tim Wetzel walked and moved to second on a groundout by Nick Sergakis before Connor Sabanosh followed with a single through the right side to score Wetzel for the 3-0 Buckeye lead after two innings of play.

Ohio State added to its lead off Hedrick in the bottom of the third. With one down, Pat Porter was hit by a pitch before Dezse drilled a two-run home run to right-center to put the Buckeyes up 5-0 after three innings of play.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/050314aaa.html

 

[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Falls to Iowa to Even Series
Rubber game between Buckeyes and Hawkeyes set for 7:05 p.m. Monday

Josh Dezse

May 4, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State fell to Iowa, 17-2, Sunday afternoon at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the loss, the Buckeyes fall to 26-21, 7-10 in Big Ten play, while the Hawkeyes move to 26-16, 8-9 in conference play.

“We just imploded today,” Ohio State head coach Greg Beals said. “We had bad tempo. The flow and pace of the game were not good. We didn’t pitch the ball well which sometimes facilitates bad defense and we weren’t really solid offensively either. However, we came into yesterday trying to win the series and that’s what we’ll try to do tomorrow night.”

Iowa took the early lead in the top of the first off Ohio State starter Ryan Riga. Eric Toole reached on a bunt single to lead off the game before stealing second and moving to third with one down after a groundout by Jake Mangler. Riga then retired Tyler Peyton on a comebacker to the mound for the second out of the inning but Jake Yacinich followed with an RBI single back up the middle and, after balk moved him to second, scored on a double off the right-field wall by Dan Potempa to give Iowa the 2-0 lead.

Ohio State answered with a run off Iowa starter Sasha Kuebel in the bottom of the inning. Nick Sergakis reached on a leadoff single through the left side before an error on a failed pickoff throw moved him to third with nobody out. Kuebel struck out Connor Sabanosh for the first out of the inning but Troy Kuhn followed with an RBI groundout to third to score Sergakis to cut the lead to 2-1.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/050414aaa.html

 

[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Edges Iowa, 3-2, to Win Series
Buckeyes move into a tie for sixth in the Big Ten

Craig Nennig

May 5, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team topped Iowa, 3-2, in the rubber game of a three-game series Monday night at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes won their fourth-consecutive series, improving to 27-21 on the year, 8-10 in the Big Ten, while the Hawkeyes fall to 26-17, 8-10 in conference play.

“We need to continue to be consistent with our tempo,” Ohio State head coach Greg Beals said. “The tempo, attitude and mentality of the team were good today. We came to the ballpark with an attitude that we weren’t going to lose and that carried us through the game.”

Ohio State threatened against Iowa starter Tyler Peyton in the bottom of the first. Nick Sergakis led off the inning with a single and, after Peyton retired Ronnie Dawson and Troy Kuhn, walks to Pat Porter and Josh Dezse loaded the bases with two down. However, Troy Montgomery followed with a line drive down the third-base line that was snagged on a diving grab by Iowa third baseman Nick Day to keep the game scoreless after an inning.

The Buckeyes rallied again in the bottom of the second. Aaron Gretz reached on a leadoff walk before Craig Nennig singled and Tim Wetzel sacrificed both runners up a base. Sergakis followed with a loud out on a liner to Day at third before Dawson grounded out to end the second.

Ohio State was able to break through in the bottom of the third. After Peyton retired Kuhn to lead off the third, the right-hander allowed a double to Porter before he hit Dezse and Iowa went to left-hander Jared Mandel out of the bullpen. Mandel got Montgomery to pop up a sacrifice bunt attempt for the second out of the inning but Aaron Gretz followed with a single up the middle to plate Porter before a double to right-center be Nennig scored Dezse for the 2-0 Buckeye lead.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/050514aaa.html

 

[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Falls to Miami, 3-1
Buckeyes travel to Michigan for three-game series starting Friday

Troy Montgomery

May 6, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Miami Tuesday evening at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With the loss, the Buckeyes fall to 27-22 while the RedHawks improve to 23-25.

After Travis Lakins tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in his first career start, the RedHawks got on the board against Michael Horejsei in the top of the third. John Crummy led off the inning with a single before advancing to second on an error by Buckeye centerfielder Troy Montgomery. After a fielder’s choice on a sacrifice bunt attempt by Steve Sada put RedHawks on the corners with nobody out, a safety squeeze by Ryan Elble plated Crummy to give Miami the 1-0 lead.

Miami doubled its lead in the top of the fourth when Chad Sedio reached on a leadoff infield single, stole second, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Matt Honchel and scored on a sacrifice fly by Scott Slappey to make it a 2-0 game.

The Buckeyes then rallied against Miami starter Charlie Suich in the bottom of the inning. Nick Sergakis led off the inning with a single and, after a foul out by Ronnie Dawson, Troy Kuhn doubled to right-center to put Buckeyes on second and third with one down. However, Suich bounced back to strike out Pat Porter looking before getting Josh Dezse to line out to left to preserve the 2-0 advantage.

Things stayed quiet until the RedHawks added another in the top of the sixth. After retiring the first batter of the inning, Horejsei gave up back-to-back singles by Gary Russo and Sedio before striking out Honchel for the second out of the inning. Ohio State then went to Tyler Giannonatti out of the bullpen before Slappey grounded a single back up the middle to score Russo to push the Miami lead to 3-0.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/050614aaa.html

 

[brodybuck21]

Tully Outduels Szkutnik in 1-0 Ohio State Series-Opening Win at Michigan
Buckeyes improve to 28-22, 9-10 in Big Ten play

Tanner Tully

May 9, 2014

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Tanner Tully pitched a complete-game shutout to lead the Ohio State baseball team to a 1-0 series-opening win over Michigan Friday night at Ray Fisher Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 28-22 on the season, 9-10 in the Big Ten, while the Wolverines fall to 24-26-1, 11-11 in conference play.

"It's always good to get a Friday night win but we still have work to do," Ohio State head coach Greg Beals said. "Tully was a man tonight. That was the story of the game. It is one thing to pitch on Friday night but it's another thing to pitch on Friday night at Michigan in this rivalry game. He arrived tonight."

Ohio State took the lead off Michigan starter Trent Szkutnik in the top of the second. Pat Porter and Josh Dezse led off the inning with back-to-back singles before a sacrifice bunt by Ronnie Dawson moved the runners up to second and third. Connor Sabanosh followed with a fielder's choice where Porter was cut down at the plate for the second out of the inning but Craig Nennig followed with a double down the right-field line to plate Dezse for the 1-0 lead. zkutnik settled down after the Nennig RBI double, retiring the next 12, before Ohio State rallied with two down in the top of the sixth. Troy Kuhn doubled down the right-field line before Szkutnik walked Porter but the Michigan left-hander was able to induce an inning-ending fielder's choice by Dezse to keep it a 1-0 game.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/050914aaa.html

 

[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Drops Middle Game at Michigan, 5-1
Teams play rubber game at noon Sunday

Pat Porter

May 10, 2014

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Ohio State baseball team fell at Michigan, 5-1, Saturday afternoon at Ray Fisher Stadium. With the loss, the Buckeyes drop to 28-23, 9-11 in the Big Ten, while the Wolverines improve to 25-26-1, 12-11 in conference play.

Ohio State threatened against Michigan left-hander Evan Hill in the top of the second. Josh Dezse led off the inning with a double to left before Ronnie Dawson laid down a sacrifice bunt to move him to third with one out. Connor Sabanosh followed with a ground ball to a drawn-in Eric Jacobson at second base for the second out of the frame before Craig Nennig was hit by a pitch to put Buckeyes at the corners. However, Hill got out of the inning when Tim Wetzel flied out to deep left to keep the game scoreless.

The Wolverines got on the board against Ohio State starter Ryan Riga in the bottom of the third. Kevin White led off the inning with a solo home run to left-center to give Michigan the lead before singles by Eric Jacobson and Travis Maezes followed by a walk to Jacob Cronenworth loaded the bases with nobody out. However, Riga responded to get Jackson Glines to hit into a 1-2-3 double play before Tim Wetzel made a sliding grab in left on a Carmen Benedetti looping fly ball to end the inning and keep it a 1-0 game.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/051014aaa.html

 

[brodybuck21]

Ohio State Falls in Rubber Game at Michigan, 4-1
Buckeyes drop to 28-24 overall, 9-12 in Big Ten play

Pat Porter

May 11, 2014

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Ohio State baseball team fell, 4-1, in its rubber game at Michigan Sunday afternoon at Ray Fisher Stadium. With the loss, the Buckeyes drop to 28-24, 9-12 in the Big Ten, while the Wolverines move to 26-26-1, 13-11 in conference play.

Michigan jumped out to the early lead off Ohio State starter Greg Greve in the bottom of the second. Cole Martin and Kyle Jusick notched back-to-back singles to lead off the inning but Greve rolled a 6-3 double play by Kevin White as it appeared the Buckeye right-hander might get out of the inning unscathed. However, Dominic Jamett followed with a bloop single to center to score Martin for the Wolverine lead. Eric Jacobson then singled before a Nick Sergakis error loaded the bases and a wild pitch plated Jamett as Michigan took a 2-0 lead after two innings of play.

The Wolverines added to their lead with another run in the bottom of the third. After Greve retired the first two batters of the inning, Martin singled through the left side before Jusick drove him home with a double down the right-field line to push the lead to 3-0.

Michigan tacked on one more in the bottom of the fourth. With one down, Travis Maezes doubled down the right-field line, moved to third on a single by Jacob Cronenworth and scored on a squeeze bunt by Jackson Glines to make it a 4-0 Michigan lead.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/051114aaa.html

 

[Bestbuck36]

I swear its like there are 2 Reds teams in Ohio now. No way my heart can possibly takes this abuse.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Ohio St. ballplayers tested to become donor for teammate with cancer
Ohio State freshman lefty Zach Farmer was not long ago diagnosed with leukemia, and he's now undergoing treatment.

Not long after the bad news came down, reports the Columbus Dispatch, Farmer's Buckeye teammates all underwent tests to determine whether any of them would be a compatible bone marrow donor for Zach. Here's more from the Dispatch's Mark Znidar ...

Senior captain Tim Wetzel, who has been a potential donor on the national bone-marrow transplant list for 18 months, told coach Greg Beals it would be a good idea to recruit the team. Farmer has had his first round of chemotherapy at The Ohio State James Cancer Hospital. He'll be eligible for a bone-marrow transplant if he goes into remission.

Thirty-seven team members, including Beals, signed consent forms, filled out a short personal history and swabbed their cheeks with four Q-Tips from a DNA testing kit to see whether they are a match for Farmer or anyone else in the nation.
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Here's where you can join the national bone-marrow registry and help patients like Zach Farmer.

Entire article: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on...sted-to-become-donor-for-teammate-with-cancer

 

[calibuck]

Putting the unfortunate circumstances befalling Zach aside for a minute, he's in our prayers, can anyone enlighten me on Coach Greg Beals? Is he starting to feel the heat from Gene Smith? Baseball doesn't seem to be 'taking off' like the wrestling team has done, seems to have regressed to where it was before Bob Todd took over. Certainly has not exceeded where Todd got tOSU baseball program? If there is a discussion somewhere else, please advise, as would hope that he knows that mediocre isn't acceptable. Best wishes to Zach, and hats off to the other members of the team for going to bat for their teammate. Go Bucks

 

[brodybuck21]

Putting the unfortunate circumstances befalling Zach aside for a minute, he's in our prayers, can anyone enlighten me on Coach Greg Beals? Is he starting to feel the heat from Gene Smith? Baseball doesn't seem to be 'taking off' like the wrestling team has done, seems to have regressed to where it was before Bob Todd took over. Certainly has not exceeded where Todd got tOSU baseball program? If there is a discussion somewhere else, please advise, as would hope that he knows that mediocre isn't acceptable. Best wishes to Zach, and hats off to the other members of the team for going to bat for their teammate. Go Bucks

id say its a lil early to be putting Coach Beals' feet to the flames just yet. Recruiting in my opinion has improved each year and the scheduling difference is night and day. maybe there was more work to be done than previously thought?

 

[calibuck]

Thanks Brody, read that the last few under Todd were not great, so probably the cupboard was a bit more bare than thought? Next year will be Beal's fourth, so will have all of his recruits in uniform. Hate seeing B10 coming in and taking two of three, and REALLY hate the mid-week game losses.