Baseball: Buckeyes take two against Purdue, win second series in a row
The Buckeyes offense came to play in their first meetings with Purdue this season, scoring 38 runs in the three-game set.
The Buckeyes offense came to play in their first meetings with Purdue this season, scoring 38 runs in the three-game set.
All it took was a change of scenery for Jack Neely to overcome a slow start to his collegiate career.
The Buckeyes tip-toed their way in and out of trouble in the early going, responding offensively most times, but the Nittany Lions’ surge in the seventh proved to be the difference Sunday.
Ohio State (15-12) won 7-0 against Penn State (8-18) Saturday behind another dominant start from redshirt junior left-handed pitcher Seth Lonsway and now looks for the three-game sweep Sunday.
The Buckeyes’ Achilles’ heel during their five-game losing streak was walking opposing hitters, but this time around their offense was the benefactor of the free passes.
Ohio State pitchers have walked 36 opposing hitters in the past five games for an astronomical 7.2 walks per game.
Ohio State (13-12) returns home on the heels of a five-game losing streak, as it hosts Penn State (8-16) looking to get back in the win column in a three-game weekend series at Bill Davis Stadium.
Ohio State (13-12) was swept by Maryland (13-12), extending its losing streak to five games, killing the momentum it built on its five-game winning streak following Game 1 in its series against Michigan April 9. The Buckeyes equaled or out-hit the Terrapins in all three games of the series.
Ohio State (13-9) looks to get back on track against Maryland (10-12) this weekend, jump-starting a stretch of four consecutive series in which it won’t play an opponent above .500 — a prime opportunity for the Buckeyes to move up from its No. 4 conference standing.
The Buckeyes were riding a four-game sweep against Indiana, and they continued that success winning Friday’s opener on a late-game comeback. However, the next two games were not as pleasant as the Buckeyes were outscored 23-7 in both losses.