Baseball: Senior sendoff includes inspiring message from Jake Vance
Even though he hadn’t made an appearance through the first 41 games of the season, Jake Vance had a feeling he would take the mound in the finale.
Even though he hadn’t made an appearance through the first 41 games of the season, Jake Vance had a feeling he would take the mound in the finale.
During the Buckeyes’ last regular-season game, they celebrated Senior Day by honoring five of their own: right-hander Joe Gahm, lefty Patrick Murphy, first baseman Conner Pohl, outfielder Scottie Seymour and right-hander Jake Vance.
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“I got the text that I was starting and nerves started building up,” Coupet said. “Nerves were pretty high before the start. I was pretty nervous.”
Burhenn dazzled in his first-career complete game, and his key to success was — as simple as it may sound — throwing strikes, helping the Buckeyes pick up their lone win of the weekend.
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Ohio State (20-18) had no easy task in the nightcap against Indiana (24-16), who entered play with the best pitching staff in the conference. They rebounded in the hour-and-a-half break between games, winning Game 2’s pitcher’s duel 3-1 behind junior right-hander Garrett Burhenn’s brilliance.
Ohio State (19-17) dropped the opening contest of its two-game mini-series against Nebraska (27-11) 11-9 after a colossal meltdown by the Buckeyes’ bullpen, surrendering the game’s final nine runs in the final three innings.