Ohio State Falls to Xavier, 8-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball workforce (12-11) fell to Xavier (12-12), 8-1, in a midweek non-conference sport on Tuesday.

Sport Recap

• The Musketeers received on the board first, taking a 2-0 lead over the Buckeyes on a two-run homerun within the prime of the third inning.
• Nick Erwin was walked to steer off the underside of the third inning however was out on a double play. Again-to-back singles from Josh McAlister and Trey Lipsey put two runners on for the Buckeyes, however they had been stranded.
• The Musketeers added three runs within the prime of the fourth to increase their lead over Ohio State, 5-0. With one out and bases loaded, Jake Johnson took over on the mound; he fanned each batters he confronted to get the Buckeyes out of the inning.
• With one out on the board, back-to-back-to-back singles from Cole Andrews, Matthew Graveline and Hank Thomas loaded the bases, however an inning-ending double play left all of them on base.
• Within the prime of the sixth, Will Pfennig took over on the mound, fanning three of 4 confronted.
• Andrews had one other hit within the backside of the sixth inning, however there was nothing else doing for the Buckeyes as they remained scoreless.
• Within the backside of the seventh with one out, Erwin was walked and Henry Kaczmar singled to heart subject, however the Musketeers turned one other double play to finish the inning.
• The Musketeers added three runs within the prime of the eighth inning to take an 8-0 lead over the Buckeyes.
• With two outs within the backside of the eighth, Tyler Pettorini got here in to pinch hit and he singled up the center. Pettorini scored on a Xavier error to place the Buckeyes on the board, however the Musketeers remained forward, 8-1.
• Within the ninth, Kaczmar hit a tough infield single after which stole second base, however he was stranded because the Musketeers got here away with the win.

Buckeyes by the Numbers

• Andrews and Kaczmar led the Buckeyes in hits with two every.
• George Eisenhardt (1-1) took the loss on the mound. He struck out two and gave up 5 runs on 4 hits in 3.1 innings pitched.
• Johnson fanned three in 1.2 scoreless, hitless innings and Pfennig struck out 4 in 2.0 scoreless frames.

Up Subsequent

• The Buckeyes host Minnesota for a three-game convention sequence Friday, March 31-Sunday, April 2.

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