Ohio State takes game two to even series with West Virginia – Blue Gold Sports

After falling in last night’s game 5-2, Ohio State evened the series with a 7-4 win on Saturday evening at the Kendrick Family Ballpark in Morgantown.

Ohio State started strong right out of the gate at the top of the first, recording an RBI single from Tyler Pettorini, a score off of a West Virginia error and another RBI single from Nick Giamarusti.

Ohio State managed to load the bases in the top of the third inning off of a pair of singles and a walk but came away with nothing. West Virginia was retired in order in the bottom of the inning.

West Virginia would then commit another error to get Ohio State’s Trey Lipsey on base but would deny an Ohio State score when Lipsey was tagged out at home base to retire the side. The Mountaineers would come roaring back in the bottom of the inning when Grant Hussey hit an RBI groundout and Reed Chumley hit a two-run home run to tie the game at 3-3.

After Ohio State was retired in order in the top of the fifth, West Virginia took the lead when Sam White scored off of a wild pitch to make the score 4-3.

Ohio State would retake the lead when Noah Farley hit a two-run home run to make it 5-4 Ohio State. West Virginia got on base with a pair of walks from Grant Hussey and Reed Chumley, but they were left stranded off of a double play to retire the side.

The Buckeyes later extended the lead with an RBI double from Josh Stevenson and an RBI single from Hank Thomas to make it 7-4 Ohio State. West Virginia’s Skylar King got on base with a hit by pitch but was left stranded at third.

Ohio State was retired in order in the top of the eighth, then West Virginia would get a pair of singles from Aaron Jamison and Kyle West, but both were left stranded.

The Buckeyes were denied a chance to extend the lead when Isaac Cadena was tagged out at third base off of a wild pitch to retire the side. They would then seal the deal off of a double play to even the series with West Virginia.

Gavin DeVooght got the win for Ohio State and moved to 2-1 on the season, with Justin Eckhardt recording the save. Robby Porco took the loss for West Virginia and moves to 1-1 on the season.

Four different Buckeyes had multiple hits in the win, which included Matthew Graveline, Joseph Mershon, Josh Stevenson, and Hank Thomas. Ben Lumsden was the lone Mountaineer with multiple hits with two.

Game three of the series is set for 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Kendrick Family Ballpark with the game available to watch on ESPN+.