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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State seniors Conner Pohl and Brent Todys both extended their career-high hitting streaks on Friday night but Michigan State did a little more hitting in a 10-7 victory.
The Buckeyes are now 18-15 on the season. Game two of the series will be Saturday afternoon with a 3:05 first pitch.
Pohl drove a ball out the opposite way to left to leadoff the fourth inning for his team-high 11
th home run of the season. He has now hit safely in the last 15 games. Todys followed him one batter later with a double up the gap in right to extend his hit-streak a career-high 13 games. Both players added two more hits and each finished with three hits apiece.
The Opponent
Purdue had a great weekend two weeks ago in Champaign, sweeping all four games against Michigan State and Illinois. But last weekend at home, the Boilermakers were swept by the Illini in a three-game series.
The Boilermakers are 10-18 on the season but do have a winning record on the road at 4-3.
Purdue is hitting just .242 as a team but has the third-fewest strikeouts in the league.
Miles Simington leads the team in hitting at .340 and is tops in the conference with 12 doubles.
On the mound, the Boilermakers have allowed the third-most runs in the league and have the second-most walks of any Big Ten team.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State’s pitchers ruled the day as the Buckeye collected 28 strikeouts and limited league-leading Indiana to just two runs in a double-header sweep on Saturday afternoon at Bill Davis Stadium.
The Buckeyes (11-7) won game one 6-0 behind a 17-strikeout, complete game shutout from Seth Lonsway. In the night cap, the combo of Jack Neely, Griffan Smith and TJ Brock combined for 11 strikeouts and held IU to just two runs in a 5-2 victory.
At the plate, Zach Dezenzo, Mitchell Okuley and Kade Kern each had two hits. Dezenzo’s two hits both were solo home runs in the first inning of each game to get the Buckeyes jump-started. Conner Pohl also had a home run on the day.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Ohio State got a trio of two-run homers and a strong outing from starter Will Pfennig as the Buckeyes earned a split this weekend with a 6-4 win over Nebraska.
After dropping the first two games on Friday, the Buckeyes rebounded with two wins and are now 5-3 through the first two weekends. Nebraska lost for just the second time this season.
Junior Will Pfennig allowed a pair of runs on four hits in the first inning but then settled in. He retired the next 15 batters and left the game with two outs and a 4-2 lead in the seventh. The Mason, Ohio native went 6.2 innings, allowing just the two runs on five hits with six strikeouts and no walks.