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BSE at Ohio State
3
Valparaiso VALPO 3-8
8
Winner Ohio State OSU 4-9
Valparaiso VALPO
3-8
3
Final
8
Ohio State OSU
4-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Valparaiso VALPO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 1
Ohio State OSU 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 X 8 13 0

W: Michalak, Jake (1-1) L: Boynton, Spencer (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Beacons Fall to Buckeyes in Series Finale

The Valparaiso University baseball team took Friday's series opener from Big Ten foe Ohio State, but the Buckeyes battled back to win the next two games including the rubber match 8-3 on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. Sophomore Kevin Denty (Tinley Park, Ill. / Marian Catholic) had two hits to lead the Beacons.
 
How It Happened
  • Valpo threatened in the top of the second, loading the bases with only one away thanks to a walk and two hits, but the Beacons stranded the bases packed.
  • Three hits including two doubles produced two Ohio State runs in the bottom of the second to start the game's scoring. The Buckeyes tacked on one more in the third on a sacrifice fly.
  • Valpo had three hits in the fourth including an RBI single by Denty to put the guests on the board, cutting the Ohio State lead to 3-1.
  • The bottom of the fourth inning ended with an unusual double play turned by the Valpo defense as a double to left center turned into an 8-4-2-5 double play with runners put out at both home and third to end the inning.
  • Valpo starter Spencer Boynton (Tampa, Fla. / Seffner Christian) did not yield a run in the fifth, his final frame of work. Adam Guazzo (Huntley, Ill. / Huntley) came on to pitch the sixth and put a zero on the board.
  • Valpo had runners at second and third and one away and the bases loaded with two down in the top of the seventh, but stranded the max including the potential tying run in scoring position.
  • Back-to-back home runs for Ohio State in the bottom of that seventh inning expanded the lead to 6-1. Reliever Ryan Kruse (Detroit, Mich. / U of D Jesuit) was inserted into the game in that inning and recorded all three outs in the frame without yielding a run.
  • Ohio State got two more in the eighth to expand the lead to 8-1.
  • Senior Liam Patton (Barrington, Ill. / Warsaw) ripped a two-run double down the left field line with two outs in the ninth, cutting the lead to 8-3.
Inside the Game
  • Denty was the lone Valpo player with multiple hits in the game and had one of the team's three doubles.
  • Ohio State held a 13-8 edge in the hit column.
  • The three through nine spots in the order each had hits.
  • Kruse had the best pitching line of the day for Valpo with one inning, no hits or walks allowed and two strikeouts.
Up Next
Valpo will take on Vanderbilt on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The game will air on SEC Network+. Links to live video and stats will be available on ValpoAthletics.com.
 
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