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FINAL: Ohio State (15-7-1) 6, Ohio (10-14) 3 -- Athens, Ohio (Bob Wren Stadium)

OHIO STARTERS: Manny De Jesus (CF), Ty Black (2B), Mitch Longo (LF), John Adryan (3B), Cody Gaertner (C), Rudy Rott (1B), Tony Giannini (RF), Nate Squires (DH), Tyler Finkler (SS), Logan Jacik (P) 

OHIO STATE STARTERS: Troy Montgomery (CF), Jacob Bosiokovic (RF), Ronnie Dawson (LF), Nick Sergakis (3B), Troy Kuhn (1B), Jalen Washington (2B), Brady Cherry (DH), Craig Ninnig (SS), Jacob Barnwell (C), Ryan Feltner (P)

THE BASICS
The Ohio baseball team (10-14) couldn't overcome an early barrage of offense from in-state and Big Ten Conference foe Ohio State (15-7-1), dropping the contest by a 6-3 margin in front of a packed house of 2,348 on Tuesday (March 29) at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, Ohio.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Sophomore right-hander Logan Jacik (Omaha, Neb.) got the start on the mound for Ohio and took the loss, pitching two innings while allowing four runs -- three of which were earned -- on three hits and two walks. He fanned two.
• Redshirt sophomore right-handed reliever Michael Klein (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) pitched four scoreless innings, permitting one hit and one walk while tallying a career-high six strikeouts.
• Redshirt sophomore Jake Roehn (Sandwich, Ill.) pitched three innings, allowing two runs on two hits, no walks and two strikeouts.
• Senior center fielder Manny De Jesus (Caguas, Puerto Rico) went 2-for-5 with one run scored.
• Junior left fielder Mitch Longo (Mayfield, Ohio) went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and a walk.
• Sophomore right fielder Tony Giannini (Carmel, Ind.) was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.
• Freshman righty Ryan Feltner got the start on the hill and the win for Ohio State, pitching 5.2 innings while allowing one earned run on five hits and one walk. He struck out one.
• Senior southpaw reliever Daulton Mosbarger pitched 0.2 innings, permitting two runs -- one of which was earned -- on one hit and one walk. He recorded one strikeout.
• Senior left-handed reliever Michael Horejsei fanned three over 1.1 innings of working while allowing one hit.
• Redshirt sophomore Yianni Pavlopoulos earned the save for Ohio State, pitching a scoreless ninth with three strikeouts.
• Junior right fielder Jacob Bosiokovic went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs.
• Freshman designated hitter Brady Cherry went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a walk.
• The Buckeyes struck first in the top of the first, tallying their first run on an Ohio error that brought home junior center fielder Troy Montgomery, who had reached on a leadoff walk, and a sacrifice fly to center off the bat of junior second baseman Jalen Washington that scored Bosiokovic, who had reached on a base hit to left.
• Ohio State took a 4-0 lead in the top of the second on a two-run blast to left field by Bosiokovic that scored senior shortstop Craig Nennig, who led off the frame with a single back up the middle.
• The Bobcats got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth. Longo led off with a single through the right side, then moved to second on a base hit through the left side by senior third baseman John Adryan (Delran, N.J.). Freshman first baseman Rudy Rott (Holmen, Wis.) loaded the bases with Bobcats one out later with a single to right. Ohio made it a three-run game when Giannini laced a sacrifice fly to deep center field, scoring Longo from third.
• Ohio narrowed the Buckeye lead to 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh with a pair of runs. De Jesus got things rolling with a single to right, then moved up to second on a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt by junior second baseman Ty Black (Waynesville, Ohio). After Longo drew a walk, both he and De Jesus moved up 90 feet on a wild pitch. One out later, redshirt senior catcher Cody Gaertner (Pittsburgh, Pa.) swung and missed at a third strike with two outs, but the pitch by Mosbarger hit the dirt and rolled to the backstop. That allowed De Jesus to score from third. The second run came via a fielding error by the Buckeyes, which permitted Longo to score from third.
• The Buckeyes answered back by tallying two more runs in the top of the ninth. Washington hit a leadoff single to center, then moved up to second base on an error on a failed pickoff attempt. He scored on a double to right by Cherry. Ohio State made it a three-run game again when Cherry advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Nennig, then scored by way of a sacrifice fly to center by senior pinch hitter Ryan Leffel.
• Pavlopoulos came on to pitch in the bottom of the ninth for Ohio State and shut the door, retiring the Bobcats in order to seal the win for the Buckeyes.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• De Jesus tallied his 10th multi-hit game of the year, tying him for the team lead.

QUOTABLE
Fourth-year coach Rob Smith on Ohio's offense
"We outhit them. We had more hits than they did on the game. Unfortunately they scored more runs than we did in that scenario. Sometimes it's not always about the quantity; it's when you get them. And, unfortunately, we had some struggles getting hits with runners in scoring position tonight. Tip your cap -- their guys made a couple of good plays, too."

UP NEXT
The Bobcats hit the road for the first time in conference play, traveling to Muncie, Ind., to face off with MAC West foe Ball State (15-11, 2-1 MAC) in a three-game series. The weekend set is scheduled to get underway on Friday (April 1) with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Action continues on Saturday (April 2) and Sunday (April 3) with both games slated to start at 1 p.m. ET.

Ohio last faced off with Ball State in the title game of the 2015 MAC Championship on May 24, 2015 -- a 6-2 win that clinched the Bobcats' first conference tournament title and NCAA bid since 1997.

The Cardinals are coming off a 3-2 non-conference win at Valparaiso on Tuesday. Ball State opened MAC play last weekend against East Division foe Miami in Oxford, Ohio. The Cardinals bounced back from a 4-2 loss in the Friday (March 25) series opener with a 9-0 win on Saturday (March 26) and a 9-6 win on Sunday (March 27).

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