8-33, 5-17
Akron
18-24, 8-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 1 |
| Ohio | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Ohio Baseball Falls to Akron in Series Opener
4/24/2026 9:31:00 PM | Baseball
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Ohio scored four runs on six hits with one error, while Akron tallied 21 runs on 17 hits with one error.
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Ohio was led at the plate by a three-RBI performance from junior outfielder Cam Boyd (Villa Hills, Ky.) that included two hits and a home run. Senior infielder Dylan Shepherd (Barrie, Ontario) also tallied three RBI's in the context, all of which came in the seventh on a double. Fifth year, infielder Will Henson (Chicago, Ill.) also tallied an RBI with one hit and a walk.
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Freshman righty Mason Gass (Oakdale, Pa.) got the start for the Bobcats. In three and one-third innings, Gass had a scoreless first before allowing seven runs on eight hits with one strikeout.
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The Zips got on the board first with a solo homer in the second to take a 1-0 advantage. Two more homers in the third would extend the Akron lead to 5-0.
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The Bobcats responded in the bottom half of the third with three runs after loading the bases with two outs. Boyd and Henson recorded back-to-back two-out RBI singles after redshirt freshman infielder Grant Wilson (Bradenton, Fla.) started the inning with a double. Going into the game's middle innings, the Bobcats trailed the Zips 5-3.
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Akron immediately responded with nine runs in the fourth to make it a 14-3 game. The Zips would add another in the fifth, making it 15-3.
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Boyd tallied his third RBI of the game in the fifth when he sent a solo homer over the left field fence to bring the deficit to 15-4.
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Two more runs would cross to score in the sixth for the Zips to re-extend their lead to 17-4. In the seventh, Akron extended it to 21-4.
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The Bobcats were able to load the bases in the seventh before Shepherd tallied a bases-clearing double to make it 21-7. Three runs weren't enough to avoid a run-rule as Ohio fell in game one of the three-game series.
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Up next, Ohio will continue its series with Akron tomorrow (April 25). That game will get started at 4 p.m. and can be seen on YouTube.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Elijah Griffith (3-2)
L: Gass, Mason (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Gabe Mathison 1 ; Brady Bowen 1 ; Tucker Biehl 1
HR: Brody Chrisman 1 ; Brady Bowen 1 ; Easton Amundson 1 ; Prince DeBoskie 2
RBI: Gabe Mathison 1 ; Brody Chrisman 2 ; Brady Bowen 5 ; Easton Amundson 6 ; Prince DeBoskie 5
SH: Kelton Phillips 1 ; Brady Bowen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gabe Mathison 1 ; Brody Chrisman 4 ; Blake Bowen 3 ; Brady Bowen 3 ; Easton Amundson 2 ; Brennan Morgan 1 ; Mitchel Szymczak 2 ; Prince DeBoskie 3 ; Tucker Biehl 2
SB: Kelton Phillips 1
CS: Brody Chrisman 1
HBP: Brennan Morgan 1 ; Mitchel Szymczak 1
PO: Kelton Phillips 1
Batting:
2B: Shepherd, Dylan 1 ; Steinbaugh, Cale 1 ; Wilson, Grant 1
HR: Boyd, Cameron 1
RBI: Boyd, Cameron 3 ; Henson, Will 1 ; Shepherd, Dylan 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Harmon, Reese 1 ; Harris, Taylor 1 ; Shirley, Colton 1 ; Boyd, Cameron 1 ; Henson, Will 1 ; Wilson, Grant 1 ; Hill, Cam 1
HBP: Shirley, Colton 1
