Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
10-6-1
Ohio State
6-8
Baseball Falls at Ohio State
3/14/2022 9:01:00 PM | Baseball
Steelhammer hits first home run
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Marshall University baseball team (10-6-1) fell on the road Monday evening to the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-8), 14-2, in Columbus, Ohio.
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Herd starting pitcher Ryan Capuano got into a jam with runners at the corners and one out in the bottom of the first. However, the righty struck out the next two Buckeyes to end the inning.
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Ohio State's Zach Dezenzo hit a grand slam in the bottom of the second to put the Herd at a 4-0 deficit.
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Capuano rebounded in the bottom of the third as he struck out the side and stranded the bases loaded with Buckeyes on the bases.
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The Ohio State bats then plated four runs in the bottom of the fourth, two in the fifth and one in the sixth as Marshall trailed 11-0.
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After Marshall reliever Cam Rokisky threw a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the seventh, Drew Steelhammer launched a two-run homer to left. It was the first of his Marshall career.
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However, OSU tallied three runs in the bottom of the eighth.
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Daniel Carinci and Ryan Leitch each went 2-for-5 in the contest. Leitch recorded his team-leading seventh double of the season.
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UP NEXT
The Herd goes back on the road to take on the Ohio Bobcats on Wednesday in Athens, Ohio. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Loncar, Wyatt (1-1)
L: Capuano, Ryan (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Leitch, Ryan 1
HR: Steelhammer, Drew 1
RBI: Steelhammer, Drew 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Leitch, Ryan 1 ; Steelhammer, Drew 1
SB: Carinci, Daniel 1 ; Edwards, Luke 1
HBP: Sankovich, Travis 1
Batting:
2B: Bauer, Colton 1 ; Dezenzo, Zach 2 ; Kern, Kade 1 ; McAlister, Josh 1
HR: Dezenzo, Zach 1
RBI: Bauer, Colton 1 ; Dezenzo, Zach 5 ; Kaiser, Caden 1 ; Reckart, Drew 1 ; Okuley, Mitchell 1 ; Kern, Kade 1 ; Pettorini, Tyler 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ernst, Marcus 3 ; Bauer, Colton 1 ; Dezenzo, Zach 3 ; Lipsey, Trey 1 ; Reckart, Drew 1 ; Brookman, Archer 1 ; Thomas, Hank 1 ; Aden, Joey 1 ; McAlister, Josh 2
HBP: Lipsey, Trey 2 ; Okuley, Mitchell 1 ; McAlister, Josh 1
