Buckeyes Host Butler for Final Non-Conference Game

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (12-35) wraps up its non-conference schedule on Tuesday, hosting Butler (14-37) at Bill Davis Stadium for a 6:00 p.m. matchup.
 
Ohio State vs. Butler
Tuesday, May 13 | 6:00 p.m.
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Ticket & Parking Information

• Fans can purchase single game tickets HERE or on the TicketMaster app. Tickets can also be purchased at the ticket office at the Schottenstein Center or at Bill Davis Stadium on gameday. The ticket office will open 90 minutes prior to the start of each game. Students can get in for free with their BuckID.
• Free parking will be available in the lots surrounding Bill Davis Stadium. 
• Tuesday night is dollar dog night at Bill Davis Stadium.

Last Time Out

• The Buckeyes went 1-2 in a conference series at Northwestern over the weekend.
• The Wildcats took game one of the series, which was played at storied Wrigley Field, 12-2 in seven innings.
• Ohio State bounced back with an 11-6 victory in game two. It was the Buckeyes’ first road win of the season.
• Mason Eckelman, Ryan Miller, Maddix Simpson and Matthew Graveline each had a home run in the middle game of the series.
• The Buckeyes fell to the Wildcats, 17-2, in seven innings in the series finale on Sunday.

Ohio State Quick Hitters

• Tyler Pettorini is batting a team-best .306. He leads the Buckeyes in hits with 59. He has batted in 41 runs.
• Pettorini and Matthew Graveline are tied for the team lead in home runs with 10 each.
• Graveline leads the Buckeyes in RBIs with 52. He is batting .267 with 48 hits.
• Mason Eckelman and Trey Lipsey are tied for second in hits with 49 each. Eckelman is batting a career-best .295 and Lipsey is batting .292.
• Lipsey has scored a team-high 49 runs.
• Lipsey and Nick Giamarusti are tied for the team lead in stolen bases with 14 each.
• Jake Michalak (1-6) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 45 in 42.1 innings pitched.
• Gavin Kuzniewski (3-5) has fanned 34 in 51.0 innings tossed.
• Nik Copenhaver (0-2) and Douglas Bauer (2-1) lead the pitching staff in appearances with 19 each. Copenhaver has struck out 28 in 27.2 innings and Bauer has fanned 28 in 31.2 innings.
• Sahil Patel (0-0) has fanned 34 in 27.2 innings pitched and Hunter Shaw (3-4) has 28 strikeouts in 38.1 innings tossed.

The Opponent

• Outfielder Jack Moroknek leads Butler at the dish, batting .369. He leads the team in hits (76) home runs (15), RBIs (51) and runs scored (52).
• Two-way player Jack Bello is batting .368 with 67 hits and 39 RBIs.
• Infielder AJ Solomon is batting .316 with 48 hits and 21 RBIs.
• On the mound, Marcus Goodpaster (3-5) leads the pitching staff with 39 strikeouts in 69.1 innings pitched.
• Nate Rosser (2-3) has fanned 26 in 34.1 innings.

Up Next

• The Buckeyes close out the 2025 season with a three-game series versus Illinois at Bill Davis Stadium Thursday, May 15-Saturday, May 17.

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