Buckeyes Play at Iconic Wrigley Field This Weekend

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State baseball team (11-33, 3-21 Big Ten) plays a three-game set against Northwestern (21-24, 10-14 Big Ten) this weekend, opening with a game at the iconic Wrigley Field on Friday night in Chicago before two games at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston.
 
Game 1
Friday, May 9 | 6:00 p.m. CT
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Game 2
Saturday, May 10 | 1:00 p.m. CT
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Game 3
Sunday, May 11 | 1:00 p.m. CT
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Last Time Out

• The Buckeyes dropped a three-game series to Michigan at Bill Davis Stadium last weekend.
• Ohio State fell to the Wolverines by scores of 23-1, 11-4 and 13-3.
• Ryan Miller hit a home run in the second game of the series.

Ohio State Quick Hitters

• Tyler Pettorini is batting a team-best .311. He leads the Buckeyes in hits with 57 and home runs with 10. He has batted in 41 runs.
• Mason Eckelman is batting a career-best .297 and is second on the team in hits with 47.
• Trey Lipsey is batting .290 with 45 hits. He has a team-high 48 runs scored.
• Lipsey and Nick Giamarusti are tied for the team lead in stolen bases with 14 each.
• Matthew Graveline has batted in a team-high 46 runs. He is batting .269 with 65 hits and nine home runs.
• Jake Michalak (1-5) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 45 in 41.0 innings pitched.
• Gavin Kuzniewski (3-5) has fanned 34 in 46.2 innings tossed and has a 5.98 ERA.
• Nik Copenhaver (0-2) has struck out 23 in 24.1 innings. He is tied with Douglas Bauer for most appearances with 18.  
• Hunter Shaw (2-4) has 31 strikeouts in 36.1 innings tossed.

The Opponent

• Infielder Owen McElfatrick leads the Wildcats at the dish, batting .311. He has a team-high 52 hits.
• Infielder Trent Liolios leads the team in RBIs with 36 and in home runs with 16.
• On the mound, Sam Hliboki (2-3) leads the pitching staff with 55 strikeouts in 69.0 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 5.74.
• Crawford Wade (4-4) has fanned 50 in 58.1 innings tossed and has a 4.94 ERA. He leads the pitching staff in saves with four.

Up Next

• The Buckeyes wrap up the 2025 season next week, hosting Butler at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 and closing out the season with a three-game series against Illinois Thursday, May 15-Saturday, May 17.

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