September 26, 2024

Baseball: Ohio State wins second straight with 4-2 victory against Dayton


Junior pitcher Jake Vance (3), delivers a pitch during Ohio State’s game against Hawaii on March 24 at Nick Swisher Field. The Buckeyes came up short and lost the contest 3-15. Credit: Gretchen Rudolph | For The Lantern After the Northwestern series, Ohio State’s bullpen seemed to be in shambles. But that very bullpen was the reason the Buckeyes were able to pull out a win against Dayton. In a game where the Buckeyes were short on hits, the bullpen produced five scoreless innings. Ohio State (18-16, 2-4 Big Ten) outdueled Dayton (18-14-1, 7-2 Atlantic 10) 4-2 on Wednesday. In its past home series, the Ohio State bullpen had an ERA of 23.63. With the game hanging in the balance in the eighth inning, junior pitcher Jake Vance was faced with a bases loaded situation. “Whenever it’s bases loaded, I just try to hit another level and turn it up…

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