Ohio State vs Xavier
Cincinnati, OH – March 17th - 18th, 2005
The Buckeyes opened up the 2005 season in
impressive fashion, sweeping Xavier University. OSU brought their bats to the
series, scoring 45 runs on 40 hits. Mike Murrison led the Buckeyes with six
hits, including a double and a home run. Spencer Payne, Adam Stewart and Matt
Sloan all had four hits a piece in the routing of Xavier.
Justin Wendling picked up his first win of the season, in a 22-1 defeat of the
Muskies. Senior E.J. Strittmatter was also able to pick up his first win of the
season. Kyle Schneider closed the door on the third and final game of the
series, attaining his first win of the season. Up next for the Buckeyes are the
Raiders of Wright State University on the weekend of April 2 and 3.