RIVERBANK PARK (May 10, 2012) - Ohio State (2-1) put forth one of its best efforts in years, dismantling the first place 24/7 Real Media team by a mercy-shortened 22-7 margin on a gusty evening on the Hudson River. The victory coincided with the return of 5 ½ month old Scott Kreisler to the dugout, upping OSU's record to 2-0 when he is in attendance.
This one was over early, as the Bucks sent a team record 20 batters to the plate in the top of the first inning en route to assuming a commanding 15-0 lead. Every player in the 11-person Buckeye lineup scored at least once during the inning, which saw OSU string together line drive after line drive against a quality opponent. Jon Graham and Carly Klingensmith started off the inning with singles. Brian Keatts followed with an RBI single, which was followed by singles from Tom Antoniello and Evan Binder - who drove in two on the hit. After Andrew Vanatta reached base, Lisa Imel and Kevin Sheen (both making their season debuts and who went a combined 6 for 8 on the evening) stroked RBI singles. Kevin Ma used a keen eye to draw a walk to load the bases. Jeanne Domurat followed his lead with an RBI walk. Not to be outdone, Anne Teuschel put down the Rally Baby long enough to draw an RBI walk of her own - forcing a 24/7 pitching change in the process.
The Buckeyes showed the incoming pitcher no mercy. Graham greeted him with a double to score 2 more. After 24/7 finally recorded an out, Keatts hit an RBI single. Antoniello cleared the bases with a 3-run homer. Singles by Binder and Imel allowed Sheen to complete the scoring with an RBI single - capping a record setting inning and giving OSU a 15-0 lead.
24/7 was in first place
for a reason, and they managed to crawl back to 15-6 heading into the top of
the 4th inning. It could have been
more, but left fielder Antoniello gunned down a runner at home trying to score
on a single.
Ohio State extinguished
(Amare Stoudamire-style) any 24/7 hopes of a comeback with another strong
inning in the 4th. Vanatta started the
inning with a single and came around to score on a Sheen double. A single by Ma put runners on the corners. The ladies stepped up again, with Domurat
lacing an RBi single and Teutschel driving home another run with a ground
ball. With two outs, Graham doubled,
followed by an RBI single from Klingensmith.
At the end of the frame, Ohio State had a 20-6 advantage.
24/7 managed a single
run in the bottom of the 4th, before Ohio State put them out of their
misery. Antoniello singled and Binder
doubled to start the 5th inning. Both
eventually scored on singles by Vanatta and Sheen, respectively. Holding a 22-7 lead, Ohio State slammed the
door shut in the bottom half of the inning, mercifully ending the game.
This was truly one of
the most well played games in recent memory.
Ohio State takes their act to the East River on Monday, where they will
take on the Lawsox - hopefully with the Rally Baby in tow.
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