Buckeyes Cruise to 5-0 with a 14-5 Thumping of HNTB

By BRIAN KEATTS

QUEENSBRIDGE PARK (October 12, 2012) - On a blustery and chilly evening on the banks of the East River the Ohio State Buckeyes jumped all over HNTB early en route to a 14-5 victory.  The win keeps OSU perfect on the season, with two games to go.

With 1 out in the top of the 1st inning Pam Swidler used her keen eye to draw a walk.  Brian Keatts followed with a single and Jimmy Klingensmith drove in the game's first run with a single of his own.  After HNTB failed to successfully field a ground ball off the bat of Andrew Singer, Tom O'Leary drove home two runs with a triple in the gap.  Jessica Brown, who sprayed the ball all over the field, only to find HNTB gloves at the waiting, reached on an error.  After Kevin Ma singled to load the bases, Viviana Dinucci hit a bases loaded single to drive in the inning's final run and give OSU a 6-0 lead.

Ohio State continued the assault in the 2nd inning.  A single by Juton Horstman and a well placed grounder by Swidler put 2 ducks on the pond.  Horstman came home on an RBI single by Keatts.  With 2 outs, DJ Tommy Antoniello singled to load the bases.  Singer then unloaded them with a triple, giving the Bucks a 10- advantage after an inning and a half.

The Buckeyes tacked on another run in the 4th when Andrew Vannata led off the inning with a single and came around to score on a 2 out single by Klingensmith.  HNTB broke through for a run in the 4th inning, but OSU got the run back in the 5th.  Singer singled to start the inning and scored on a 2 out single by Kevin Ma, which HNTB promptly threw all over the field after tracking it down.  The score stood at 12-1 when, apparently, the cold weather began icing the Buckeye gloves, leading to a series of errors that allowed HNTB to close to 12-5 after 5 innings.  It should be noted that Jonathan Keller, who played on 1 leg while collecting a hit, was not among the culprits.

Ohio State completed the scoring at 14-5 after scoring twice more in the 7th behind singles by Klingensmith, Antoniello, Singer and Dinnuci.  Ohio State looks to remain unbeaten when they travel to Harlem for the first time this year to take on the Wedding Crashers on October 16^th.