Ohio State baseball beats Rutgers 3-2 in Big Ten tourney knockout game
Ohio State baseball defeated Rutgers 3-2 in a Big Ten tournament elimination game, fueled by Pierce Herrenbruck's complete game.
After losing to No. 11 Washington , No. 6 seed Ohio State bounced back against No.
10 Rutgers, winning 3-2 with clean pitching and timely hitting in the Big Ten tournament May 20 in Omaha, Nebraska. Ohio State's Pierce Herrenbruck threw the first nine-inning complete game in the tournament in two years. Needing only 98 pitches, Herrenbruck gave up six hits, four walks and induced 14 groundouts.
In the midst of a pitching duel, Ohio State shortstop Henry Kaczmar turned on a breaking ball for a no-doubt solo home run and a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. Buckeyes on the board šÆ Henry Kaczmar homered in the 4th inning for a 1-0 lead over Rutgers. pic.
twitter. com/qZ1iX9GHEX ā Big Ten Baseball (@B1Gbaseball) May 20, 2026 Trouble for Herrenbruck struck in the sixth inning, when he gave up a triple to Chase Krewson with two outs. After intentionally walking Peyton Bonds, a projected top-100 pick in the upcoming on MLB draft, the Buckeyes committed two costly errors on consecutive weak ground balls.