Michigan
28-17, 12-10
Ohio State
11-31, 3-19
16-Run Fourth Leads Michigan to Rainy Rout of OSU; Game Two Postponed
5/3/2025 3:35:00 PM | Baseball
» Michigan defeated Ohio State 23-1 in the series opener, the largest U-M win in series history.
» The Wolverines scored 16 runs in the fourth inning on only four hits and scored all 23 runs on just 13 hits.
» Every Wolverine starter reached base and scored in the game.
» Kurt Barr pitched five scoreless innings to earn the win.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The University of Michigan baseball team used a 16-run fourth inning to defeat Ohio State 23-1 on Saturday morning (May 3) at a rainy Bill Davis Stadium in game one of a doubleheader. Game two was postponed due to continued rain.
The Wolverines' 23 runs marked the first time they scored 20 runs in a game since May 10, 2022, and the margin of victory was the largest in the series with Ohio State. Michigan's 16-run fourth inning was the most Michigan has scored in one frame since a 10-run third inning against Louisville on March 11, 2022.
Michigan (28-17, 12-10 Big Ten) scored all of its runs on only 13 hits, with every starter reaching base and scoring a run. Kurt Barr (6-3) struck out four batters over five scoreless innings and allowed just three hits.
Already up 2-0 after three innings, U-M took advantage of an error, five hit-by-pitches, seven wild pitches and eight walks, sending 21 batters to the plate to score 16 runs on just four hits to blow the game open at 18-0. Michigan's four hits in the inning came courtesy of a Greg Pace Jr. bunt single, a Keegan O'Hearn two-run double, a Cole Caruso RBI double, and a Noah Miller single.
Benny Casillas opened the fifth with a double, and two walks loaded the bases. Caruso singled through the left side to put Michigan ahead 20-0, and Miller's run-scoring double added another to the scoreboard.
Robert Hamchuk made the score 22-0 in the sixth with his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to left, before OSU (11-31, 3-19 Big Ten) scored its lone run in the home half of the frame. A Miller sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning plated Michigan's final run and Brandon Newland got the final three outs to finish off U-M's big win.
Caruso led the way for Michigan with three hits, four RBI and added a pair of runs, and Jeter Ybarra and Colby Turner each scored three runs.
Saturday's second game will be made up as part of a Sunday (May 4) doubleheader against Ohio State at Bill Davis Stadium, with the second game to start shortly after game one. First pitch for game one is set for noon, and the game will be streamed live on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Barr, Kurt (6-3)
L: Erdmann, Drew (0-7)
Batting:
2B: Casillas, Benny 1 ; Caruso, Cole 1 ; Park, Joonsung 1 ; Miller, Noah 1 ; O'Hearn, Keegan 1
HR: Hamchuk, Robert 1
RBI: Jefferis, Brayden 2 ; Hamchuk, Robert 1 ; Ybarra, Jeter 1 ; Caruso, Cole 4 ; Turner, Colby 1 ; Spear, Matt 1 ; Miller, Noah 2 ; O'Hearn, Keegan 2 ; Pace Jr., Greg 2
SF: Miller, Noah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Casillas, Benny 1 ; Inge, Tyler 1 ; Jefferis, Brayden 2 ; Hamchuk, Robert 2 ; Voit, Mitch 2 ; Ybarra, Jeter 3 ; Longo, Joe 1 ; Caruso, Cole 2 ; Park, Joonsung 1 ; Turner, Colby 3 ; Spear, Matt 1 ; O'Hearn, Keegan 2 ; Pace Jr., Greg 2
SB: Pace Jr., Greg 1
CS: Jefferis, Brayden 1
HBP: Casillas, Benny 1 ; Jefferis, Brayden 1 ; Voit, Mitch 1 ; Ybarra, Jeter 1 ; Spear, Matt 2
Batting:
2B: Simpson, Maddix 1
RBI: Eckelman, Mason 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lipsey, Trey 1
