Game 1 Box Score (PDF)
Game 2 Box Score (PDF)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The University of Evansville baseball team (7-8) dropped both games of a doubleheader at Ohio State on Sunday afternoon, losing the first contest 4-3 and falling in the second game 12-1.
 
"Through the course of the weekend, we saw the momentum shift and it shifted into our dugout for a chance to win the series in the first game," said Evansville head coach Wes Carroll. "(Ohio State) stepped up and got the hits they needed for the walk-off win.
Then, they carried the momentum into game two with a great game from their starting pitcher, Ryan Riga."
 
The Aces held the lead early on in game one. Outfielder Jarod Perry worked a leadoff walk in the first inning and scored later in the frame on a two-out triple from infielder Boomer Synek. After Ohio State tied the game in the third, the Buckeyes moved ahead in the fifth on an RBI single from designated hitter Connor Sabanosh. Trailing 2-1, Evansville evened up the score and regained the lead in the eighth. Infielder Shain Showers and outfielder Josh Jyawook reached on walks to begin the inning. Synek scored Showers on a run producing double to right-center field, tying the game at two. After a hit by pitch, first baseman Eric McKibban then moved UE ahead 3-2 on an RBI fielder's choice. The lead lasted momentarily though as the Buckeyes deadlocked the game at three in the bottom half of the inning on a Pat Porter sacrifice fly. Ohio State then won the contest in their last at-bat. Pitching in his second inning of work, reliever Patrick Schnieders walked catcher Aaron Gertz to begin the rally. Gertz was then lifted for pinch runner Jalen Washington who advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. Following a lineout, reliever Brent Jurceka came in to pitch for Evansville but have up a game-winning RBI single to L Grant Davis, securing a 4-3 victory for Ohio State.
 
Synek led UE offensively in game one, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Jyawook, Perry, and Showers each had one run scored. Starting pitcher Matt Rodgers threw 4.1 innings in a no decision, yielding two runs on six hits. Right-hander Ryan Billo gave up just one run in 3.0 innings in relief. Schnieders (0-2) took the loss, allowing one run in 1.0 innings.
 
In game two, Ohio State leapt out to an early advantage. Facing UE starter Brodie Harkness, the Buckeyes scored twice in the second and added a pair of runs in the third. Up by four, Ohio State struck for six more in the sixth. Harkness (0-1) received the loss, yielding seven runs in 5.1 innings. Down 10-0, UE broke the shutout in the ninth with a solo home run from designated hitter Jonathan Ramon and added another run on a Perry RBI single to right field. Showers recorded two hits in the final game.
 
"The series could have gone our way, but unfortunately it did not," added Carroll. "We have to get ourselves ready for Missouri Valley Conference play.
 
After 15 games away from their home park, the Aces will have their home opener this week with a Wednesday, March 18 contest against Murray State at 6:00 p.m. and then host their first conference matchup with a three-game series against Dallas Baptist beginning on Friday, March 20. All games will be held at Braun Stadium.