| Top of the 1st - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for Alabama Crimson Tide : RHP Marc Hayes |
| Pitching: RHP Marc Hayes | |
| Batting: LHB Rafael Morales | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Justin Roberts | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D), Distance : 374 ft |
| Batting: LHB James Lee | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D) |
| Batting: RHB Jeff Everhart | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD) |
| Top of the 1st over - 1 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 1 - Alabama 0 |
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| Bottom of the 1st - Alabama Crimson Tide batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP Bill Madden |
| Pitching: LHP Bill Madden | |
| Batting: RHB Hank Boyd | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4) |
| Batting: RHB Sam Sullivan | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out looking |
| Batting: RHB Troy O'Connor | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D) |
| Batting: LHB Bill Nelson | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD), Distance : 335 ft |
| Batting: RHB Dan Gilbert | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS) |
| Bottom of the 1st over - 2 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 1 - Alabama 2 |
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| Top of the 2nd - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for Alabama Crimson Tide : RHP Marc Hayes |
| Batting: LHB Robert Franklin | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D) |
| Batting: RHB Rubén Ortíz | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Swinging Strike 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Larry Webster | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out looking |
| Batting: LHB Albert Grimes | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD) Robert Franklin to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! |
| Top of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 1 - Alabama 2 |
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| Bottom of the 2nd - Alabama Crimson Tide batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP Bill Madden |
| Batting: RHB Eskil Murphy | 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) |
| Batting: RHB Álex García | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) |
| Batting: RHB José Moreno | 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD) |
| Batting: SHB Kenny Winters | 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) |
| Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 1 - Alabama 2 |
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| Top of the 3rd - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for Alabama Crimson Tide : RHP Marc Hayes |
| Batting: LHB James O'Neil | 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D) |
| Batting: LHB Rafael Morales | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34) |
| Batting: RHB Justin Roberts | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78M) |
| Top of the 3rd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 1 - Alabama 2 |
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| Bottom of the 3rd - Alabama Crimson Tide batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP Bill Madden |
| Batting: RHB Hank Boyd | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Sam Sullivan | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3D) |
| Batting: RHB Troy O'Connor | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS) |
| Batting: LHB Bill Nelson | 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M) |
| Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 1 - Alabama 2 |
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| Top of the 4th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for Alabama Crimson Tide : RHP Marc Hayes |
| Batting: LHB James Lee | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34) |
| Batting: RHB Jeff Everhart | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: LHB Robert Franklin | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S) James Lee to second |
| Batting: RHB Rubén Ortíz | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D) James Lee to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw or cutoff |
| Batting: RHB Larry Webster | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M) |
| Top of the 4th over - 1 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 2 - Alabama 2 |
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| Bottom of the 4th - Alabama Crimson Tide batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP Bill Madden |
| Batting: RHB Dan Gilbert | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13) |
| Batting: RHB Eskil Murphy | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD) |
| Batting: RHB Álex García | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S) Eskil Murphy to second |
| Batting: RHB José Moreno | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S) |
| Bottom of the 4th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 2 - Alabama 2 |
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| Top of the 5th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for Alabama Crimson Tide : RHP Marc Hayes |
| Batting: LHB Albert Grimes | 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4) |
| Batting: LHB James O'Neil | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: LHB Rafael Morales | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) |
| Top of the 5th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 2 - Alabama 2 |
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| Bottom of the 5th - Alabama Crimson Tide batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP Bill Madden |
| Batting: SHB Kenny Winters | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S) |
| Batting: RHB Hank Boyd | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 13) |
| Batting: RHB Sam Sullivan | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Swinging Strike 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out looking |
| Bottom of the 5th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 2 - Alabama 2 |
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| Top of the 6th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for Alabama Crimson Tide : RHP Marc Hayes |
| Batting: RHB Justin Roberts | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34) |
| Batting: LHB James Lee | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Jeff Everhart | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS) Justin Roberts to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! |
| Batting: LHB Robert Franklin | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD) |
| Top of the 6th over - 0 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 2 - Alabama 2 |
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| Bottom of the 6th - Alabama Crimson Tide batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP Bill Madden |
| Batting: RHB Troy O'Connor | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4) |
| Batting: LHB Bill Nelson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S) |
| Batting: RHB Dan Gilbert | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56) |
| Bottom of the 6th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 2 - Alabama 2 |
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| Top of the 7th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for Alabama Crimson Tide : RHP Marc Hayes |
| Pinch Hitting: LHB Rich Blackburn | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D) |
| Pinch Hitting: LHB Tex North | 0-0: Sac Bunt - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4 Rich Blackburn to second |
| Batting: LHB Albert Grimes | 0-0: Intentional Walk |
| Pitching: RHP Ángel Quiñones | |
| Batting: LHB James O'Neil | 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4) Rich Blackburn to third |
| Batting: LHB Rafael Morales | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Top of the 7th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Ohio State 2 - Alabama 2 |
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| Bottom of the 7th - Alabama Crimson Tide batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP Bill Madden |
| Now at 1B: Don Joyce | |
| Now at SS: Cam Henry | |
| Batting: RHB Eskil Murphy | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls |
| Batting: RHB Álex García | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls Eskil Murphy to second |
| Batting: RHB José Moreno | 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS) Eskil Murphy to third Álex García to second Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw or cutoff |
| Pinch Hitting: RHB Taylor Ross | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Bunted foul 0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D) Álex García to third José Moreno to second Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw and OUT! |
| Pinch Hitting: RHB Nelson Campos | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D) |
| Pitching: LHP Travis Hawk | |
| Batting: RHB Sam Sullivan | 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D) José Moreno to third Taylor Ross to second Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw made home |
| Batting: RHB Troy O'Connor | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Bottom of the 7th over - 2 run(s), 3 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Ohio State 2 - Alabama 4 |
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| Top of the 8th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for Alabama Crimson Tide : RHP Ángel Quiñones |
| Now at SS: Curt Larsen | |
| Now in LF: Nelson Campos | |
| Batting: RHB Justin Roberts | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD) |
| Pitching: RHP Jesús De Jesús | |
| Batting: LHB James Lee | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34) |
| Batting: RHB Jeff Everhart | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD), Distance : 349 ft |
| Batting: LHB Robert Franklin | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Top of the 8th over - 1 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 3 - Alabama 4 |
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| Bottom of the 8th - Alabama Crimson Tide batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP Travis Hawk |
| Batting: LHB Bill Nelson | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3) |
| Batting: RHB Dan Gilbert | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD) |
| Batting: RHB Eskil Murphy | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D) |
| Bottom of the 8th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 3 - Alabama 4 |
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| Top of the 9th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for Alabama Crimson Tide : RHP Jesús De Jesús |
| Pitching: RHP Tim O'Herlihy | |
| Pinch Hitting: LHB Johnny Gilbert | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Unknown | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: LHB Albert Grimes | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD) |
| Batting: LHB James O'Neil | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23) |
| Top of the 9th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 3 - Alabama 4 |
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