| Top of the 1st - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for South Illinois Salukis : LHP Jim Waller |
| Pitching: LHP Jim Waller | |
| Batting: LHB Rafael Morales | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Rubén Ortíz | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Hit by Pitch |
| Batting: RHB Jeff Everhart | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4) |
| Top of the 1st over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 0 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Bottom of the 1st - South Illinois Salukis batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : RHP John Bryan |
| Pitching: RHP John Bryan | |
| Batting: RHB Wilford Thompson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Strikes out looking |
| Batting: SHB Mike Tomlinson | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Strikes out looking |
| Batting: RHB Allan Jackson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4) |
| Bottom of the 1st over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 0 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Top of the 2nd - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for South Illinois Salukis : LHP Jim Waller |
| Batting: RHB Peter Clark | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D) |
| Batting: LHB Jeremy Evans | 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M) Peter Clark to second |
| Batting: LHB James Lee | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Larry Webster | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls |
| Batting: RHB Justin Roberts | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out looking |
| Top of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Ohio State 0 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Bottom of the 2nd - South Illinois Salukis batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : RHP John Bryan |
| Batting: SHB Alan Hurt | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Steve Ellis | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS) |
| Batting: RHB Christian Keller | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M) |
| Batting: RHB Héctor Reyes | 0-0: Ball Christian Keller steals 2nd base 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S) |
| Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 0 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Top of the 3rd - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for South Illinois Salukis : LHP Jim Waller |
| Batting: RHB Don Joyce | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 25) (infield hit) |
| Batting: LHB Rafael Morales | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7M) |
| Batting: RHB Rubén Ortíz | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D) Don Joyce to second |
| Batting: RHB Jeff Everhart | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S) Don Joyce to third Rubén Ortíz to second Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw or cutoff |
| Batting: RHB Peter Clark | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D) Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw |
| Batting: LHB Jeremy Evans | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D) Rubén Ortíz scores Jeff Everhart to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw made to third |
| Batting: LHB James Lee | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Top of the 3rd over - 2 run(s), 4 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Ohio State 2 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Bottom of the 3rd - South Illinois Salukis batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : RHP John Bryan |
| Batting: RHB John Carder | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Strikes out looking |
| Batting: RHB Mike Ross | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M) |
| Batting: RHB Wilford Thompson | 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3L) |
| Batting: SHB Mike Tomlinson | 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89XD) |
| Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 2 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Top of the 4th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for South Illinois Salukis : LHP Jim Waller |
| Batting: RHB Larry Webster | 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD) |
| Batting: RHB Justin Roberts | 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4) |
| Batting: RHB Don Joyce | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Top of the 4th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 2 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Bottom of the 4th - South Illinois Salukis batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : RHP John Bryan |
| Batting: RHB Allan Jackson | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S) |
| Batting: SHB Alan Hurt | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Steve Ellis | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-1: Base on Balls |
| Batting: RHB Christian Keller | 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) |
| Bottom of the 4th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 2 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Top of the 5th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for South Illinois Salukis : LHP Jim Waller |
| Batting: LHB Rafael Morales | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Ball 3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D) |
| Batting: RHB Rubén Ortíz | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD) Rafael Morales to second |
| Batting: RHB Jeff Everhart | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD) Rafael Morales to third Rubén Ortíz to second |
| Batting: RHB Peter Clark | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6M) Rafael Morales scores Rubén Ortíz to third |
| Batting: LHB Jeremy Evans | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls |
| Batting: LHB James Lee | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S) |
| Top of the 5th over - 1 run(s), 3 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Ohio State 3 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Bottom of the 5th - South Illinois Salukis batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : RHP John Bryan |
| Batting: RHB Héctor Reyes | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB John Carder | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Mike Ross | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Base on Balls |
| Pitching: LHP José Zamora | |
| Batting: RHB Wilford Thompson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) |
| Bottom of the 5th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 3 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Top of the 6th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for South Illinois Salukis : LHP Jim Waller |
| Batting: RHB Larry Webster | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS) |
| Batting: RHB Justin Roberts | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out looking Larry Webster is caught stealing 2nd base A strikeout! |
| Batting: RHB Don Joyce | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls |
| Batting: LHB Rafael Morales | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D), Distance : 389 ft |
| Pitching: RHP Dale Terry | |
| Batting: RHB Rubén Ortíz | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Top of the 6th over - 2 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 5 - South Illinois 0 |
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| Bottom of the 6th - South Illinois Salukis batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP José Zamora |
| Batting: SHB Mike Tomlinson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Allan Jackson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S) |
| Batting: SHB Alan Hurt | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball Allan Jackson steals 2nd base 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Steve Ellis | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS) Allan Jackson scores |
| Batting: RHB Christian Keller | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R) |
| Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 5 - South Illinois 1 |
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| Top of the 7th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for South Illinois Salukis : RHP Dale Terry |
| Batting: RHB Jeff Everhart | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Strikes out looking |
| Batting: RHB Peter Clark | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls |
| Batting: LHB Jeremy Evans | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D) Peter Clark to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw made to third |
| Batting: LHB James Lee | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball Wild Pitch! Peter Clark scores Jeremy Evans to second 1-1: Ball 2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D) Jeremy Evans to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw or cutoff |
| Pitching: RHP Arthur Peek | |
| Batting: RHB Larry Webster | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Strikes out swinging James Lee steals 2nd base A strikeout! |
| Batting: RHB Justin Roberts | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Top of the 7th over - 2 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 7 - South Illinois 1 |
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| Bottom of the 7th - South Illinois Salukis batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP José Zamora |
| Pitching: LHP Travis Hawk | |
| Now at 2B: Albert Grimes | |
| Batting: RHB Héctor Reyes | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4) |
| Batting: RHB John Carder | 0-0: Bunt missed! 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5) |
| Batting: RHB Mike Ross | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S) |
| Bottom of the 7th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 7 - South Illinois 1 |
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| Top of the 8th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for South Illinois Salukis : RHP Arthur Peek |
| Batting: RHB Don Joyce | 0-0: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, 15) |
| Pitching: RHP Júlio Rodríguez | |
| Batting: LHB Rafael Morales | 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD) |
| Batting: LHB Albert Grimes | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike Rafael Morales steals 2nd base 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Jeff Everhart | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out looking |
| Top of the 8th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 7 - South Illinois 1 |
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| Bottom of the 8th - South Illinois Salukis batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : LHP Travis Hawk |
| Pitching: RHP Shane Becker | |
| Batting: RHB Wilford Thompson | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7LD) |
| Batting: SHB Mike Tomlinson | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34) |
| Batting: RHB Allan Jackson | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M) |
| Bottom of the 8th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Ohio State 7 - South Illinois 1 |
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| Top of the 9th - Ohio State Buckeyes batting - Pitching for South Illinois Salukis : RHP Júlio Rodríguez |
| Batting: RHB Peter Clark | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 6) |
| Batting: LHB Jeremy Evans | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls |
| Batting: LHB James Lee | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out looking Jeremy Evans steals 2nd base A strikeout! |
| Batting: RHB Larry Webster | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56) Jeremy Evans to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw or cutoff |
| Batting: RHB Justin Roberts | Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1 Larry Webster to second 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Strikes out looking |
| Top of the 9th over - 1 run(s), 1 hit(s), 1 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 8 - South Illinois 1 |
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| Bottom of the 9th - South Illinois Salukis batting - Pitching for Ohio State Buckeyes : RHP Shane Becker |
| Batting: SHB Alan Hurt | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D) |
| Batting: RHB Steve Ellis | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M) |
| Batting: RHB Christian Keller | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Strikes out swinging |
| Batting: RHB Héctor Reyes | 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S) |
| Bottom of the 9th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Ohio State 8 - South Illinois 1 |
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