When Tyler Pettorini stepped up to the plate to start the bottom of the fourth inning, his Ohio State Buckeyes led 1-0. Freshman pitcher Kyle McCoy was cruising on the mound for Maryland baseball, having retired the last eight batters he had faced after Pettorini’s first-inning RBI double.
When Ohio State’s sophomore third baseman dug into the batter’s box next, it was still the fourth inning. And he put the game away with a three-run home run — part of the Buckeyes’ eight-run frame — effectively sealing what resulted in an 13-8 loss for the Terps.
Maryland (21-14, 6-3 Big Ten) has won all three of its Big Ten series to start the season, but is yet to complete a sweep.