Jake Roehn, a sophomore majoring in sociology-criminology and the closing pitcher for OU, poses for a portrait at Bob Wren Stadium on Tuesday.
It’s a cold Sunday afternoon at Bob Wren Stadium, and Ohio needs to find a way to heat up. Its lead is 3-1 in the top of the eighth.
Redshirt sophomore pitcher Jake Roehn exits the bullpen and begins his jog to the mound. He’s got the club’s best earned run average as well as its best strikeout-to-walk ratio.
With six outs to go, coach Rob Smith has called in his closer.
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When you ask him what went wrong, Roehn can’t muster much more than a smile and a shake of his head.