Ohio State baseball broke out of its doldrums in a big way on Saturday against UNLV. The Buckeyes exploded for a 20-3 win over the Rebels to snap a three-game losing streak.
The 20 runs were a season-high for Ohio State, as were the 21 hits and 10 extra-base hits. In the past five games, the Buckeyes were 1-4 and scored only 13 runs total. With the win, the squad improved to 7-5-1 in 2016.
Starter Adam Niemeyer got his first win of the season, and looked good doing it. The redshirt sophomore righty tossed six innings, allowing two runs on four hits, with seven strikeouts and just one walk.