The Cowboys didn’t have a hit in the third inning, but Zach Ehrhard crossed home plate.
Michigan left-handed pitcher Connor O’Halloran gave OSU fits on a windy day, so the Cowboys had to adapt. Zach Ehrhard picked up a walk on the opening at-bat of the third inning – one of just two walks Saturday – then he stole second base. Shortstop Marcus Brown grounded out next but advanced Ehrhard to third.
Two pitches later, right fielder Carson Benge grounded out to second base and drove in Ehrhard and gave OSU a one-run lead.
“That’s the kind of good team baseball that’s required when the wind is blowing in and you’re playing a good lefty,” OSU coach Josh Holliday said on the postgame radio show.