Buckeyes Power Past Wolverines in 13‑2 Big Ten Rout
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Interstat) — Noah Furcht homered twice and drove in four runs to lead Ohio State past Michigan 13-2 on Thursday at Ray Fisher Stadium.
Furcht finished 2 for 5 with his 10th and 11th homers of the season. Dane Harvey went 3 for 4 with two homers and two RBIs, and Henry Kaczmar added a two-run homer.
Pierce Herrenbruck threw six innings for the Buckeyes, allowing no hits and two earned runs while striking out four. Ryan Zamora tossed a scoreless seventh.
Ohio State outhit Michigan 11-6. The Wolverines grounded into two double plays.
Trailing early, Michigan scored its first run in the second on a hit-by-pitch. The Buckeyes answered with Harvey’s solo shot in the fourth and a five-run fifth, including a two-run homer by Harvey.
Ohio State added six more runs in the seventh, capped by Furcht’s three-run homer. Brayden Jefferis drove in Michigan’s other run in the fifth with a single.
The win improved Ohio State to 27-23 overall. Michigan dropped to 32-20. The teams meet again Friday in the second game of the series.