OMAHA (Interstat) — Hayden Lewis pitched seven innings of no-hit baseball, striking out six, as Washington held off Ohio State 8-6 on Tuesday at Sapp Fieldhouse in a Big Ten matchup.

Lewis, who entered with a 5.1-inning, four-earned-run outing against Penn State on May 9, allowed three runs all unearned thanks to a walk and a passed ball in the third inning. He did not surrender a hit, walking two and hitting a batter, before giving way to the bullpen in the eighth.

Washington (23-31) took control early. After a scoreless first inning, the Huskies broke through in the third against Ohio State starter Jake Michalak. Aidan Swidler singled, Casen Taggart walked and Jack Hotchkiss walked to load the bases. A walk to Luke Bower brought in Swidler, and Mic Paul walked to force in Taggart, making it 2-0.

Ohio State (29-24) answered in the bottom half. Ryan Ellis singled, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ben Bemis. Henry Kaczmar doubled to left, scoring Cade Mangrum, who had walked and advanced on a passed ball, tying the game 2-2.

Washington regained the lead in the fourth. Landon Terry singled, moved to second on a walk to Sam Cowan and scored on Swidler’s single. After a strikeout and a hit batter loaded the bases, Jake DeCarlo lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Cowan for a 4-2 advantage.

The Buckeyes struck again in the fourth against Lewis. Colin Harvey doubled, Thomas Simpson walked and Mason Eckelman doubled to left center, scoring Harvey. Ellis followed with another sacrifice fly, this time scoring Simpson, tying the score 4-4.

The Huskies seized the lead for good in the sixth. Swidler singled, and Taggart crushed a two-run homer to right field, his first of the game, putting Washington ahead 6-4.

Lewis worked a clean seventh, but the bullpen wobbled in the eighth. With one out, Kaczmar doubled, and after a walk to Jack Furcht, a balk allowed Kaczmar to score. Simpson singled up the middle, scoring Furcht, tying the game 6-6.

Liam Lierman escaped further damage, striking out Eckelman and Ellis to end the eighth.

The most critical sequence came in the top of the ninth. Taggart walked, and after a flyout, DeCarlo reached on a throwing error by first baseman Zach Mangrum. With two outs and runners on first and second, Paul tripled down the right-field line, scoring both runners for an 8-6 lead. Paul finished 1 for 4 with three RBIs.

Tommy Brandenburg closed the door in the bottom of the ninth, striking out two in a perfect inning. Brandenburg earned the save, while Lewis picked up the win despite allowing three unearned runs.

For Ohio State, Kaczmar had two hits and an RBI. Michalak went 4.1 innings, allowing two hits and two earned runs with three strikeouts.

The game marked Washington’s second straight win after a 6-1 loss to UCLA on Saturday. Ohio State had won three consecutive games, including a series sweep at Michigan last weekend.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Ohio State 7, Washington 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Washington a 55.20 percent probability to win.