OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — Pierce Herrenbruck pitched a complete game, allowing one earned run on six hits with three strikeouts as Ohio State defeated Rutgers 3-2 Wednesday evening at Sapp Fieldhouse. The Buckeyes improved to 30-24 overall, while the Scarlet Knights fell to 26-30.

Henry Kaczmar homered in the fourth inning to give Ohio State a 1-0 lead. Rutgers answered in the sixth, scoring two runs on a fielder’s choice by Ryan Jaros and an RBI groundout by Yomar Carreras, taking a 2-1 advantage. The Buckeyes tied the game in the bottom of the sixth on Noah Furcht’s RBI single.

Dane Harvey’s RBI double in the eighth inning scored Alex Bemis, who had two hits, to put Ohio State ahead for good. Rutgers starter Zack Konstantinovsky struck out six over 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on no hits. Joe Mazza pitched 2.2 innings of relief. For Ohio State, Bemis finished 2-for-4.