Buckeyes score eight runs in the first inning and never look back.
He went four scheduled shutout innings, gave up just two hits and recorded a pair of strikeouts. The Buckeyes exploded in the bottom of the first inning with eight runs on five hits. Dendinger followed and coaxed a walk off relief pitcher Joe Gorgoglione to bring in Wilkins and give OSU a commanding 8-0 lead. In the bottom of the second inning, the Buckeyes added a run to its lead. Wilkins reached base on a walk, moved to second on a balk by Gorgoglione, moved to third on a wild pitch and was able to reach home on the play thanks to an errant throw by catcher John Hagan.