Buckeyes Capture Series Finale, Avoid Wolverine Sweep

Sunday, April 16

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM

Michigan

13-20-1, 6-10

Ohio State

23-14, 5-7

Ohio State

Michigan

Buckeyes Capture Series Finale, Avoid Wolverine Sweep

4/16/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Ohio State senior RF Jason Turner homered, tripled and accounted for half his team's runs as the Buckeyes beat the University of Michigan baseball team 14-4 Sunday (April 16) to avoid a series sweep. OSU (23-14, 5-7 Big Ten) jumped back into fifth place in the Big Ten Conference standings with the win, while Michigan (13-20-1, 6-10 Big Ten) is tied for sixth with Iowa and Indiana.

Ohio State redshirt freshman RHP Greg Prenger entered the game in the first inning, replacing injured starter Nate Smith. Prenger (2-1) worked six solid innings for the victory, allowing just one run on 11 hits. Michigan starter Bobby Wood (Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek HS) went 3.1 innings and allowed five hits and six runs as his record dropped to 0-3.

OSU's Turner was in the middle of the Buckeye attack all game as he walked and scored in the first, homered (his 10th of the season) in the third, singled in two runs in the fourth and tripled in a run in the sixth. He accounted for seven (three runs scored and four RBI) of the 14 OSU runs. OSU catcher Chris Alvord went 3-for-5 with his first career homer.

Michigan junior SS Scott Tousa (Dallas, Texas/Lake Highland HS) paced Michigan's 17-hit attack, going 4-for-6 for the second four-hit game of his career. Senior co-captains 3B Kevin Quinn (Midland, Mich./Midland HS) and LF Rob Bobeda (DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt HS) each chipped in with three hits as did freshman 2B Jordan Cantalamessa (Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek HS).

Junior All-America candidate catcher David Parrish (Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza HS) extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a sixth-inning single. His streak includes all 16 Big Ten games played by the Wolverines.

Michigan has a week off for final exams and will have just a non-conference doubleheader vs. Siena Heights (Sunday, April 23, 1 p.m.). The Easter Sunday twinbill will feature an Easter Egg Hunt in Fisher Stadium at noon.

N O T E S

Michigan's 17 hits on Sunday are the most for the Wolverines in a Big Ten game this season (13 vs. OSU on Friday, April 14, was the previous best). Michigan had 19 hits vs. Kent State University in a non-conference game earlier this season.

David Parrish extended his hitting streak to a career-best 18 games with a single in the sixth inning. Parrish was 1-for-4 in the game and he was also hit by a pitch and scored in the first inning. Parrish leads the team in hitting (.384), hits (43), homers (8), RBI (28), slugging (.670) and on-base percentage (.462). Parrish is hitting .482 (27-for-56) in Big Ten play.

Michigan's leading hitters (minimum 65 plate appearances) after Sunday's game vs. OSU include: David Parrish (.384, 43-for-112); freshman 1B/3B/DH Brock Koman (.299, 35-for-117); senior OF Rob Bobeda (.296, 37-for-125); junior SS/2B Scott Tousa (.294, 37-for-126) and senior 3B Kevin Quinn (.276, 24-for-87).

Big Ten Conference Standings (through 4/16/00)

 Place, Team W-L Pct. 1. Illinois 13-3 .813 2. Penn State 11-4 .733 3. Minnesota 8-4 .667 4. Purdue 9-7 .563 5. Ohio State 5-7 .416 6. MICHIGAN 6-10 .375 Iowa 6-10 .375 Indiana 6-10 .375 9. Northwestern 4-8 .333 10. Michigan State 3-8 .273 Sunday (April 16) Scores: Ohio State 14, Michigan 4 Illinois 15, Michigan State 6 Purdue 7, Indiana 6 Minnesota 12, Northwestern 5 Penn State 8, Iowa 1 Schedule for Next Week: Illinois at Purdue Indiana at Ohio State Iowa at Minnesota Michigan State at Northwestern Michigan and Penn State are idle in Big Ten play

Contact: Jim Schneider (734) 763-4423