Ohio State baseball wins 2025 home opener

The Buckeyes welcomed St. John's to Columbus for their first game of the 2025 season back in the Buckeye state. They got off to a good start. Ohio State had a 1-0 lead after the first inning when right fielder Trey Lipsey III scored on a wild pitch. St. John’s struck back in the third inning when they scored three runs. They added another in the top of the fourth to take a 4-1 lead.

The Buckeyes took the lead back in the bottom of the fourth, getting four runs of their own.  to make the lead 5-4 in favor of Ohio State. In the bottom of the fifth, the Buckeye lead grew some more when shortstop Lee Ellis hit a two-run home run to make the score 7-4, Buckeyes. St. John’s tacked on four runs in the seventh to regain the lead 8-7, but Ohio State had their own burst in the same inning with three runs to make the game 10-8 heading into the eighth.

The Red Storm tied the Buckeyes in the top of the eighth, making it 10-10. Trey Lipsey knocked in Zach Freeman in the bottom of the inning with a single that gave the Buckeyes the 11-10 lead. Lipsey would eventually get his second score off of wild pitches to make the lead 12-10. Drew Erdmann came in to pitch for the Buckeyes in the top of the ninth and closed out the win for Ohio State.

The Buckeyes got a much-needed win to improve to 2-8. It’s not a win to define a season, as both teams were 1-8 to start the day, but it sure as heck beats going 1-9. Just ask St. John’s. Trey Lipsey led the Bucks with two hits in four at-bats, a walk, two stolen bases, and four runs scored. Matthew Graveline also went two-for-four, getting on base three times and knocking in three runs.

Ohio State will welcome Valparaiso to Columbus on Friday for a three-game series.