Ohio State Baseball Honors Former Pitcher Zach Farmer During Home Series With Minnesota

By Nick Clarkson on March 25, 2017 at 7:15 pm
The Buckeyes wore similar arm bands during today's series with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. This photo is from the first Zach Farmer Memorial Game in 2016.
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The Ohio State baseball team honored the memory of former pitcher Zach Farmer Saturday afternoon during a home series with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

A freshman pitcher on the 2014 Buckeyes baseball team, Farmer was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia April 28, 2014. After successful treatment, Farmer went into remission on June 6, 2014.

However, Farmer announced on July 15, 2015 that the disease returned and later passed away at The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University on Aug. 2, 2015.

Farmer was honored in a multitude of ways Saturday afternoon at Bill Davis Stadium, including game one being deemed the "Zach Farmer Memorial Game", booths raising awareness and even by the visiting Golden Gophers.

Farmer's father and wife also were invited to take part in the pregame events.

Minnesota swept both games of the series, recording a 15-5 win in game one and a 6-5 victory in game two.

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