After a year off, Ohio State returned to Omaha for the conference tournament, and it was a lousy way to start. However, with the double elimination bracket, the BaseBucks have one last chance to make a run.

As the 6 seed, Ohio State faced 11 seed Washington, who won the series against the Buckeyes 2-1 in Seattle. Starting pitcher Sahil Patel started off well, striking out 5 of the first 7 Husky batters, but that quickly faltered as he then allowed 4 walks that brought in two runs as Washington drew first blood in the T3. Ohio State quickly responded as Lee Ellis came home on a sac-fly by Bemis, and then Henry Kaczmar broke the Buckeyes single season double record as he brought Grant Mangrum in on an RBI double to tie the game in the B3. The Huskies scored another 2 in the T4, and then Mason Eckelman doubled to send Dane Harvey home and Maddix Simpson came home on a sac-fly by Lee Ellis to tie the game again in the B4. A 2 run home run in the T6 gave Washington the lead again until the B8 when. Kaczmar came home on a Washington balk, followed by Noah Furcht who came home on an RBI single by Simpson to tie the game heading to the final frame. A 2-RBI triple in the T9 gave Washington the lead back, and this time they would not relinquish it as two of the four Buckeye batters in the B9 were struck out, giving Washington the 8-6 win. Relief Pitcher Jake Machalak recorded the loss, dropping him to 5-3, as he allowed 4 runs on 2 hits through 4.1 innings.

Up Next, Ohio State faces 26-29 (13-17) #10 Rutgers, who also won the season series 2-1 against the Bucks, with the season on the line. That game will be today, 5/20, at 2pm ET. With a win, Ohio State will face the loser of TTUN-Washington (10 pm ET); with a loss, the season is over.