After blowing a 4-0 lead in the ninth inning and losing to Iowa on Friday, the Ohio State Buckeyes got revenge on the Hawkeyes to win the 2016 Big Ten Baseball Tournament on Sunday by a score of 8-7. It was the Hawkeyes who jumped out to a 4-0 advantage after plating a run in the bottom of the first and tacking on three more in a big third inning. But fourth-seeded Ohio State bounced back in a big way with five runs in the fourth, catalyzed by a two-run double from Ronnie Dawson, seen courtesy of the Big Ten Network: .@OhioState_BASE LF Ronnie Dawson probably destroys baseballs in his sleep, too. https://t.co/hHPgEiUELr — Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 29, 2016 The Buckeyes’ left fielder eventually came around to score on a successful suicide squeeze, as center fielder Troy Montgomery reached first on a bunt and scored an RBI by plating Dawson in the process. Hawkeyes Mic highlighted how Iowa pitcher Ryan Erickson’s defensive mishap led to a disastrous sequence for the Big Ten’s upstart eighth seed: Another mental error by Erickson. Peyton fields a hard bunt and Erickson doesn’t cover. Runner is safe and the run scores. 4-3 Iowa, 1 out — Hawkeyes Mic (@HawkeyesMic) May 29, 2016 Erickson was chased from the game shortly thereafter but was ultimately charged with all five runs in only one-third of an inning of work. Both sides clamped down on defense for the subsequent two innings until OSU cleanup hitter Troy Kuhn provided insurance with a two-run single in the top of the seventh to give the Buckeyes breathing room. T7 | #RAISETHEAXE #RAISETHEAXE #RAISETHEAXETwo-run single by @tr0ykuhn!OSU 7, UI 4#GoBucks https://t.co/CZ3USgCYTh — The OSU Baseball ?? (@OhioState_BASE) May 29, 2016 Ohio State continued to show off its defensive prowess, highlighted by a magnificent stab from third baseman Nick Sergakis to stymie what could’ve been a two-out Hawkeyes rally: Can @OhioState_BASE 3B Nick Sergakis handle the hot corner?You better believe it! https://t.co/lIc6z0Wf2C — Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) May 29, 2016 There would be time for a comeback charge for Iowa yet, though. The Hawkeyes stormed back with three runs in the eighth to knot the score at seven apiece, capped by center fielder Joel Booker’s run-scoring single—one of his game-high four hits in five official at-bats: Simply put, Joel Booker doesn’t make outs.The @UIBaseball star’s latest knock was as #B1G as any…
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