There’s something about a foul ball that makes grown men lose all common sense. After all, it is just a ball. Over the weekend, at the Big Ten baseball tournament, an adult Iowa fan chased down a foul ball in a deserted row of seats just as a young Ohio State fan went for the ball. The chain of events caught the eye – and camera – of the Big Ten Network. Ohio State also took notice. The Buckeyes baseball team signed a baseball for the kid. The good news kept coming for the Buckeyes, who beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday 3-1 to win the tournament title. Griffan Smith, coming off two days’ rest following a 110-pitch outing, threw 89 in 5 2/3 innings. Andrew Magno, who threw 32 pitches in a 2 1/3-inning save against Minnesota in the semifinals, returned less than three hours later and threw 59…
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