Ohio State senior infielder Colton Bauer (8) prepares for the pitch during the Ohio State-Iowa game on March 26, 2021. Ohio State won 8-2. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor Senior infielder Colton Bauer plowed a 434-foot home run over the left field fence in the bottom of the 10th inning for a walkoff 6-5 win against Youngstown State Tuesday. Ohio State (9-16, 0-4 Big Ten) kicked off the bottom of the tenth with a pinch-hit walk by senior infielder Drew Reckart. Bauer came up to the plate with no outs, a 3-1 count and snapped the Buckeyes’ five-game losing streak in a dramatic fashion with his first ever walk-off home run. “We just needed one and, you know, we didn’t know if we were going to play this game. It was raining. We really didn’t know,” Bauer said. “The coaches were like, ‘Just stay with us, stay with us,’…
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