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	| TOP OF THE 1ST | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Adam Householder |  
		| Pitching: RHP Adam Householder |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Zach Sommer | 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH) |  
		| Batting: RHB Rafael Reyes | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
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		| Batting: LHB Shane Montalvo | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: SINGLE  (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.8 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Ricky Butts | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Ball
 3-1: Base on Balls
 Shane Montalvo to second
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		| Batting: RHB Mark Stafford | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE  (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
 Shane Montalvo to third
 Ricky Butts to second
 Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
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		| Batting: RHB Steve Gusman | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
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		| Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Ohio State University 1 - University of Illinois 0 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 1ST | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : LHP Henry Torres |  
		| Pitching: LHP Henry Torres |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Sal Rivera | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Swinging Strike
 2-1:  Fly out, F3  (Flyball, 3D, EV 89.4 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Chris Martin | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Strikes out looking
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		| Batting: LHB Justin Stickney | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
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		| Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 1 - University of Illinois 0 |  
	| TOP OF THE 2ND | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Adam Householder |  
		| Batting: RHB Xavier Castaneda | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Called Strike
 1-2: TRIPLE  (Flyball, 9LM, EV 104.4 MPH)
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		| Batting: LHB Georges Lambert | 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH) Xavier Castaneda scores
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		| Batting: RHB Dan Muse | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: SINGLE  (Groundball, 3D, EV 108.8 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Zach Sommer | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 Dan Muse is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-1: Ball
 3-1: Called Strike
 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 2 - University of Illinois 0 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 2ND | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : LHP Henry Torres |  
		| Batting: RHB Andy Kelly | 0-0: DOUBLE  (Groundball, 5L, EV 96.9 MPH) |  
		| Batting: RHB Alex Melendez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Called Strike
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Bob Hayes | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0:  Fly out, F4  (Line Drive, 4, EV 68.1 MPH)
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		| Batting: SHB Matt Urbani | 0-0: Ball 1-0:  Fly out, F8  (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.0 MPH)
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		| Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 2 - University of Illinois 0 |  
	| TOP OF THE 3RD | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Adam Householder |  
		| Batting: RHB Rafael Reyes | 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH) |  
		| Batting: LHB Shane Montalvo | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Batting: RHB Ricky Butts | 0-0: Ball 1-0:  SOLO HOME RUN  (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 380 ft
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		| Batting: RHB Mark Stafford | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike
 1-1: Called Strike
 1-2: Ball
 2-2:  Fly out, F4  (Popup, 3D, EV 69.4 MPH)
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		| Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 3 - University of Illinois 0 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 3RD | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : LHP Henry Torres |  
		| Batting: RHB Josh Burns | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Base on Balls
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		| Batting: RHB Justin Teague | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.2 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Sal Rivera | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2:  Fly out, F4  (Line Drive, 4, EV 64.4 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Chris Martin | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1:  Fly out, F7  (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
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		| Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 3 - University of Illinois 0 |  
	| TOP OF THE 4TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Adam Householder |  
		| Batting: RHB Steve Gusman | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.2 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Xavier Castaneda | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1:  Fly out, F4  (Popup, 4M, EV 75.0 MPH)
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		| Batting: LHB Georges Lambert | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 3 - University of Illinois 0 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 4TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : LHP Henry Torres |  
		| Batting: LHB Justin Stickney | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2:  SOLO HOME RUN  (Line Drive, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 392 ft
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		| Batting: RHB Andy Kelly | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Alex Melendez | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: SINGLE  (Flyball, 56D, EV 93.1 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Bob Hayes | 0-0: Ball Passed Ball!
 Alex Melendez to second
 1-0: Ball
 2-0: DOUBLE  (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 108.1 MPH)
 Alex Melendez scores
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		| Batting: SHB Matt Urbani | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Swinging Strike
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Josh Burns | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 78M, EV 95.6 MPH)
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		| Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 3 - University of Illinois 2 |  
	| TOP OF THE 5TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Adam Householder |  
		| Pitching: RHP Ryan Freed |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Dan Muse | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 81.2 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Zach Sommer | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1:  SOLO HOME RUN  (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 391 ft
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		| Batting: RHB Rafael Reyes | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Swinging Strike
 2-2: Ball
 3-2:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
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		| Batting: LHB Shane Montalvo | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
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		| Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 4 - University of Illinois 2 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 5TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : LHP Henry Torres |  
		| Pitching: RHP Roger Whitaker |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Justin Teague | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1:  Fly out, F8  (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Sal Rivera | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1:  Fly out, F8  (Flyball, 8RD, EV 87.5 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Chris Martin | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 4 - University of Illinois 2 |  
	| TOP OF THE 6TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Ryan Freed |  
		| Batting: RHB Ricky Butts | 0-0:  Fly out, F4  (Flyball, 34D, EV 76.9 MPH) |  
		| Batting: RHB Mark Stafford | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Ball
 3-0: Base on Balls
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		| Batting: RHB Steve Gusman | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
 Mark Stafford to second
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		| Batting: RHB Xavier Castaneda | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 91.9 MPH)
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		| Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 4 - University of Illinois 2 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 6TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : RHP Roger Whitaker |  
		| Batting: LHB Justin Stickney | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1:  SOLO HOME RUN  (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 112.5 MPH), Distance : 418 ft
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		| Batting: RHB Andy Kelly | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Strikes out looking
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		| Batting: RHB Alex Melendez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Ball
 3-0: Called Strike
 3-1: SINGLE  (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Bob Hayes | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE  (Groundball, 34S, EV 65.0 MPH) (infield hit)
 Alex Melendez to second
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		| Batting: SHB Matt Urbani | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1:  Fly out, F7  (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Josh Burns | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Called Strike
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2: Base on Balls
 Alex Melendez to third
 Bob Hayes to second
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		| Pitching: LHP Danny Torres |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Justin Teague | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Ohio State University 4 - University of Illinois 3 |  
	| TOP OF THE 7TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Ryan Freed |  
		| Pitching: RHP Jim Whiteman |  |  
		| Batting: LHB Georges Lambert | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Called Strike
 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Batting: RHB Dan Muse | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Called Strike
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2: Base on Balls
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		| Pinch Hitting: RHB Caleb Bockmann | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F, Error on foul ball, E3
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Strikes out looking
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		| Pinch Hitting: RHB Malik Sharpless | 0-0:  Fly out, F7  (Line Drive, 7, EV 104.4 MPH) |  
		| Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 4 - University of Illinois 3 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 7TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : LHP Danny Torres |  
		| Now at 2B: Jesus Gomez |  |  
		| Now at 3B: Dave Key |  |  
		| Pinch Hitting: LHB Matt McKeon | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.2 MPH)
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		| Pinch Hitting: RHB Jason Burke | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike
 1-1: Called Strike
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Base on Balls
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		| Batting: LHB Costodio Varino | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE  (Flyball, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
 Jason Burke to second
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		| Batting: RHB Andy Kelly | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
 Jason Burke to third
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		| Batting: RHB Alex Melendez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.2 MPH)
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		| Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Ohio State University 4 - University of Illinois 3 |  
	| TOP OF THE 8TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Jim Whiteman |  
		| Now at 2B: Jason Burke |  |  
		| Now in CF: Matt McKeon |  |  
		| Pinch Hitting: LHB Steve Pond | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Called Strike
 0-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Batting: RHB Justin Goff | 0-0:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 7S, EV 74.4 MPH) |  
		| Batting: RHB Mark Stafford | 0-0:  Fly out, F5  (Popup, 5SF, EV 79.4 MPH) |  
		| Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 4 - University of Illinois 3 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 8TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : LHP Danny Torres |  
		| Now in RF: Rick English |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Bob Hayes | 0-0:  Fly out, F9  (Flyball, 9LD, EV 102.5 MPH) |  
		| Pinch Hitting: RHB Jose Tovar | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Ball
 3-1: Base on Balls
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		| Batting: RHB Josh Burns | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Ball
 Wild Pitch!
 Jose Tovar to second
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2:  Fly out, F9  (Flyball, 9D, EV 103.1 MPH)
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		| Pinch Hitting: SHB Ryan Buchbinder | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Called Strike
 2-1: Ball
 3-1: Called Strike
 3-2: Strikes out looking
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		| Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 4 - University of Illinois 3 |  
	| TOP OF THE 9TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Jim Whiteman |  
		| Now in LF: Jose Tovar |  |  
		| Now in RF: Jeremy Lynch |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Steve Gusman | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE  (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Xavier Castaneda | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: SINGLE  (Groundball, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
 Steve Gusman to second
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		| Batting: LHB Georges Lambert | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1:  3-RUN HOME RUN  (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 402 ft
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		| Pitching: RHP Oswaldo Vasquez |  |  
		| Pinch Hitting: RHB Nick Holsinger | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2:  Fly out, F6  (Line Drive, 6, EV 73.1 MPH)
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		| Batting: LHB Dave Key | 0-0: Ball 1-0:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.2 MPH)
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		| Batting: SHB Jesus Gomez | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike
 0-2: SINGLE  (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Rick English | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1:  Fly out, F9  (Flyball, 89D, EV 104.4 MPH)
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		| Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 7 - University of Illinois 3 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 9TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : LHP Danny Torres |  
		| Pitching: LHP Mike Coia |  |  
		| Now at 1B: Eddie Vitale |  |  
		| Batting: LHB Matt McKeon | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Batting: RHB Jason Burke | 0-0:  Fly out, F4  (Popup, 4, EV 77.5 MPH) |  
		| Batting: LHB Costodio Varino | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 7 - University of Illinois 3 |  |