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	| TOP OF THE 1ST | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : LHP Matt Rossiter |  
		| Pitching: LHP Matt Rossiter |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Hikaru Nakata | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Called Strike
 2-1: Called Strike
 2-2: DOUBLE  (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Aaron Burnet | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 78.8 MPH)
 Hikaru Nakata to third
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		| Batting: SHB Ken Griffey IV | 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: Base on Balls
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		| Batting: RHB Hugo Chavez | 0-0: Ball Ken Griffey IV steals 2nd base (no throw)
 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1: Ball
 2-1:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 7D, EV 88.1 MPH)
 Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
 Ken Griffey IV to third
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		| Batting: LHB Ben Roth | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 88.1 MPH)
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		| Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 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 : RHP Zinedine Lahlafi |  
		| Pitching: RHP Zinedine Lahlafi |  |  
		| Batting: SHB Dan Strickland | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Ball
 3-0: Called Strike
 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
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		| Batting: LHB Antonio Sandoval | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Called Strike
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
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		| Batting: LHB Bill Kovac | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 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 : LHP Matt Rossiter |  
		| Batting: RHB Michihisa Tanaka | 0-0: Ball 1-0:  Fly out, F9  (Flyball, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
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		| Batting: RHB Jeff Standridge | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 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 John Britton | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Swinging Strike
 2-2: Ball
 3-2:  Fly out, F8  (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.2 MPH)
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		| Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 1 - University of Illinois 0 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 2ND | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : RHP Zinedine Lahlafi |  
		| Batting: LHB Fumito Sakurai | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Ball
 3-1: Called Strike
 3-2: Base on Balls
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Oscar Ramirez | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Ball
 3-2:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 81.9 MPH)
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		| Batting: SHB Ernesto Mazas | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike
 0-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Batting: RHB Mustafa bin Gamali | 0-0: SINGLE  (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH) Fumito Sakurai to second
 Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
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		| Batting: RHB Fernando Acosta | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 Passed Ball!
 Fumito Sakurai scores
 Mustafa bin Gamali to second
 2-0: Ball
 3-0: Base on Balls
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Javy Rueda | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 85.0 MPH)
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		| Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Ohio State University 1 - University of Illinois 1 |  
	| TOP OF THE 3RD | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : LHP Matt Rossiter |  
		| Batting: RHB Jose Benavidez | 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH) |  
		| Batting: RHB Hikaru Nakata | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 107.5 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Aaron Burnet | 0-0: Ball 1-0:  Fly out, F6  (Popup, 6MS, EV 75.0 MPH)
 |  
		| Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 1 - University of Illinois 1 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 3RD | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : RHP Zinedine Lahlafi |  
		| Batting: SHB Dan Strickland | 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH) |  
		| Batting: LHB Antonio Sandoval | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Ball
 3-0: Called Strike
 3-1: Swinging Strike
 3-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Bill Kovac | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1:  Fly out, F8  (Flyball, 8LD, EV 88.8 MPH)
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		| Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 1 - University of Illinois 1 |  
	| TOP OF THE 4TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : LHP Matt Rossiter |  
		| Batting: SHB Ken Griffey IV | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Strikes out swinging
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		| Batting: RHB Hugo Chavez | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Ben Roth | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 1 - University of Illinois 1 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 4TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : RHP Zinedine Lahlafi |  
		| Batting: LHB Fumito Sakurai | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike
 0-2:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Oscar Ramirez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: DOUBLE  (Flyball, 7LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: SHB Ernesto Mazas | 0-0:  Fly out, F7  (Line Drive, 7, EV 102.5 MPH) |  
		| Batting: RHB Mustafa bin Gamali | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 1 - University of Illinois 1 |  
	| TOP OF THE 5TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : LHP Matt Rossiter |  
		| Batting: RHB Michihisa Tanaka | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Jeff Standridge | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE  (Flyball, 8RS, EV 95.0 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: RHB John Britton | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Jose Benavidez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: DOUBLE  (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
 Jeff Standridge to third
 Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Hikaru Nakata | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Ball
 3-1: Called Strike
 3-2: Base on Balls
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Aaron Burnet | 0-0:  Fly out, F9  (Flyball, 9D, EV 75.0 MPH) |  
		| Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Ohio State University 2 - University of Illinois 1 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 5TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : RHP Zinedine Lahlafi |  
		| Batting: RHB Fernando Acosta | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Ball
 3-2:  Fly out, F9  (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Javy Rueda | 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH) |  
		| Batting: SHB Dan Strickland | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1: SINGLE  (Line Drive, 9S, EV 85.0 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Antonio Sandoval | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1:  Fly out, F5  (Line Drive, 5L, EV 68.1 MPH)
 |  
		| Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 2 - University of Illinois 1 |  
	| TOP OF THE 6TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : LHP Matt Rossiter |  
		| Batting: SHB Ken Griffey IV | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
 |  
		| Pitching: RHP Luis Stuit |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Hugo Chavez | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: SINGLE  (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.1 MPH) (infield hit)
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Ben Roth | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2:  2-RUN HOME RUN  (Flyball, 9D, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 369 ft
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Michihisa Tanaka | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Ball
 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Jeff Standridge | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: TRIPLE  (Flyball, 9LD, EV 88.8 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: RHB John Britton | 0-0: Intentional Walk |  
		| Batting: RHB Jose Benavidez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE  (Line Drive, 78S, EV 112.5 MPH)
 Jeff Standridge scores
 John Britton to second
 |  
		| Pitching: RHP Vicente Gonzalez |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Hikaru Nakata | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1:  Fly out, F8  (Flyball, 8LM, EV 85.0 MPH)
 |  
		| Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Ohio State University 5 - University of Illinois 1 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 6TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : RHP Zinedine Lahlafi |  
		| Batting: LHB Bill Kovac | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Swinging Strike
 2-1: Swinging Strike
 2-2: Strikes out looking
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Fumito Sakurai | 0-0: SINGLE  (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH) |  
		| Batting: RHB Oscar Ramirez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: DOUBLE  (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 91.2 MPH)
 Fumito Sakurai to third
 Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
 |  
		| Pitching: RHP Colt Robinson |  |  
		| Batting: SHB Ernesto Mazas | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.2 MPH)
 Oscar Ramirez to third
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Mustafa bin Gamali | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2:  Fly out, F9  (Flyball, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
 |  
		| Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 5 - University of Illinois 2 |  
	| TOP OF THE 7TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Vicente Gonzalez |  
		| Batting: RHB Aaron Burnet | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Called Strike
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Base on Balls
 |  
		| Batting: SHB Ken Griffey IV | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ball
 2-2:  2-RUN HOME RUN  (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.0 MPH), Distance : 406 ft
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Hugo Chavez | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Ben Roth | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1: DOUBLE  (Groundball, 5L, EV 97.5 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Michihisa Tanaka | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
 Ben Roth to third
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Jeff Standridge | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Called Strike
 2-1: SINGLE  (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
 Ben Roth scores
 |  
		| Pitching: RHP Hector Gonzalez |  |  
		| Batting: RHB John Britton | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: DOUBLE  (Flyball, 8LD, EV 86.2 MPH)
 Jeff Standridge to third
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Jose Benavidez | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Called Strike
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Ohio State University 8 - University of Illinois 2 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 7TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : RHP Colt Robinson |  
		| Pinch Hitting: RHB Hugo Priego | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Javy Rueda | 0-0: Ball 1-0:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 7D, EV 105.0 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: SHB Dan Strickland | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: SINGLE  (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Antonio Sandoval | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Called Strike
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Ohio State University 8 - University of Illinois 2 |  
	| TOP OF THE 8TH | 
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		| Ohio State University Buckeyes batting - Pitching for University of Illinois Fighting Illini : RHP Hector Gonzalez |  
		| Now at SS: Clint Hanninen |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Hikaru Nakata | 0-0:  Fly out, F8  (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 91.9 MPH) |  
		| Batting: RHB Aaron Burnet | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-1: Swinging Strike
 1-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Batting: SHB Ken Griffey IV | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Ball
 3-0: Called Strike
 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 3-2:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 7LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
 |  
		| Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 8 - University of Illinois 2 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 8TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : RHP Colt Robinson |  
		| Batting: LHB Bill Kovac | 0-0: Hit by Pitch |  
		| Batting: LHB Fumito Sakurai | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1:  Fly out, F7  (Flyball, 7, EV 80.0 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Oscar Ramirez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.2 MPH)
 Bill Kovac to third
 |  
		| Batting: SHB Ernesto Mazas | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Hit by Pitch
 |  
		| Pitching: RHP Ricky Ramos |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Mustafa bin Gamali | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike
 0-2: Ball
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Pinch Hitting: RHB Alejandro Collazo | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Ball
 3-2: Base on Balls
 Bill Kovac scores
 Oscar Ramirez to third
 Ernesto Mazas to second
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Javy Rueda | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Called Strike
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Strikes out looking
 |  
		| Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Ohio State University 8 - 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 Hector Gonzalez |  
		| Now at SS: Alejandro Collazo |  |  
		| Batting: RHB Hugo Chavez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Strikes out swinging
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Ben Roth | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 1-2: Ball
 2-2: Strikes out looking
 |  
		| Batting: RHB Michihisa Tanaka | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0:  Fly out, F9  (Flyball, 9LM, EV 81.2 MPH)
 |  
		| Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 8 - University of Illinois 3 |  
	| BOTTOM OF THE 9TH | 
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		| University of Illinois Fighting Illini batting - Pitching for Ohio State University Buckeyes : RHP Ricky Ramos |  
		| Batting: SHB Dan Strickland | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 86.2 MPH)
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Antonio Sandoval | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball
 1-1: Ball
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Strikes out looking
 |  
		| Batting: LHB Bill Kovac | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 0-2: Ball
 1-2:  SOLO HOME RUN  (Flyball, 78XD, EV 111.9 MPH), Distance : 434 ft
 |  
		| Pitching: LHP Ernesto Galindo |  |  
		| Batting: LHB Fumito Sakurai | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball
 2-0: Called Strike
 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
 2-2:  Fly out, F8  (Flyball, 8RM, EV 84.4 MPH)
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		| Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Ohio State University 8 - University of Illinois 4 |  |