Carey, O'Hearn power Michigan to sweep over Ohio State
Great Lake Canadians grad RHP Tate Carey (Tecumseh, Ont.) and former Terrier Keegan O’Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) led Michigan to victory over Ohio State. Photo: University of Michigan Athletics
May 4, 2025
Michigan Sweeps Ohio State With Run-Rule Series Finale
» Michigan earned a series sweep of Ohio State with a 13-3 win in the finale.
» Jeter Ybarra went 4-for-6 with three RBI in the contest.
» Mitch Voit and Keegan O’Hearn hit home runs.
» Tate Carey struck out eight batters and earned his eighth win.
By Conor Stemme
University of Michigan
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Behind a strong start from Tate Carey and a four-hit night from Jeter Ybarra, the University of Michigan defeated Ohio State 13-3 to earn a doubleheader and series sweep of the Buckeyes at Bill Davis Stadium.
Michigan (30-17, 14-10 Big Ten) was led offensively by Ybarra, who added three RBIs to his four hits. Keegan O’Hearn scored three runs and hit his second home run of the season. Mitch Voit added his 11th home run of the season and reached three more times. Carey (8-0) pitched 6.1 innings, allowing three runs on four hits with eight strikeouts.
The Wolverines got on the board in the first, which started with a one-out walk from Brayden Jefferis. A hit-by-pitch moved him to second, and a single from Ybarra scored Jefferis to put Michigan in front 1-0.
Ohio State (11-33, 3-21 Big Ten) worked a lead-off walk in the bottom of the frame, but Carey (Tecumseh, Ont.) helped himself when he snagged a liner back to the mound and doubled up the runner at first. He then induced a flyout to left to keep U-M ahead.
O’Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) drew a walk to open the second, and a Benny Casillas fielder’s choice gave U-M runners on the corners with two outs. Jefferis drew a walk to load the bases before Voit reached on an error, scoring O’Hearn and Tyler Inge, who replaced Casillas, to give U-M a 3-0 advantage.
Carey allowed his first hit of the contest to open the bottom of the third inning but recorded a groundout and two strikeouts to keep the Buckeyes off the board.
A single from Noah Miller opened the fifth inning and brought O’Hearn to the plate. He homered for the second time -- the first, a two-run shot in Game 1 -- this one off the foul pole in left field to increase the Michigan lead to 5-0. Carey tallied two more strikeouts in the fifth to keep OSU off the board.
With one out in the sixth, Voit homered to left, adding to the Michigan lead. Carey pitched another 1-2-3 inning in the sixth and added his eighth strikeout to open the frame.
O’Hearn drew a hit-by-pitch to open the seventh, and after a wild pitch and a single from Colby Turner, he scored on an errant pickoff throw. Turner came around to score on a single from Inge after Greg Pace Jr. walked. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch, and Voit drew a walk to load the bases. Ybarra reached on a fielder’s choice and scored Pace, and U-M led 9-3.