Defensive back Norwood plans to transfer

Joshua Norwood, a defensive back from the 2015 Ohio State recruiting class, is transferring, two sources close to the program confirmed for The Dispatch.

A native of Valdosta, Georgia, Norwood is believed to be headed to Georgia Southern, a Football Bowl Subdivision school in the Sun Belt Conference. He could not be reached for comment, but a spokesman for the Buckeyes confirmed the news.

Norwood was considered the No. 44 cornerback prospect in the country by Rivals in the 2015 recruiting cycle. He was redshirted as a freshman and played in 11 games last year, primarily on special teams, winding up with eight tackles.

But as the Buckeyes worked to replace three starters in the secondary in spring practice, his name did not come up in media conversations with the coaches for a more substantial role in the fall. In the meantime, the team welcomed five early enrollees and a juniorcollege transfer to the defensive backs roster.

Norwood’s departure appears to leave Ohio State with 85 projected scholarship players for the fall, the NCAA limit.

Women’s golf

The Buckeyes are in second place through two rounds of an NCAA regional at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course with the final round to take place today. With a total of 591, Ohio State trails only leader Florida (590).

Ohio State has been led by Jacklyn Lee, whose total of 145 has her tied for second with Elodie Van Dievoet of Michigan. The leader by two strokes is Maddie Szeryk of Texas A&M.

Baseball

Dominic Canzone singled home Jacob Barnwell in the bottom of the 12th inning to propel Ohio State past Bowling Green 7-6 at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. Canzone had three RBI to lead the Buckeyes (19-29), who also received a pair of RBI from Zach Ratcliff and Brady Cherry.

The Buckeyes used six pitchers. Reliever Kyle Michalik (2-2) picked up the win after he pitched a perfect 12th inning.

Bowling Green fell to 12-31.