Ohio State Buckeyes baseball
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The Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team are the college baseball
team of The Ohio State University. The program, founded in 1881, was the first athletic team in Ohio State history. Bill Davis Stadium
in Columbus, Ohio
has been the home field of the program since 1997. The team has won a National Title in 1966 and also 14 Big Ten Titles throughout the team's history. They are currently coached by Greg Beals. Ohio State has produced many professional baseball players such as Steve Arlin
, Frank Howard, Nick Swisher
and Fred Taylor
.
. From 1967 to 1997 the Buckeyes played at Trautman Field.
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!bgcolor=#990000 |Record
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| 1951
| 0-2
| .000
| 7th place at the 1951 College World Series
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| 1955
| 1-2
| .333
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| 1965
| 7-2
| .777
| 2nd place at the 1965 College World Series
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| 1966
| 8-1
| .888
| 1st place at the 1966 College World Series
|-
| 1967
| 3-3
| .500
| 7th place at the 1967 College World Series
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| 1982
| 0-2
| .000
|
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| 1991
| 2-2
| .500
|
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| 1992
| 2-2
| .500
|
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| 1993
| 3-2
| .600
|
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| 1994
| 1-2
| .333
|
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| 1995
| 0-2
| .000
|
|-
| 1997
| 0-2
| .000
|
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| 1999
| 4-2
| .666
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| 2001
| 0-2
| .000
|
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| 2002
| 2-2
| .500
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| 2003
| 3-2
| .600
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| 2005
| 1-2
| .333
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| 2007
| 1-2
| .333
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| bgcolor="#999999"|TOTALS
| bgcolor="#999999"| 38-36
| bgcolor="#999999"| .513
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College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
team of The Ohio State University. The program, founded in 1881, was the first athletic team in Ohio State history. Bill Davis Stadium
Bill Davis Stadium
Bill Davis Stadium is a baseball venue located in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The stadium is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team of the Big Ten Conference and is named for William C. "Bill" Davis...
in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
has been the home field of the program since 1997. The team has won a National Title in 1966 and also 14 Big Ten Titles throughout the team's history. They are currently coached by Greg Beals. Ohio State has produced many professional baseball players such as Steve Arlin
Steve Arlin
Steven Ralph Arlin is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. In six major league seasons, Arlin pitched for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians .-College Star:...
, Frank Howard, Nick Swisher
Nick Swisher
Nicholas Thompson "Nick" Swisher is an outfielder for the New York Yankees. Swisher is a switch hitter who throws left-handed....
and Fred Taylor
Fred Taylor (basketball coach)
Frederick Rankin Taylor was a college men's basketball coach for The Ohio State University from 1959 to 1976.-College career:...
.
History
Ohio State played their first season in 1881 as the first ever organized sport at OSU. Ohio State was undefeated, only playing one game and winning against Capital 8-5. From there baseball in Columbus took off as OSU won the Ohio title several more times.Stadium
Ohio State currently play at Bill Davis StadiumBill Davis Stadium
Bill Davis Stadium is a baseball venue located in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The stadium is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team of the Big Ten Conference and is named for William C. "Bill" Davis...
. From 1967 to 1997 the Buckeyes played at Trautman Field.
Head coaches
| Years | Coach | W-L-T | Pct. |
| 1881–1886 1888–1900 1904–1907 1909 1911–1912 |
Unknown | 159-79-6 | .664 |
| 1901–1902 | Jack Reed | 15-11-0 | .577 |
| 1903 | C.W. Dickerson | 9-5-1 | .633 |
| 1913–1928 | Lynn W. St. John Lynn St. John Lynn Wilbur "The Saint" St. John was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. The Union City, Pennsylvania native was the head basketball coach at Ohio State University from 1911 to 1919, and served as the school's second athletic director, a... |
191-100-7 | .653 |
| 1929–1932 | Wayne Wright | 37-26-1 | .586 |
| 1933–38 1947–1950 |
Floyd Stahl Floyd Stahl Floyd S. Stahl was an American collegiate athletic coach, serving in many coaching and administrative positions at Harvard University and the Ohio State University.... |
129-108-1 | .544 |
| 1939–1944 | Fred Mackey | 80-60-0 | .571 |
| 1945–1946 | Lowell Wrigley | 18-26-1 | .411 |
| 1951–1975 | Marty Karow Marty Karow Martin Gregory Karow [born Karowsky] was an All-American college football player and a professional baseball player.... |
479-341-14 | .583 |
| 1976–1987 | Dick Finn | 310-262-5 | .542 |
| 1988–2010 | Bob Todd | 801-409-2 | .662 |
| 2011–Present | Greg Beals |
Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament
- The NCAA Division I Baseball TournamentNCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipThe NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
started in 1947. - The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
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!bgcolor=#990000 |Year
!bgcolor=#990000 |Record
!bgcolor=#990000 |Pct
!bgcolor=#990000 |Notes
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| 1951
| 0-2
| .000
| 7th place at the 1951 College World Series
1951 College World Series
The 1951 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 13 to June 17. The fifth tournament's champion was the Oklahoma, coached by Jack Baer. The Most Outstanding Player was Sidney Hatfield of Tennessee....
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| 1955
1955 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1955 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1955 at various locations across the country. 25 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
| 1-2
| .333
|
|-
| 1965
1965 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1965 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1965. 22 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
| 7-2
| .777
| 2nd place at the 1965 College World Series
1965 College World Series
The 1965 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 7 to June 12. The nineteenth tournament's champion was Arizona State University, coached by Bobby Winkles...
|-
| 1966
| 8-1
| .888
| 1st place at the 1966 College World Series
1966 College World Series
The 1966 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 13 to June 18. The twentieth tournament's champion was Ohio State University, coached by Marty Karow...
|-
| 1967
| 3-3
| .500
| 7th place at the 1967 College World Series
1967 College World Series
The 1967 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 12 to June 18. The twenty-first tournament's champion was Arizona State University, coached by Bobby Winkles...
|-
| 1982
| 0-2
| .000
|
|-
| 1991
| 2-2
| .500
|
|-
| 1992
| 2-2
| .500
|
|-
| 1993
| 3-2
| .600
|
|-
| 1994
1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1994. 48 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
| 1-2
| .333
|
|-
| 1995
| 0-2
| .000
|
|-
| 1997
1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1997. Forty-eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
| 0-2
| .000
|
|-
| 1999
1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 28 through June 19, 1999. 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
| 4-2
| .666
|
|-
| 2001
2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 25th through June 16th, 2001. 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with 8...
| 0-2
| .000
|
|-
| 2002
2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 31 through June 22, 2002. 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
| 2-2
| .500
|
|-
| 2003
2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 23, . 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
| 3-2
| .600
|
|-
| 2005
2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30th through June 26th, . 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
| 1-2
| .333
|
|-
| 2007
2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from June 1-24, . Sixty four NCAA Division I college baseball teams advanced to the post season tournament after having played through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament....
| 1-2
| .333
|
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| bgcolor="#999999"| 38-36
| bgcolor="#999999"| .513
| bgcolor="#999999"|
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- Note: In 1951, Ohio State participated in the district playoffs, which they won, and moved onto the College World Series. Prior to 1954, district playoff games were not considered a part of the National Collegiate Baseball Championship, and thus are not counted in Ohio State's NCAA tournament record.
All-Americans
- Ronnie Bourquin (2006)
- Scott Lewis (2003)
- Justin Fry (1999)
- Matt Beaumont (1994)
- Giovanni Strassini (1976)
- Ray Shoup (1967)
- Steve ArlinSteve ArlinSteven Ralph Arlin is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. In six major league seasons, Arlin pitched for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians .-College Star:...
(1965, 1966) - Tom Perdue (1966)
- Paul EbertPaul EbertPaul Allen Ebert was a director of the American College of Surgeons and athlete. He had been Chairman of the Departments of Surgery at both Cornell University Medical College and the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, as well as the President of the American College of...
(1954) - Stewart Hein (1951)
- Fred TaylorFred Taylor (basketball coach)Frederick Rankin Taylor was a college men's basketball coach for The Ohio State University from 1959 to 1976.-College career:...
(1950)