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Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team
Founded: 1881
University	Ohio State University
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Columbus, OH
Head Coach	Bob Todd (20th year)
Home Stadium	Bill Davis Stadium (Capacity: 5,500)
Nickname	Buckeyes
Colors	Scarlet and Grey
National Championships
1966
CWS Appearances
1951, 1965, 1966, 1967
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1951, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
Conference Tournament Champions
1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
Conference Champions
1917, 1924, 1943, 1951, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2009

The Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team are the college baseball team of 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 Hall Of Fame Coach Bob Todd who has been the Big Ten Coach of the Year four times and the National Coach of the Year once, in 1994. Ohio State has produced many professional baseball players such as Steve Arlin, Frank Howard, Nick Swisher and Fred Taylor.

Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 Head coaches 4 Year-by-year results 5 Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament 6 All-Americans 7 See also 8 External links 9 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] Stadium

Ohio State currently play at Bill Davis Stadium. From 1967 to 1997 the Buckeyes played at Trautman Field.

[edit] 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	191-100-7	.653
1929-1932	Wayne Wright	37-26-1	.586
1933-38 1947-1950	Floyd Stahl	129-108-1	.544
1939-1944	Fred Mackey	80-60-0	.571
1945-1946	Lowell Wrigley	18-26-1	.411
1951-1975	Marty Karow	479-341-14	.583
1976-1987	Dick Finn	310-262-5	.542
1988-Present	Bob Todd	801-409-2	.662

[edit] Year-by-year results

[edit] Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament

• The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament started in 1947.
• The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

Year Record Pct Notes 1951 0-2 .000 7th place at the 1951 College World Series 1955 1-2 .333 1965 7-2 .777 2nd place at the 1965 College World Series 1966 8-1 .888 1st place at the 1966 College World Series 1967 3-3 .500 7th place at the 1967 College World Series 1982 0-2 .000 1991 2-2 .500 1992 2-2 .500 1993 3-2 .600 1994 1-2 .333 1995 0-2 .000 1997 0-2 .000 1999 4-2 .666 2001 0-2 .000 2002 2-2 .500 2003 3-2 .600 2005 1-2 .333 2007 1-2 .333 TOTALS 38-36 .513 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. [edit] All-Americans Ronnie Bourquin........2006 Scott Lewis............2003 Justin Fry.............1999 Matt Beaumont..........1994 Ray Shoup..............1967 Steve Arlin............1965, 1966 Tom Perdue.............1966 Paul Ebert.............1954 Stewart Hein...........1951 Fred Taylor............1950 [edit] See also Ohio State Buckeyes Big Ten Baseball Tournament [edit] External links 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes Baseball Media Guide [edit] References v • d • e Ohio State Buckeyes retired baseball numbers #27 Fred Taylor • #22 Steve Arlin • #13 Marty Karow