Ohio State Buckeyes baseball

Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team
Founded	1881
University	Ohio State University
Head coach	Greg Beals (7th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Columbus, Ohio
Home stadium	Bill Davis Stadium (Capacity: 5,500)
Nickname	Buckeyes
Colors	Scarlet and gray
NCAA Tournament champions
1966
College World Series runner-up
1965
College World Series 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, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016
Regular season conference champions
1917, 1924, 1943, 1951, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2009

The Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team is 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 won a National Title in 1966, and also 14 Big Ten Titles throughout the team's history. It is currently coached by Greg Beals. Ohio State has produced many professional baseball players, such as major leaguers Steve Arlin, Brad Goldberg, Frank Howard, Nick Swisher, and Fred Taylor.

History

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

Bill Davis Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University

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
1988–2010	Bob Todd	801–409–2	.662
2011–2016	Greg Beals	203–146–1	.580

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
2009	2–2	.500
2016	1–2	.333
Totals	41–40	.506

• Note: In 1951, Ohio State participated in the district playoffs, which it won, and moved on to 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)
• EJ Laratta (1999)
• Matt Beaumont (1994)
• Ray Shoup (1967)
• Steve Arlin (1965, 1966)
• Tom Perdue (1966)
• Paul Ebert (1954)
• Stewart Hein (1951)
• Fred Taylor (1950)

Retired numbers

• #27 Fred Taylor
• #22 Steve Arlin
• #13 Marty Karow
• #18 Bob Todd

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

External links

• Official website