The Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team is 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 won a National Title in 1966, and also 14 Big Ten Titles throughout the team's history. Ohio State has produced many professional baseball players, such as major leaguers Steve Arlin, Frank Howard, Nick Swisher, Barry Bonnell, Dave Burba, 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. In 2011, the playing field was named after former Buckeye and Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series Champion Nick Swisher, thus the official name of the Buckeye's home is Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium.OSU honors Nick Swisher with field dedication - Ohio State Buckeyes.com

Season-by-season results

Head coaches

1881–18861888–19001904–190719091911–1912 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 1933–381947–1950 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 .6622011–2022 Greg Beals 345–288–1 2023–2024 Bill Mosiello 60–51 2025–present Justin Haire 43–62

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.

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 2018 0–2 .000 2019 1–2 .333

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)

Terry Greer (1977) catcher Arnie Chonko (1965)

Retired numbers Ohio State Buckeyes retired numbers No. Player Pos. Tenure No. ret. Ref. 13 Marty Karow 1B 1925–1927 2008 Marty Karow profile by David Nemec] 18 Bob Todd Coach 1988–2010 2010 Bob Todd's No. 18 Jersey is Retired at Ohio StateOSU retires Todd's number 22 Steve Arlin P 1965– 1966 2003 OSU Baseball to Retire No. 22 Jersey of Steve Arlin 27 Fred Taylor 1B 1947–1950 2003 Baseball to Retire No. 27 Jersey of Fred Taylor at Ohio State Notes

See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

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