The 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team was a baseball team that represented Ohio State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Buckeyes were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Greg Beals.

Previous season The Buckeyes finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 6–8 overall (0–0 conference) and twelfth place in conference standings, as the season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason For the 2021 Big Ten Conference poll, Ohio State was voted to finish in third by the Big Ten Coaches.

Roster

Schedule

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|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March 5 || vs || Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina || 6–3 || Root (1–0) || Glassey (0–1) || None || 306 || 1–0 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || March 6 || vs Illinois || Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina || 6–5 || Kean (1–0) || Maldonado (0–1) || Root (1) || – || 2–0 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March 6 || vs Illinois || Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina || 12–3 || Neely (1–0) || Rybarczyk (0–1) || Coupet (1) || 417 || 3–0 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || March 7 || vs Illinois || Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina || 0–8 || Kirschsieper (1–0) || Pfennig (0–1) || None || 215 || 3–1 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || March 12 || vs Nebraska || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 0–4 || Wallace (1–0) || Lonsway (0–1) || Nedved (1) || 250 || 3–2 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || March 12 || vs Iowa|| U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 4–10 || Povich (1–0) || Burhenn (0–1) || None || 250 || 3–3 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || March 13 || vs Iowa || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 7–4 || Murphy (1–0) || Baumann (0–2) || Brock (1) || 50 || 4–3 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 14 || vs Nebraska || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 6–4 || Root (2–0) || Bragg (0–1) || Brock (2) || 250 || 5–3 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || March 20 || at || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 5–6 || Muller (1–0) || Root (2–1) || None || – || 5–4 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || March 21 || at Rutgers || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 0–2 || Wereski (3–0) || Lonsway (0–2) || Stanavich (1) || – || 5–5 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 22 || at Rutgers || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 4–1 || Murphy (2–0) || Teller (0–2) || Brock (3) || – || 6–5 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 26 || Iowa || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 8–2 || Burhenn (1–1) || Wallace (2–1) || None || 205 || 7–5 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 27 || Iowa || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 1–5 || Baumann (1–2) || Lonsway (0–3) || Nedved (3) || – || 7–6 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 28 || Maryland || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 5–4 || Root (3–1) || Fisher (0–3) || Brock (4) || 180 || 8–6 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || March 29 || Maryland || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 3–9 || Savacool (4–0) || Pfenning (2–2) || Ramsey (1) || 107 || 8–7 || 8–7

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 2 || Indiana || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 3–2 || Burhenn (2–1) || Sommer (3–1) || Brock (5) || 171 || 9–7 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April 3 || Indiana || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 6–0 || Lonsway (1–3) || Brown (3–2) || None || 286 || 10–7 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 3 || Indiana || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 5–2 || Smith (1–0) || Bothwell (1–1) || Brock (6) || 286 || 11–7 || 11–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April 4 || Indiana || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 4–3 || Murphy (3–0) || Modugno (1–1) || None || 215 || 12–7 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 9 || at No. 25 Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 7–4 || Gahm (1–0) || Pace (2–1) || Brock (7) || 250 || 13–7 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April 10 || at No. 25 Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 0–7 || Weston (4–1) || Lonsway (1–4) || None || 250 || 13–8 || 13–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || April 11 || at No. 25 Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 7–16 || Denner (2–0) || Neely (1–1) || None || 250 || 13–9 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || April 16 || at Maryland || Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland || 6–10 || Burke (2–2) || Burhenn (2–2) || None || 100 || 13–10 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || April 17 || at Maryland || Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland || 4–5 || Falco (2–1) || Brock (0–1) || None || 100 || 13–11 || 13–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || April 18 || at Maryland || Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland || 4–9 || Savacool (5–1) || Neely (1–2) || None || 100 || 13–12 || 13–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 23 || || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 11–6 || Burhenn (3–2) || Shingle (1–2) || None || 282 || 14–12 || 14–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 24 || Penn State || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 7–0 || Lonsway (2–4) || Larkin (2–5) || None || 237 || 15–12 || 15–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || April 25 || Penn State || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 6–10 || Mellott (5–5) || Coupet (2–3) || None || 324 || 15–13 || 15–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 30 || Purdue || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 11–3 || Burhenn (3–3) || Schapira (0–5) || None || 205 || 16–13 || 16–13

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || May 1 || Purdue || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 12–2 || Lonsway (3–4) || Johnson (2–4) || None || 305 || 17–13 || 17–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || May 2 || Purdue || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 15–16 || Hildebrand (2–1) || Murphy (4–4) || Smeltz (1) || 296 || 17–14 || 17–14 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 7 || at || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || colspan=9| Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 8 || at Minnesota || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || colspan=9| Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 9 || at Minnesota || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || colspan=9| Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || May 15 || at Purdue || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 5–1 || Burhenn (5–2) || Brooks (2–2) || None || 400 || 18–14 || 18–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 || May 14 || || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 7–10 || Erla (4–5) || Lonsway (4–5) || Christophers (1) || 267 || 18–15 || 18–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || May 15 || Michigan State || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 0–2 || Jones (2–0) || Coupet (0–2) || Benschoter (1) || – || 18–16 || 18–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || May 16 || Michigan State || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 7–3 || Neely (2–2) || Benschoter (3–4) || None || 295 || 19–16 || 19–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || May 22 || vs Nebraska || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 9–11 || Olson (1–0) || Neely (2–3) || Schwellenbach (7) || 150 || 19–17 || 19–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 || May 23 || vs Nebraska || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 0–9 || Perry (1–0) || Pfennig (0–3) || None || 150 || 19–18 || 19–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || May 23 || at Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 3–1 || Burhenn (3–1) || Bierman (5–4) || None || 150 || 20–18 || 20–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 || May 24 || at Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 0–2 || Modugno (3–1) || Coupet (0–3) || Macciocchi (1) || 150 || 20–19 || 20–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 28 || Northwestern || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 13–10 || Pfennig (3–1) || Pate (1–1) || Brock (8) || 183 || 21–19 || 21–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || May 29 || Northwestern || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 4–1 || Burhenn (7–2) || Christie (0–1) || Brock (9) || 270 || 22–19 || 22–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 || May 30 || Northwestern || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 2–8 || Uberstine (3–3) || Haberthier (0–1) || None || 350 || 22–20 || 22–20

Awards Big Ten Conference Players of the Week Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Zach DezenzoPlayer of the WeekApril 7, 2021 Seth LonswayPitcher of the WeekApril 7, 2021 Zach DezenzoPlayer of the WeekJune 1, 2021

Conference awards AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Connor PohlSecond team All-Big TenMay 30, 2021 Kade Kern Garrett BurhennThird team All-Big Ten Seth Lonsway T. J. Brock Kade KernFreshman team All-Big Ten

2021 MLB draft Player Position Round Overall MLB team Seth Lonsway LHP 6 176 San Francisco Giants Garrett Burhenn RHP 9 255 Detroit Tigers Jack Neely RHP 11 333 New York Yankees

References