Ohio State Buckeyes baseball

   NCAA Tournament champions1966College World Series runner-up1965College World Series appearances1951, 1965, 1966, 1967NCAA regional champions1999, 2003NCAA Tournament appearances1951, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019Conference tournament champions1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2019Regular season conference champions1917, 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 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 Bill Mosiello. 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.^[2]

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
2011–2022	Greg Beals	345–288–1	.545
2023–present	Bill Mosiello	31–25	.554

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
2018	0–2	.000
2019	1–2	.333
Totals	42–44	.488

• 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

• 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	[3]
18	Bob Todd	Coach [n 1]	1988–2010	2010	[4][5]
22	Steve Arlin	P	1965– 1966	2003	[6]
27	Fred Taylor	1B	1947–1950	2003	[7]

Notes

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

External links

• Official website