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{{Short description|Baseball team of Ohio State University}}

{{Infobox college baseball team

|name = Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team

|current = 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team

|founded = 1881

|logo = Ohio State Buckeyes logo.svg

|logo_size = 150

|university = Ohio State University

|conference = Big Ten

|division =

|location = Columbus, Ohio

|coach = Justin Haire

|tenure = 1st

|stadium = Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium

|capacity = 5,500

|nickname = Buckeyes

|national_champion = 1966

|runner_up = 1965

|cws = 1951, 1965, 1966, 1967

|regional_champ = 1999, 2003

|ncaa_tourneys = 1951, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019

|conference_tournament = 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2019

|conference_champion = 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 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.[http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ohio-state-honors-nick-swisher-with-field-dedication OSU honors Nick Swisher with field dedication - Ohio State Buckeyes.com]

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Season-by-season results

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Head coaches

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|Years|Coach|W–L–T|Pct.}}

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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

| {{Winning percentage|345|288|1}}

2023–2024

| Bill Mosiello

| 60–51

| {{Winning percentage|60|51|0}}

2025–present

| Justin Haire

| 0–0

| {{Winning percentage|0|0|0}}

Ohio State in the NCAA tournament

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|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

|

{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|Totals|42–44|.488
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  • 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

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  • 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)

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  • Terry Greer (1977) catcher
  • Arnie Chonko (1965)

Retired numbers

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|colspan= 6 style= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes|color=white}} | Ohio State Buckeyes retired numbers

style= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes}} width=40px| No.

! style= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes}} width=150px| Player

! style= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes}} width= px| Pos.

! style= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes}} width=100px| Tenure

! style= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes}} width= px| No. ret.

! style= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes}} width= px| Ref.

13Marty Karow1B1925–19272008[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/marty-karow/ Marty Karow profile] by David Nemec]
18Bob ToddCoach{{refn|Although Todd did not have a career as player at

Ohio State, he coached the team wearing a jersey with #18.|group=n|name=todd}}

1988–20102010[https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/bob-todds-no-18-jersey-is-retired/ Bob Todd's No. 18 Jersey is Retired] at Ohio State[https://www.thelantern.com/2010/05/osu-retires-todds-number-commemorates-retiring-coach/ OSU retires Todd's number]
22Steve ArlinP1965– 19662003[https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/osu-baseball-to-retire-no-22-jersey-of-steve-arlin-saturday/ OSU Baseball to Retire No. 22 Jersey of Steve Arlin]
27Fred Taylor1B1947–19502003[https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/baseball-to-retire-no-27-jersey-of-fred-taylor-saturday/ Baseball to Retire No. 27 Jersey of Fred Taylor] at Ohio State

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See also

References

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External links

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