The Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team is the

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team of

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. The program, founded in 1881, was the first athletic team in

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history.

Bill Davis Stadium Bill Davis Stadium is a baseball venue located in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The stadium is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team of the Big Ten Conference and is named for William C. "Bill" Davis, a businessman and Ohio State alumn ...

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, has been the home field of the program since 1997. The team won a National Title in 1966, and also 14

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Titles throughout the team's history. It is currently coached by

Bill Mosiello William Mosiello (born July 14, 1964) is a baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He played college baseball at Cerritos College from 1984 to 1985 before transferring to Fresno State ...

. Ohio State has produced many professional baseball players, such as major leaguers

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, Frank Howard,

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Barry Bonnell Robert Barry Bonnell (born October 27, 1953) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). After playing basketball and baseball for the Ohio State University (OSU), he played baseball for the Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays a ...

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, 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

. From 1967 to 1997 the Buckeyes played at Trautman Field. In 2011, the playing field was named after former Buckeye and

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All-Star and World Series Champion

, 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
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Head coaches

Ohio State in the NCAA tournament

*The

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started in 1947. *The

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of the tournament has changed through the years. *''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) *

(1965, 1966) *Tom Perdue (1966) *

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(1954) *Stewart Hein (1951) * Fred Taylor (1950) *Terry Greer (1977) catcher *Arnie Chonko (1965)

History

Stadium

Head coaches

Ohio State in the NCAA tournament

All-Americans

Retired numbers

See also

References

External links