The Ohio State University
- Location: Columbus, OH
- Nickname: Buckeyes
- Conference: Big Ten Conference 1913-present
- Ballpark: Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium 2012-Present Bill Davis Stadium 1998-2011; George M. Trautman Field 1966-1997
College World Series appearances: 4 (1951, 1965, 1966 & 1967)
College World Series title in 1966
College World Series runner-up in 1965
Baseball was the first official sport at Ohio State University in 1881. Forty-six major leaguers are alumni of OSU (through September 1, 2007). The ones with the most major league at-bats are Frank Howard, Nick Swisher, Johnny Edwards, Don Hurst, and Barry Bonnell.
The pitcher with the most victories is Dave Burba.
Coaches[edit]
- Jack Reed, 1900-1902
- C.W. Dickerson, 1903
- Lynn St. John, 1913-1928
- Wayne Wright, 1929-1932
- Floyd Stahl, 1933-1938, 1947-1950
- Fred Mackey, 1939-1944
- Lowell Wrigley, 1945-1946
- Marty Karow, 1951-1975
- Dick Finn, 1976-1987
- Bob Todd, 1988-2010
- Greg Beals, 2011-2022
- Bill Mosiello, 2023-2024
- Justin Haire, 2025-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Matt Angle, 2019-
- Pat Bangtson, 1992-2005
- Joe Carbone, 1977-1988
- Mike Gaski, 1980-1982
- Erik Hagen, 2001-2004
- Josh Newman, 2011-2013
- Buck Taylor, 2023-
- Duane Theiss
- Brad Warnimont
- Mark Weidemaier, 1970s?early 1980s?
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1881 | 1-0 | ||
1882 | 3-1 | ||
1883 | 3-0 | ||
1884 | 0-1 | ||
1885 | 2-0 | ||
1886 | 1-0 | ||
1888 | 0-3 | ||
1889 | 2-1-1 | ||
1890 | 11-3 | ||
1891 | 6-6 | ||
1892 | 16-3-1 | ||
1893 | 7-3 | ||
1894 | 9-4 | ||
1895 | 8-4-1 | ||
1896 | 11-6 | ||
1897 | 8-2 | ||
1898 | 3-1 | ||
1899 | 5-3 | ||
1900 | 9-3 | ||
1901 | 7-0 | ||
1902 | 8-11 | ||
1903 | 9-5-1 | ||
1904 | 16-5-1 | ||
1905 | 12-10 | ||
1906 | 7-5-2 | ||
1907 | 5-5 | ||
1909 | 4-4 | ||
1911 | 6-2 | ||
1912 | 4-4 | ||
1913 | 6-10-1 | 0-4 | |
1914 | 10-6 | 2-3 | |
1915 | 9-6 | 4-4 | |
1916 | 13-2 | 4-2 | |
1917 | 15-1 | 6-1 | |
1918 | 8-4 | 3-2 | |
1919 | 8-3 | 2-2 | |
1920 | 17-2 | 8-2 | |
1921 | 13-6 | 6-4 | |
1922 | 11-8 | 3-4 | |
1923 | 16-4 | 8-2 | |
1924 | 15-7-2 | 8-1 | |
1925 | 18-10 | 8-4 | |
1926 | 8-13-2 | 3-5-1 | |
1927 | 12-11-2 | 6-6-1 | |
1928 | 12-7 | 6-5 | |
1929 | 11-8 | 4-6 | |
1930 | 12-6-1 | 4-4 | |
1931 | 8-5 | 4-3 | |
1932 | 6-7 | 3-6 | |
1933 | 7-11 | 0-7 | |
1934 | 9-13 | 5-6 | |
1935 | 15-4 | 7-3 | |
1936 | 4-14 | 1-10 | |
1937 | 15-10 | 5-4 | |
1938 | 15-10 | 5-5 | |
1939 | 7-16 | 2-10 | |
1940 | 11-14 | 3-5 | |
1941 | 18-13 | 5-7 | |
1942 | 15-7 | 7-5 | |
1943 | 13-4 | 6-1 | |
1944 | 16-6 | 5-5 | |
1945 | 11-10-1 | 4-5 | |
1946 | 7-16 | 3-8 | |
1947 | 16-9 | 9-5 | |
1948 | 18-12 | 9-5 | |
1949 | 13-13 | 6-6 | |
1950 | 17-12-1 | 6-5 | |
1951 | 23-15 | 10-2 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS |
1952 | 17-13 | 7-7 | |
1953 | 13-13 | 9-4 | |
1954 | 20-11 | 10-5 | |
1955 | 20-12 | 9-3 | CWS District Tournaments |
1956 | 18-7-1 | 9-3-1 | |
1957 | 15-6-1 | 4-5 | |
1958 | 22-7-1 | 9-6 | |
1959 | 17-14 | 5-10 | |
1960 | 21-7-2 | 6-4 | |
1961 | 12-11-1 | 4-8 | |
1962 | 19-14 | 9-5 | |
1963 | 23-13-1 | 9-6 | |
1964 | 21-10 | 10-5 | |
1965 | 30-13 | 11-2 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS |
1966 | 27-6-1 | 6-0 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS |
1967 | 25-20-3 | 13-5 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS |
1968 | 16-20 | 6-8 | |
1969 | 16-15 | 9-7 | |
1970 | 27-8-1 | 13-3 | |
1971 | 13-21 | 5-11 | |
1972 | 11-25 | 6-10 | |
1973 | 22-14-1 | 11-7 | |
1974 | 14-24 | 6-12 | |
1975 | 17-22-1 | 7-10-1 | |
1976 | 24-16 | 9-7 | |
1977 | 25-24 | 11-5 | |
1978 | 24-23 | 9-9 | |
1979 | 17-26-2 | 10-7 | |
1980 | 18-25 | 6-10 | |
1981 | 34-18 | 7-9 | |
1982 | 45-14-1 | 13-3 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
1983 | 24-21 | 3-9 | |
1984 | 30-17-1 | 8-8 | |
1985 | 29-24 | 8-8 | Big Ten |
1986 | 21-27-1 | 4-12 | |
1987 | 19-27 | 4-12 | |
1988 | 32-28 | 16-12 | Big Ten |
1989 | 34-27 | 16-12 | Big Ten |
1990 | 52-13 | 16-12 | Big Ten |
1991 | 52-13 | 20-8 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
1992 | 44-19 | 20-8 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
1993 | 44-19 | 19-9 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
1994 | 49-9 | 25-2 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
1995 | 40-23 | 18-10 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
1996 | 36-20 | 15-13 | |
1997 | 42-18 | 18-10 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
1998 | 37-16 | 18-9 | Big Ten |
1999 | 50-14 | 25-3 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
2000 | 37-23 | 15-13 | Big Ten |
2001 | 43-18 | 20-7 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2002 | 38-20-1 | 18-11 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2003 | 44-21 | 20-12 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
2004 | 36-25 | 19-12 | Big Ten |
2005 | 40-20 | 17-12 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2006 | 37-21 | 19-12 | Big Ten |
2007 | 38-24 | 15-15 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2008 | 30-26 | 15-15 | Big Ten |
2009 | 42-19 | 18-6 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2010 | 28-23 | 11-13 | |
2011 | 26-27 | 13-11 | Big Ten |
2012 | 33-27 | 11-13 | Big Ten |
2013 | 35-23 | 15-9 | Big Ten |
2014 | 30-28 | 10-14 | Big Ten |
2015 | 35-20 | 13-11 | Big Ten |
2016 | 44-20-1 | 15-9 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2017 | 22-34 | 8-16 | |
2018 | 36-24 | 14-10 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2019 | 36-27 | 12-12 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2020 | 6-8 | 0-0 | |
2021 | 22-20 | 22-20 | |
2022 | 21-30 | 8-14 | |
2023 | 31-25 | 9-15 | |
2024 | 29-26 | 12-12 | Big Ten |
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