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.

Notable Alumni

• Matt Angle, outfielder
• Steve Arlin, pitcher
• Pat Barringer, AAGPBL infielder
• Matt Beaumont, minor league pitcher
• Les Biederman, writer
• Steve Bilko, infielder
• Barry Bonnell, outfielder
• Chuck Brinkman, catcher
• Jack Buck, broadcaster
• Dave Burba, pitcher
• Jim Campbell, general manager
• Dominic Canzone, outfielder
• Joe Carbone, college coach
• Howard Cassady, minor league coach
• Bob Cawley, college coach
• Galen Cisco, pitcher
• Robbie Cobb, minor league infielder
• Rollin Cook, pitcher
• Bill Cope, minor league infielder
• Pat Crawford, infielder
• Mike Curtis, minor league pitcher
• John Dagenhard, pitcher
• Ronnie Dawson, outfielder
• Doc Daugherty, infielder
• Matt Davis, minor league pitcher
• Doug Deeds, minor league outfielder
• Dan DeLucia, minor league pitcher
• Mark Dempsey, pitcher
• Zach Dezenzo, infielder
• Dillon Dingler, catcher
• Vince Doria, writer
• Bob Drury, minor league player and manager
• Mike Durant, catcher
• Tom Durant, college coach
• Don Dungee, college coach
• Paul Ebert, United States national team pitcher
• Alex Eckelman, minor league infielder
• Josh Edgin, pitcher
• Johnny Edwards, catcher
• Ryan Feltner, pitcher
• Bob Fisher, college coach
• Jim Frey, manager
• Eric Fryer, catcher
• Mike Gaski, college coach
• Jim Geddes, pitcher
• Steve Gietschier, author
• Brad Goldberg, pitcher
• Stan Goletz, pinch hitter
• Chris Granata, minor league outfielder
• Don Grate, pitcher
• Craig Griffey, minor league outfielder
• Kirkland Hall, college coach
• Steve Hamrick, minor league pitcher
• Justice B. Hill, writer
• Larry Hisle, outfielder
• Stuart Holcomb, general manager
• Frank Howard, outfielder; manager
• Don Hurst, infielder
• Vic Janowicz, catcher
• Don Jefferson, catcher
• Chris Jones, minor league pitcher
• Marty Karow, infielder
• Hal Kime, pitcher
• Ollie Klee, outfielder
• Scott Klingenbeck, pitcher
• Stu Komer, minor league catcher
• Hank Kozloski, sportswriter
• Steve Kring, scout
• Don Labbruzzo, minor league executive
• Travis Lakins, pitcher
• Scott Lewis, pitcher
• Mike Lockwood, minor league outfielder
• Cory Luebke, pitcher
• Michael Madsen, minor league pitcher
• Roy Marsh, minor league outfielder
• Ron Mazeroski, college coach
• Frank McGee, infielder
• Brett McKinney, minor league pitcher
• Pat McNulty, outfielder
• Jake Miller, pitcher
• Russ Miller, pitcher
• Troy Montgomery, minor league outfielder
• Russ Nagelson, outfielder
• Jack Neely, pitcher
• Josh Newman, pitcher
• Ron Nischwitz, pitcher
• Effie Norton, pitcher
• Steve Parrill, college coach
• Pinky Pittenger, infielder
• Dane Poncsak, minor league umpire
• Jim Reeder, college coach
• Arch Reilly, infielder
• Doc Reisling, pitcher
• Rick Renick, infielder/outfielder
• Bayden Root, minor league pitcher
• Steven Rum, NPB outfielder
• Drew Rucinski, pitcher
• Ellis Ryan, owner
• Joe Sadelfeld, minor league pitcher
• Moe Savransky, pitcher
• Travis Sawchik, author
• Fred Scherman, pitcher
• Jim Schmitz, college coach
• Paul Semall, minor league pitcher
• Mel Severns, college coach
• Bill Sharp, outfielder
• J.B. Shuck, outfielder
• Duke Simpson, pitcher
• Jud Smith, infielder
• Joe Sparma, pitcher
• Bob Spears, minor league pitcher
• George Spencer, pitcher
• Glen Stewart, infielder
• Johnny Stuart, pitcher
• Doug Swearingen, minor league pitcher
• Nick Swisher, outfielder
• Arlie Tarbert, outfielder
• Fred Taylor, infielder
• Jamie Taylor, minor league infielder
• Tim Timmons, umpire
• George Trautman, minor league executive
• Steve Traylor, college coach
• Donny Trisnadi, Indonesian national team pitcher
• Tanner Tully, pitcher
• Jim Waugh, pitcher
• Mark Weidemaier, coach
• Ollie Welf, pinch runner
• Bill Wertz, pitcher
• Joe Wilkins, college coach
• Alex Wimmers, pitcher
• Hoge Workman, pitcher
• Rasty Wright, pitcher
• Lowell Wrigley, minor league outfielder
• Charlie Ziegler, infielder

Coaches

• Jack Reed, 1900-1902
• C.W. Dickerson, 1903
• Lynn St. John, 1913-1928
• Rasty 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

• Sean Allen, 2023-2024
• Matt Angle, 2019-2022
• Pat Bangtson, 1992-2005
• Joe Carbone, 1977-1988
• Dan DeLucia, 2014-2022
• Mike Gaski, 1980-1982
• Erik Hagen, 2001-2004
• Josh Newman, 2011-2013
• Andrew See, 2023-2024
• Buck Taylor, 2023-
• Duane Theiss
• Brad Warnimont
• Mark Weidemaier, 1970s?early 1980s?

Year-by-Year Record

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
2025	13-37	5-25
2026		18-12	Big Ten