Big Ten lands 3 teams in NCAA baseball tourney
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Ohio State, Minnesota and Nebraska landed spots in the 64-team NCAA Baseball Tournament on Monday. All three play their opening regional games on Friday. Each of the 16 regionals features four teams, playing a double-elimination format. The regionals are scheduled to be conducted from Friday, June 3, to Monday, June 6 (if necessary). Selection of the eight super regional hosts will be announced Monday, June 6 at approximately 11 p.m. ET. The 70th Men’s College World Series begins play Saturday, June 18, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. In the Louisville regional, Ohio State takes on Wright State Friday at

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We would love to be able to buy a place in upstate NY but the cost of living is too much. It offers me everything I want. I cannot justify 15K in taxes a year on a home. That shits cray.

Ohio State baseball lands five on Big Ten all-tournament team, headed to Louisville regional for NCAA tournament
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The Buckeyes represented well in their championship run in Omaha.

The real season has just begun for the Ohio State baseball team. After running the gauntlet to win the Big Ten tournament championship, the Buckeyes are now headed to the Louisville regional as a 2-seed for NCAA tourney play.

Ohio State, which won two games against both Michigan and Michigan State in Omaha before outlasting Iowa in the title game, put five players on the Big Ten's All-Tournament team.

Junior left fielder Ronnie Dawson took home Most Outstanding Player honors after hitting .578 and breaking tournament records with 15 hits and six doubles. Dawson was a first-team All-Big Ten performer during the regular season as well, and will likely be the first position player from the conference chosen in June's Major League Baseball Draft.

Joining Dawson on the All-Tournament team were catcher Jalen Washington, second baseman Troy Kuhn, shortstop Craig Nennig, and center fielder Troy Montgomery. Nennig ran wild, tying the tournament record with six stolen bases, and Washington set a record with 55 innings behind the plate while also driving in four runs. Kuhn drove in a tourney-high 10 runs and Montgomery had nine hits, four RBIs, and four runs scored.

In addition to the Cardinals, the Buckeyes will be joined in the foursome by 3-seed Wright State and 4-seed Western Michigan. The Buckeyes will be taking on the in-state Raiders in their first game Friday, June 3rd at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN3.

Minnesota and Nebraska will also be representing the Big Ten in the tournament, going to the Fort Worth and Clemson regionals, respectively.

The winners of each of the tournament's 16 regionals move on to super regional play, which determines the final eight teams that participate in the College World Series in Omaha.

Ohio State is the last Big Ten team to win the College World Series, fifty years ago, in 1966.

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NCAA Baseball Tournament 2016 bracket: Full championship field released
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See who's going where in the chase for the 2016 College World Series title.

Ohio State's five wins in five days this past week is culminating in a reward many OSU baseball fans have been clamoring for.

After going 5-1 and capping their weekend with four wins in 48 hours -- largely due to weather related unfairness -- and a Big Ten title, the Ohio State Buckeyes are heading to their first NCAA Tournament regional since 2009.

A source told Land-Grant Holy Land before OSU's championship game against Iowa was complete that the Buckeyes had bid for a regional, but that was seen as a long shot at best with OSU on the proverbial bubble until their tournament winning run.

Greg Beals and the Big Ten champs will enter a Louisville regional field as the two seed with a chance to move on to a Super Regional with a shot to return to Omaha and for the first time since 1967, the College World Series. The Buckeyes will open Friday, June 3 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN3 against three-seeded Wright State (44-15). The Cardinals are the No. 2 overall seed in the field. Western Michigan is the other team in the regional.

Here's how Ohio State reacted to finding out their seed:



These are this year's top national seeds:

#1. Florida Gators
#2. Louisville Cardinals
#3. Miami Hurricanes
#4. Texas A&M Aggies
#5. Texas Tech Red Raiders
#6. Mississippi State Bulldogs
#7. Clemson Tigers
#8. LSU Tigers

And here's the full 2016 NCAA Baseball Tournament field/brackets:














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Emory Jones might be the Buckeyes' 2018 quarterback
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Buckeye commitment makes his pitch to top Ohio State targets
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Tee-k Kelly Ties for 30th in NCAA Championships
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(Image and tournament courtesy Ohio State Athletics web site. Event statistics and scoring courtesy of Golfstat)

How’d He Do?


Tee-k did fairly well in the opening round. He did even better in the 2nd round. Unfortunately, the 3rd round, although it went well, didn’t go as well as needed. Tee-k shot a +3, 73 to finish the 54 holes in a T-30th place at +4 to par. The low score that advanced to Monday’s stroke play finals was +3. He was +4 on the round through twelve holes and scored a late birdie (#16) but it just wasn’t enough.

As he finished his front 9 (at +2), I felt that he needed 2 birdies to make the cut. Tee-k did get a birdie, but scored 2 bogeys as well. Here is the 54 hole leaderboard.



What’s it Mean?


It means the season is over for Tee-k Kelly. It also means that Tee-k should be proud of his accomplishments this year. Finishing in 30th place in a field of 156 golfers is no small accomplishment.

Tee-k had yet another clean round with 1 birdie / 4 bogeys. This is his 3rd consecutive round in Eugene where he shot nothing higher than a bogey. This is very solid golf at a high level. In fact, his team mates and coaches should be proud of his efforts.

One thing about Tee-k’s play was his consistency. During this season, up through NCAA Regionals, Tee-k averaged 73.3 strokes per round, or approximately 1.3 over par per round. In the three rounds of the NCAA’s, with the field averaging 73.1 strokes, Tee-k averaged 71.3 strokes, or approximately 1.3 over par per round.

Tee-k, that is a job well done. Thank you.



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Standout 2018 prospects dish on Ohio State recruitment
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Off to a hot start to it's 2017 class, Ohio State isn't forgetting about 2018 and beyond.

If you want to build a college football power, it starts with recruiting. Currently holding to the top overall recruiting class for the 2017 cycle, Urban Meyer and the hard working Ohio State coaching staff have hit the recruiting trail over the last few weeks searching for not only top prospects in the now senior class, but also a large amount of underclassmen from across the country.

With spots quickly feeling up in the Buckeyes 2017 class, Ohio State has still yet to secure a verbal pledge from a class of 2018 prospect. While some programs hold multiple commitments at the moment, Meyer and crew are patiently waiting for the right piece to start their 2018 puzzle off.

A commitment can't happen without the staff offering you a scholarship first. Visiting a large amount of high school programs since the dead period ended, the Buckeyes have dished out a chance to line up in the Scarlet and Gray to many of the most sought after prospects in the junior class.

Land-Grant Holy Land had the chance to catch up with a few of the recent Ohio State offerees. See what the prospects had the say about their offer from the Buckeyes, and more:

TE Jeremy Ruckert


Town/School: Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Lindenhurst Senior

Size: 6'5"/220

Other offers: Alabama, Boston College, Florida State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech

How did the Ohio State offer go down?


Thoughts on Ohio State:


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OT Darrell Simpson


Town/School: Justin,Texas / Northwest

Size: 6'7"/330

Other offers: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech

How did the Ohio State offer go down?


Thoughts on Ohio State:


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OT Colten Blanton


Town/School: Cypress,Texas / Cypress Ranch

Size: 6'5.5"/270

Other offers: Alabama, Auburn, Michigan, Mississippi, TCU

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Ohio State stays alive at Big Ten tournament with Dawson's 10th inning homerun
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4 seed Ohio State Buckeyes avoided elimination once again by defeating the No. 7 seed Michigan State Spartans on a game-winning homerun in the 10th inning off the bat of junior outfielder Ronnie Dawson. The Buckeyes' victory in the Big Ten semifinal ...
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Big Ten baseball: After delay, Ohio State eliminates Michigan, forces Sunday game with Spartans
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Baseball Buckeyes win Big Ten, head to NCAA tournament
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Ohio State claims Big Ten Tournament championship, NCAA berth with incredible 8-7 win over Iowa
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The Buckeyes were the best of the Big Ten bunch this week in Omaha and are now headed to the NCAA Tournament.

Ohio State has another piece of hardware to add to the trophy case after the Buckeye baseball team defeated Iowa in dramatic fashion, 8-7, to win the Big Ten Tournament championship. The title is the ninth in program history and first since 2007, and comes with the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Troy Kuhn laced a double with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to bring Ronnie Dawson around with the game-winning run. Dawson had singled up the middle with two outs against Iowa reliever Josh Martsching.



The win was nearly a replay for Ohio State, which blew a four-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Hawkeyes on Thursday night before ultimately falling in extra innings. Iowa scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth of this one to tie things up before the Buckeyes pulled it out.

In the eighth, Ohio State reliever Michael Horejsei struggled, loading the bases and exiting with two outs. The Buckeyes brought on closer Yianni Pavlopoulos, and he abruptly gave up a two-run double to Iowa's Tyler Peyton, trimming the lead to 7-6. Joel Booker then delivered a game-tying single.

Pavlopoulos closed things out in the ninth to deliver the championship to the Scarlet and Gray.

Dawson, who made a strong case for Most Outstanding Player in the tournament going 15-for-26 (.578), led the charge offensively with a 3-for-5 day, scoring three times and driving in two. Kuhn had three RBIs of his own in a 2-for-5 game.

Iowa took the early lead, scoring a run against Ohio State starter Adam Niemeyer in the bottom of the first. Tyler Peyton led off with a walk and advanced to third on a bloop single to center by Joe Booker. Mason McCoy then sent a ground ball to second base which brought Peyton home.

In the third, the Hawkeyes extended the lead with a crooked number. Peyton doubled over Gantt's head in right field and hustled into third when Gantt had trouble picking up the ball. A single by Booker brought him home.

Booker advanced to third on a double by McCoy, then came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Austin Guzzo. McCoy came plateward a batter later thanks to a Robert Neustrom single, and it was 4-0.

Mathews was pulled after three innings, and Ohio State broke through against reliever Ryan Erickson. Nick Sergakis and Craig Nennig led off with back-to-back singles, and Dawson did what he's done all tournament long, smacking a double off the wall in right-center.


Dawson stole third, then scored the third run of the inning when Montgomery drag-bunted his way aboard. Jacob Bosiokovic followed that with a single, and Erickson's day was done. C.J. Eldred came out of the bullpen, but could not stop the bleeding. Washington doubled into the gap in left-center, which scored Montgomery to tie the game and gave the Buckeyes two runners in scoring position with one out.


After Bosiokovic was thrown out trying to score on a chopper to third, Washington scored from second with some heads up baserunning. On a hot shot single by Gantt that glanced off the glove of shortstop Nick Roscetti on a leaping attempt, the Buckeye catcher came all the way around, sliding in ahead of Roscetti's throw to give Ohio State a 5-4 lead.


Tanner Tully entered the game after that big inning and controlled the Hawkeye bats, yielding just three hits and one walk, striking out two in three innings of work.

In the seventh, Ohio State got some much-needed insurance against Nick Allgeyer, scoring twice to extend the lead to 7-5. Gantt laid down a bunt single to lead off and went to third on a bloop double by Dawson. Both runners came plateward on a sharp two-out single by Kuhn.


Seth Kinker, who was responsible for the Hawkeyes coming back to score four runs in the bottom of the ninth on Thursday night, came on in relief looking for redemption. The right-hander, making his tournament record fifth appearance of the week, threw a scoreless seventh before giving way to Horejsei in the eighth.

Ohio State will find out its NCAA regional destination on Monday, as this year's bracket is announced live at 12 p.m. ET on ESPNU.

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Ohio State Outfielder Tre' Gantt Makes Spectacular Diving Catch to Keep Buckeyes Rolling Against Michigan State
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I spent most of April on a three week jaunt through England, chasing down spots where I thought three of my uncles might have spent some time before being sent on to France and Belgium.

There is little left of the grand camps that were set up to house American troops in 1942 - 45, grass covered farm fields that were quickly converted to barracks, tents and headquarters, and just as quickly returned to crop fields after the war.

This is not to say the Brits have forgotten. They have not and their appreciation that boys like Bobby, Clifford and Ray came here to fight for them continues across the generations.

Perhaps the most poignant spot on my journey was this, just outside Plymouth on the banks of the Severn River. The sign stands on a simple street corner, the main east - west street of the city intersects with a narrow road that makes a steep drop down to the river. Here on June 3 - 5 1944, 66,000 American soldiers marched down and boarded LSTs and transports and set off for Normandy. There's a plain stone marker opposite the sign and evidence, in the form of red poppy wreaths, that the local townspeople held a ceremony on Remembrance Day, 2015.

I think my uncles would appreciate the simplicity. Like Arron Copeland's Fanfare for the Common Man, written in 1942 to honor the citizen army America was beginning to raise, the monument is small and plain. You must bring your heart to see the magnificence of what took place here, your knowledge of history to make it important, and your memory of those common men to understand why they did what they did.

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Country's No. 2 RB Cam Akers makes Ohio State related change
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One-time Alabama commitment Cam Akers has long been the Buckeyes No. 1 running back target to add to what is already the country's No. 1 recruiting class in the 247Sports recruiting rankings. Akers and his father visited Ohio State earlier this spring ...

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Video: Here’s a fun montage from the Big Ten baseball tourney
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Baseball players are quirky. We know this. You know this. Everyone knows this. The quirkiness was on full display throughout the 2016 Big Ten Baseball Tournament on Wednesday-Sunday at TD Ameritrade Park, home of the College World Series. Among the many highlights, there were the expected dugout antics and videobombing of coach interviews, plus some entertaining outtakes. Watch several of our favorite moments from the five-day event in Omaha above.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Big Ten Baseball Tournament, Gone Viral

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Vote: #BestCatch of 2016 Big Ten Baseball Tournament
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Ohio State baseball advances to Big Ten championship game with 7-3 win over Michigan State
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The Buckeyes will play for a title this afternoon against Iowa in Omaha after handling the Spartans.

Ohio State baseball has a shot at a championship. The Buckeyes defeated Michigan State by a score of 7-3 early Sunday afternoon to advance to the Big Ten tournament title game against Iowa later in the afternoon.

As has been the case all tournament long, Ohio State executed well defensively and on the bases, got timely hitting, and capitalized on miscues by its opponents to pick a victory. The Buckeyes will now have a shot at revenge on the Hawkeyes, who came back from a 4-0 deficit in the ninth inning on Thursday night to claim a 5-4 win over the scarlet and gray.

The team's performance in the Big Ten tournament may also have solidified its NCAA tournament chances regardless of what happens the rest of the day.


As was the case in Saturday night's 3-2 win over the Spartans, Ohio State's bullpen was terrific. Kyle Michalik and Seth Kinker combined to toss 6.1 innings of shutout ball, running their total to 12 scoreless in the two games.

Craig Nennig, Ronnie Dawson, Troy Montgomery, and Tre Gantt all contributed multiple hits in the effort as well.

Ohio State got to Michigan State starter Joe Mockbee right out of the gate, scoring twice in the top of the first inning. Nick Sergakis led off with a walk and was followed by back-to-back singles to left from Nennig and Dawson. Troy Kuhn and Montgomery followed with an RBI groundout and a well-executed RBI safety squeeze to plate the runs.


In the third, the Buckeyes strung together three straight two-out singles by Dawson, Kuhn, and Montgomery to add another run to the board and extend the lead to 3-0. Michigan State brought on Walter Borkovich from the bullpen to end the threat.


The Spartans came back in the bottom of the third to tie the game and chase Buckeye starter Austin Woodby. A leadoff walk by Kory Young and a single by Brandon Hughes set up Dan Durkin for a two-run double down the right field line. Durkin came around to score on a double by Dan Chmielewski to knot things up 3-3. Ohio State reliever Michalik came on to end the inning.

The Buckeyes used movement on the basepaths to grab the go-ahead run in the top of the sixth against Dakota Mekkes. After Gantt singled and Sergakis walked, the two took off on a double steal. The throw to third from Michigan State catcher Matt Byars sailed into left field, and Gantt trotted home with ease for a 4-3 lead.

More small ball and another error by the Spartans in the top of the seventh gave Ohio State another run. Montgomery singled and Bosiokovic walked to open the inning, and Washington squared around to bunt them over. He laid it down and Mekkes tried to cut down the lead runner at third, but the throw got away and Montgomery came plateward.


Mekkes then intentionally walked L. Grant Davis to load the bases with nobody out and Michigan State went to Jake Lowery out of the bullpen. Lowery's first pitch went to the backstop and Bosiokovic scored with ease for a 6-3 lead. Gantt sent a fly ball to center field after that to bring Washington home and extend the lead to four.

It was all the Buckeyes needed, as they navigated the losers bracket of the tournament for ta chance at the program's ninth tourney title. The game against the Hawkeyes is scheduled to get started at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET and will air live on Big Ten Network.

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Track Sunday’s Big Ten baseball tournament semifinal and final
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It's championship Sunday at the 2016 Big Ten Baseball Tournament at TD Ameritrade Park, home of the College World Series. Live: No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Ohio State in an elimination semifinal game.

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Tee-k Kelly Moves Up Leaderboard in NCAA 2nd Round
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(Image and tournament courtesy Ohio State Athletics web site. Event statistics and scoring courtesy of Golfstat)

The 2016 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships are played at the same venue as the NCAA Women’s Championships last week; Eugene Country Club in Eugene, OR. The course will play to 7,014 yards and a par of 70. It has a rating of 74.2 and a slope of 136. By contrast, my “home” course plays to 6,638 yards, a par of 72, a rating of 72.0 and a slope of 123. The Eugene CC is one of the tougher courses the men will play this season; if you watched any of the NCAA Women’s Championship, you’d have seen a lot of trees.

How’d He Do?


Tee-k did fairly well in the opening round. He did even better in the 2nd round. His even par (70) round moved him up 9 positions to T-24th. He blended 4 birdies / 4 bogeys with his 14 pars to get into better position to advance after Sunday’s 3rd round.

Tee-k began his round on the back 9 (hole #10) and his first couple hours were a struggle; he was +3 to par after 8 holes and needed to turn things around. He birdied his 9th hole (#18) and an hour later birdied the 528 yard par-5 4th hole to move to +1 for the round. He overcame a bogey on his 16th hole (#7) by birdieing his final two holes to get his round back to even par and +1 after two rounds. Strong finishes to both front and back 9’s may be what gets Tee-k into the final round on Monday.



What’s it Mean?


Tee-k is still in the hunt. He ended the second round in 2nd place of those who are participating as individuals. For Tee-k to advance to the Championship round, he has to be one of the top nine players not on a team that is advancing. Got it?

Entering the 3rd round, there are 23 players doing better than Tee-k and 11 players doing as well. Of these 34 players, 27 of them are on teams that have potential to advance. With those seven players and Tee-k in 2nd position of Individuals, he’s at the cut line to advance. He needs a relatively (better than a dozen or so other players) to have a chance to advance. Of course, as the 3rd round gets underway, some of the teams at the borderline will shift, so we won’t have the exact picture until Sunday evening. This is nerve-wracking stuff.

Tee-k had another pretty clean round with 4 birdies / 4 bogeys. This is his 2nd consecutive round in Eugene where he shot nothing higher than a bogey, and not many of those… He is positioning himself round. He needs another clean round with a few birdies sprinkled in. Very doable for him.

Next up; Round 3

Go Buckeyes! Go Tee-k!



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Recruiting Rundown: Buckeyes' 2017 Defensive Back Outlook Still A Mystery
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