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2007 OSU Baseball Season (Official Thread)

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2007 tOSU Baseball

First, this teams biggest weakness(IMO) is middle relief and mid week starters. Dan Barkers loss really stings. Fausnaugh, Meister, and Barrera are the proven preformers. We are gonna have to have some of these new kids step up right away. We may have the best rotation in the B10, and we are gonna need a lot of innings from these guys until some folks step up.
I cant believe i am thinking this, but fausnaugh may be the best thing going in the pen. Nobody looked better at the end of the year. Sadly,
Meister never really got it going..the biggest dissapointment of '06 IMO.


second, who the heck plays on the left side of the infield? Not a whole lot of proven depth on the left side, or the right for that matter. I'm afraid Zoeller will be forced into action at short, and Tony Kennedy will play second. Again, new faces need to step up..and fast. Chris macke may be a big surprise at Third. he has played well in limited action in his career. Also, Justin Miller could move to third..arm is a question but he has all the skills with the glove to be a gooden' at 3B. Miller is without question our best defensive IF.


Strenghts...

catcher
Starting pitching
Outfield

weknesses...

infield play
mid relief
mid week pitching


Bottom line.. With our starting pitching and bats we should be able to weather the early season storm. Finding reliable IF's and pen arms has to be the top priority in pre B10 play. Fortunately, we appear to have a nice pool of newcomers and vets to sort through and find some help...I think its gonna be a nice season for buckeye baseball. Anything less than a regional bid would be a huge dissapointment.

As far as the B10 goes, i would like to reserve the right to predict an order of finish until a later date, because the league is a mess. I have no idea whats gonna happen behind tOSU and Michigan. On paper, we are clearly the teams to beat!!


I would really like to hear from yall..what did i miss?
 
CleveBucks;739373; said:
We need to eliminate baserunning mistakes and string some hits together, because I don't see this team hitting for much power. Being able to play station to station will be key.
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Good point. We will have a lot of guys out there that know the drill, but i hope Todd & company have been spending plenty of time teaching the young Bucks how to handle the bat better, and be smarter on the bases. Things like that are critical to any team, but they will be extra important for the '07 bucks. Lots of new faces on the infield...



I look for young bucks like Brian Delucia, Toussant, Rupert, Kovanda, and Curran to get a lot of innings on the infield in the pre B10 season..man, i'm gonna sweating a bunch !!

I think Tony Kennedy will be a huge factor for us this year. He apperas to be our most versitile IF. Wouldnt surprise me to see him play 3 different positions along the IF.


as it is for most season, I feel blown leads by the pen, and 'boots' along the infield are gonna keep things very interesting. Its gonna be fun!!!
 
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From the Official Site

2007 Ohio State Baseball Season Outlook

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Jan. 25, 2007
Ohio State head coach Bob Todd has a positive outlook for the 2007 season. Of course, so does every other coach around the country as his team heads toward its season opener, but Todd thinks his optimism has merit.
"We are entering the 2007 season with a lot of optimism," Todd, the 20th-year Buckeye head coach, said. "We have quite a few returning players and more importantly, for the first time since I have been at Ohio State, we have all four of our starting pitchers back. It is highly unusual that you have your complete starting rotation intact."

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This might be a good foundation to build on.

Returning offense:

Eric Fryer .368, big ten .360, 2nd highest average during scarlet and gray. Catcher

Jason Zoeller .337, big ten .354 Infield

Tony Kennedy .378, big ten .389 Infield

Justin Miller .280, big ten .351 Infield

Matt Angle .369, big ten .396 Outfield

Michael Arp .327, big ten .391, lead all hitters during scarlet and gray. Infield? Outfield

Jonathan Zizzo .240 Outfield

Jacob Howell .402, big ten .420 Outfield
 
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Dispatch

OHIO STATE BASEBALL
Despite questions, expectations high
Friday, February 23, 2007
Mark Znidar
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Being the brash, confident teens and 20-somethings that they are, Ohio State baseball players have just one question going into the season opener today in Tampa, Fla.
"Did someone remember to bring the sun block?"
The Buckeyes practiced twice outdoors leading to the game against James Madison and 2006 NCAA Division I home run champion Kellen Kulbacki in the Buckeye Classic at the New York Yankees? minor-league complex.

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DDN

Luebke strikes out 11 as OSU downs Lehigh

By Dayton Daily News

Monday, March 05, 2007
Ohio State left-hander Cory Luebke celebrated his 22nd birthday with 11 strikeouts to help propel the Buckeye baseball team past Lehigh, 7-2, Sunday at the Clearwater College Invitational at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, Fla.
Luebke, a junior who starred at Marion Local High School, allowed just two hits in seven innings to improve to 1-0 for 3-3 OSU.
 
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Canton

OSU baseball team giving gate proceeds to Bluffton
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS Ohio State University will donate gate proceeds from Wednesday's baseball home opener to funds to help Bluffton University's team after the bus wreck that killed five players earlier this month, the Ohio State athletics department said Monday.

One fund is to benefit the students involved in the crash and their families, and the other is toward building a memorial on the campus in northwest Ohio.

"I've been in the front seat of a bus many times, and it easily could have been me and Ohio State," Buckeyes' Coach Bob Todd said in a release. "Anything we can do at all to try and help ease the pain is the right thing to do."

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why the heck are we ranked?

29th according to the NCWBA

Its nice and all, but it kinda feels like charity. If they feel like they need to rank a B10 school, Minny is 14-5 and has played a MUCH tougher schedule.

Minny 9-5 vs RPI top 100, and an impressive 4-4 vs teams ranked in the RPI top 12!
tOSU 0-2 vs RPI top 100...thats it. I know we have been over this before, but its just embarrassing.



http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2007/poll070326.html
 
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Dispatch

OHIO STATE BASEBALL
Zoeller settles in at shortstop
All-Big Ten second baseman moves to plug infield hole
Friday, April 06, 2007
Mark Znidar
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Being creatures of habit, baseball players require a comfort zone almost as much as they need oxygen.
Sudden rises or falls in the batting order or being removed for a pinch-hitter can become a crisis. A switch in positions can lead to a blown psyche. So imagine what could have gone through Jason Zoeller?s mind when Ohio State coach Bob Todd moved him from second base to shortstop last month. Freshman Cory Rupert had made eight errors his first 10 games at short.

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OZone

April 10, 2006 3:05 PM​
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Senior LH Pitcher Dan DeLucia
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Baseball: Bad news for the baseball Buckeyes.​
OSU Head Coach Bob Todd revealed today that ace starting left-handed pitcher Dan DeLucia has been lost for the season.​

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Dispatch

College baseball: Buckeyes picking up steam
Rout of Indiana puts cap on four-game sweep at home
Monday, April 23, 2007 3:27 AM
By Mark Znidar


The Columbus Dispatch

The opponent was Indiana and not mighty Michigan, second-place Minnesota or even third-place Penn State. But for the Ohio State baseball team, a deep blue sky replaced dark clouds that seemed ready to cave in seven days ago. The Buckeyes scored eight runs in the first inning yesterday, winning 11-3 to complete a four-game sweep in Bill Davis Stadium.

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tough catch for coach

Hitting coach endured odd switch at Ohio St.

By Mark Maloney

HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER

Alex Eckelman's claim to fame unfolded one day during his sophomore year at Ohio State University.
A self-described natural second baseman, Eckelman was called on to catch after the Buckeyes' starter was injured early in the season.
The man who is now a first-year coach in charge of Legends hitters was given two weeks to learn his new position. His first start behind the plate came on the road, at No. 9 Tennessee.

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