The first game of the 2008 Ohio State baseball season is just 2 weeks away. Below is the current schedule with links to each opponent's baseball website, their 2007 record, their conference and their mascot. I will break down each team in more depth a day or two before the game or series. There is a small write up on each Big 10 series.
In my opinion, this is a slight upgrade to last year's schedule. The premier game will be at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. The Aggies are a perennial contender for the CWS. This will be a good indication of where the Buckeyes are and what we can expect of them this season.
Here is the current schedule.
Fri, Feb 22 Arkansas State at Millington, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. 2007 record: 23-32 Mascot: Indians Conference: Sun Belt
Sat, Feb 23 Memphis at Millington, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. 2007 record: 36-27 Mascot: Tigers Conference: Conference USA
Sun, Feb 24 Seton Hall at Millington, Tenn. 10:00 a.m. 2007 record: 25-25 Mascot: Pirates Conference: Big East
Fri, Feb 29 Texas A&M at College Station, Tex. 7:30 p.m. 2007 record: 48-17 Mascot: Aggies Conference: Big 12
Notes: Ranked 10 at season's end, hosted and won College Station Regional of College World Series
Sat, Mar 01 Louisiana Tech at College Station, Tex. 1:30 p.m. 2007 record: 35-24 Mascot: Bulldogs Conference: WAC
Sun, Mar 02 Arkansas at College Station, Tex. 12:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 21-43 Mascot: Razorbacks Conference: SEC
Fri, Mar 07 Air Force at West Palm Beach, Fla. 7:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 8-44 Mascot: Falcons Conference: Mountain West
Sat, Mar 08 Maine at West Palm Beach, Fla. TBA 2007 Record: 22-31 Mascot: Black Bears Conference: America East
Sun, Mar 09 Connecticut at West Palm Beach, Fla. 12:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 34-27 Mascot: Huskies Conference: Big East
Sat, Mar 15 Bucknell at Bradenton, Fla. (Stadium TBD) TBA 2007 Record: 16-24 Mascot: Bisons Conference: Patriot
Sun, Mar 16 Dartmouth at Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy Park) 3:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 8-29-1 Mascot: Big Green Conference: Ivy League
Mon, Mar 17 Northern Iowa at Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee Community College) 7:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 23-28 Mascot: Panthers Conference: Missouri Valley
Tue, Mar 18 Bradley at Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy Park) 3:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 32-21 Mascot: Braves Confererence: Missouri Valley
Wed, Mar 19 St. Louis at Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy Park) 10:00 a.m. 2007 Record: 16-37 Mascot: Billikens Conference: Atlantic 10
Thu, Mar 20 Army at Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee Community College) 7:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 25-23-1 Conference: Patriot
Fri, Mar 21 Kansas at Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee Community College) 1:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 28-30 Mascot: Jayhawks Conference: Big 12
Wed, Mar 26 Pittsburgh Columbus, Ohio 2:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 27-27 Mascot: Panthers Conference: Big East
Penn State * Columbus, Ohio
Game 1 Fri, Mar 28 6:35 p.m
Game 2 Sat, Mar 29 1:05 p.m.
Game 3 Sat, Mar 29 3:05 p.m.
Game 4 Sun, Mar 30 1:05 p.m.
Notes: Rivals has pegged the Nittany Lions for 3rd in the Big 10 this upcoming season (Link); PSU finished 44th in the Nation in Avg Home attendence, pretty high for a Northern team, they trailed only Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon State and Creighton (Link); Penn State reliever Drew O'Neil has garnered several awards and spots on Watch Lists (All Presason Ping, Preseason Louisville Slugger, Preseason Wallace Award Watch List)
Wed, Apr 02 Toledo Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 26-28 Mascot: Rockets Conference: MAC
Minnesota * Columbus, Ohio
Fri, Apr 04 6:35 p.m.
Sat, Apr 05 1:05 p.m.
Sat, Apr 05 3:05 p.m.
Sun, Apr 06 1:05 p.m.
Notes: Gophers complete home schedule; The Golden Gophers will start the regular season vs Ole Miss, a 2007 NCAA Super Regional semi-finalist; Minnesota finished 2nd in the Big Ten to Champion Michigan and are picked to finish 2nd again this year by Rivals; Jr Third Baseman Nate Hansen will be a player to watch (Link); The Gophers will play 31 of their 56 games at home this year, including 17 at the Metrodome (Link)
Wed, Apr 09 Central Michigan Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 35-21 Mascot: Chippewas Conference: MAC
Michigan St. at East Lansing, Mich.
Fri, Apr 11 5:05 p.m.
Sat, Apr 12 1:05 p.m.
Sat, Apr 12 3:05 p.m.
Sun, Apr 13 1:05 p.m.
Notes: Michigan State will play 13 games against 7 teams that made the 2007 NCAA Championship series (Complete MSU Schedule); The Spartans had the top rated recruiting class in the Big 10 this year per Baseball America (Link)
Wed, Apr 16 Louisville Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 47-24 Mascot: Cardinals Conference: Big East
Purdue * Columbus, Ohio
Fri, Apr 18 6:35 p.m.
Sat, Apr 19 1:05 p.m.
Sat, Apr 19 3:05 p.m.
Sun, Apr 20 1:05 p.m.
Notes: Purdue has two members on the Pre-season All Big 10 team by Rivals (Link); 1B/OF Ryne White and RHP Matt Bischoff are on the Wallace Watch List (Link); White ranked third in the nation in 2007 with a .452 batting average;
Wed, Apr 23 Akron * Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 23-24 Mascot: Zips Conference: MAC
Northwestern at Evanston, Ill
Fri, Apr 25 4:00 p.m.
Sat, Apr 26 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Apr 26 5:00 p.m.
Sun, Apr 27 2:00 p.m.
Notes: Wildcats 2nd Baseman Jake Owens named to Wallace Watch List (Link); DH Antonio Mule was selected to the NCAA All-Midwest Region team in 2007
Wed, Apr 30 Eastern Michigan Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 32-24 Mascot: Eagles Conference: MAC
Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Fri, May 02 6:35 p.m.
Sat, May 03 4:05 p.m.
Sat, May 03 7:05 p.m.
Sun, May 04 1:05 p.m.
Notes: scUM, the defending champ, was picked to win the Big 10 again this year by a deluded Rivals (Link); for a reason known only the God, dUMb was voted a preseason #8 by Baseball America (Link); Ann Arbor is a filthy whore (Link); Junior RHP/DH Zach Putnam, Senior 1B Nate Recknagel and Junior SS Jason Christian were named to the 2008 Louisville Slugger preseason All-America teams selected by what must be a group of chimpanzees at Collegiate Baseball (Link); Putnam was also put on the Wallace Watch List (Link)
Wed, May 07 Marshall Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 21-32 Mascot: Thundering Herd Conference: Conference USA
Illinois at Columbus, Ohio
Fri, May 09 6:35 p.m.
Sat, May 10 1:05 p.m.
Sat, May 10 3:05 p.m.
Sun, May 11 1:05 p.m.
Notes: CF Kyle Hudson led the Illini with 30 receptions at WR for the football team in 2006 and hit .353 for the baseball team in 2007; SS/OF Pete Cappetta hails from the same High School as Ohio State commit Garrett Goebel (Montini Catholic)
Tue, May 13 Buffalo Columbus, Ohio 12:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 16-35 Mascot: Bulls Conference: MAC
Iowa at Iowa City, Iowa
Thu, May 15 7:00 p.m.
Fri, May 16 5:00 p.m.
Fri, May 16 7:00 p.m.
Sat, May 17 2:00 p.m.
Notes: The Hawkeyes hope to build on their successful 2007 season which found them an unexpected 31-23 (Link); Iowa's 2008 recruiting class was ranked 3rd in the Big 10 by Baseball America (Link);
Big Ten Tournament Wed, May 21 - 25 at the home park of the Regular Season Big 10 Champion
In my opinion, this is a slight upgrade to last year's schedule. The premier game will be at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. The Aggies are a perennial contender for the CWS. This will be a good indication of where the Buckeyes are and what we can expect of them this season.
Here is the current schedule.
Fri, Feb 22 Arkansas State at Millington, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. 2007 record: 23-32 Mascot: Indians Conference: Sun Belt
Sat, Feb 23 Memphis at Millington, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. 2007 record: 36-27 Mascot: Tigers Conference: Conference USA
Sun, Feb 24 Seton Hall at Millington, Tenn. 10:00 a.m. 2007 record: 25-25 Mascot: Pirates Conference: Big East
Notes: Ranked 10 at season's end, hosted and won College Station Regional of College World Series
Sat, Mar 01 Louisiana Tech at College Station, Tex. 1:30 p.m. 2007 record: 35-24 Mascot: Bulldogs Conference: WAC
Sun, Mar 02 Arkansas at College Station, Tex. 12:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 21-43 Mascot: Razorbacks Conference: SEC
Fri, Mar 07 Air Force at West Palm Beach, Fla. 7:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 8-44 Mascot: Falcons Conference: Mountain West
Sat, Mar 08 Maine at West Palm Beach, Fla. TBA 2007 Record: 22-31 Mascot: Black Bears Conference: America East
Sun, Mar 09 Connecticut at West Palm Beach, Fla. 12:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 34-27 Mascot: Huskies Conference: Big East
Sat, Mar 15 Bucknell at Bradenton, Fla. (Stadium TBD) TBA 2007 Record: 16-24 Mascot: Bisons Conference: Patriot
Sun, Mar 16 Dartmouth at Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy Park) 3:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 8-29-1 Mascot: Big Green Conference: Ivy League
Mon, Mar 17 Northern Iowa at Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee Community College) 7:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 23-28 Mascot: Panthers Conference: Missouri Valley
Tue, Mar 18 Bradley at Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy Park) 3:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 32-21 Mascot: Braves Confererence: Missouri Valley
Wed, Mar 19 St. Louis at Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy Park) 10:00 a.m. 2007 Record: 16-37 Mascot: Billikens Conference: Atlantic 10
Thu, Mar 20 Army at Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee Community College) 7:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 25-23-1 Conference: Patriot
Fri, Mar 21 Kansas at Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee Community College) 1:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 28-30 Mascot: Jayhawks Conference: Big 12
Wed, Mar 26 Pittsburgh Columbus, Ohio 2:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 27-27 Mascot: Panthers Conference: Big East
Penn State * Columbus, Ohio
Game 1 Fri, Mar 28 6:35 p.m
Game 2 Sat, Mar 29 1:05 p.m.
Game 3 Sat, Mar 29 3:05 p.m.
Game 4 Sun, Mar 30 1:05 p.m.
Notes: Rivals has pegged the Nittany Lions for 3rd in the Big 10 this upcoming season (Link); PSU finished 44th in the Nation in Avg Home attendence, pretty high for a Northern team, they trailed only Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon State and Creighton (Link); Penn State reliever Drew O'Neil has garnered several awards and spots on Watch Lists (All Presason Ping, Preseason Louisville Slugger, Preseason Wallace Award Watch List)
Wed, Apr 02 Toledo Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 26-28 Mascot: Rockets Conference: MAC
Minnesota * Columbus, Ohio
Fri, Apr 04 6:35 p.m.
Sat, Apr 05 1:05 p.m.
Sat, Apr 05 3:05 p.m.
Sun, Apr 06 1:05 p.m.
Notes: Gophers complete home schedule; The Golden Gophers will start the regular season vs Ole Miss, a 2007 NCAA Super Regional semi-finalist; Minnesota finished 2nd in the Big Ten to Champion Michigan and are picked to finish 2nd again this year by Rivals; Jr Third Baseman Nate Hansen will be a player to watch (Link); The Gophers will play 31 of their 56 games at home this year, including 17 at the Metrodome (Link)
Wed, Apr 09 Central Michigan Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 35-21 Mascot: Chippewas Conference: MAC
Michigan St. at East Lansing, Mich.
Fri, Apr 11 5:05 p.m.
Sat, Apr 12 1:05 p.m.
Sat, Apr 12 3:05 p.m.
Sun, Apr 13 1:05 p.m.
Notes: Michigan State will play 13 games against 7 teams that made the 2007 NCAA Championship series (Complete MSU Schedule); The Spartans had the top rated recruiting class in the Big 10 this year per Baseball America (Link)
Wed, Apr 16 Louisville Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 47-24 Mascot: Cardinals Conference: Big East
Purdue * Columbus, Ohio
Fri, Apr 18 6:35 p.m.
Sat, Apr 19 1:05 p.m.
Sat, Apr 19 3:05 p.m.
Sun, Apr 20 1:05 p.m.
Notes: Purdue has two members on the Pre-season All Big 10 team by Rivals (Link); 1B/OF Ryne White and RHP Matt Bischoff are on the Wallace Watch List (Link); White ranked third in the nation in 2007 with a .452 batting average;
Wed, Apr 23 Akron * Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 23-24 Mascot: Zips Conference: MAC
Northwestern at Evanston, Ill
Fri, Apr 25 4:00 p.m.
Sat, Apr 26 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Apr 26 5:00 p.m.
Sun, Apr 27 2:00 p.m.
Notes: Wildcats 2nd Baseman Jake Owens named to Wallace Watch List (Link); DH Antonio Mule was selected to the NCAA All-Midwest Region team in 2007
Wed, Apr 30 Eastern Michigan Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 32-24 Mascot: Eagles Conference: MAC
Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Fri, May 02 6:35 p.m.
Sat, May 03 4:05 p.m.
Sat, May 03 7:05 p.m.
Sun, May 04 1:05 p.m.
Notes: scUM, the defending champ, was picked to win the Big 10 again this year by a deluded Rivals (Link); for a reason known only the God, dUMb was voted a preseason #8 by Baseball America (Link); Ann Arbor is a filthy whore (Link); Junior RHP/DH Zach Putnam, Senior 1B Nate Recknagel and Junior SS Jason Christian were named to the 2008 Louisville Slugger preseason All-America teams selected by what must be a group of chimpanzees at Collegiate Baseball (Link); Putnam was also put on the Wallace Watch List (Link)
Wed, May 07 Marshall Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. 2007 Record: 21-32 Mascot: Thundering Herd Conference: Conference USA
Illinois at Columbus, Ohio
Fri, May 09 6:35 p.m.
Sat, May 10 1:05 p.m.
Sat, May 10 3:05 p.m.
Sun, May 11 1:05 p.m.
Notes: CF Kyle Hudson led the Illini with 30 receptions at WR for the football team in 2006 and hit .353 for the baseball team in 2007; SS/OF Pete Cappetta hails from the same High School as Ohio State commit Garrett Goebel (Montini Catholic)
Tue, May 13 Buffalo Columbus, Ohio 12:00 p.m. 2007 Record: 16-35 Mascot: Bulls Conference: MAC
Iowa at Iowa City, Iowa
Thu, May 15 7:00 p.m.
Fri, May 16 5:00 p.m.
Fri, May 16 7:00 p.m.
Sat, May 17 2:00 p.m.
Notes: The Hawkeyes hope to build on their successful 2007 season which found them an unexpected 31-23 (Link); Iowa's 2008 recruiting class was ranked 3rd in the Big 10 by Baseball America (Link);
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