The Buckeyes open their season today by participating in the Big Ten - Big East Challenge in the Tampa area. Today in St. Petersburg, they take on in-state rival Cincinnati
From the Official Site
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio State baseball team heavy on newcomers - there are 15 - and returning only three position starters from 2010 will open its season in challenging fashion this weekend at the 2011 Big East/Big Ten Challenge in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater areas of Florida. The Buckeyes, under the direction of new coach Greg Beals, will start the season off against in-state rival Cincinnati and then meet two 40-plus win teams from a year ago that each made NCAA Regionals: No. 20 Louisville and St. John's.
"We'll be ready for the challenge," Beals said during his team's season-opening "meet the team" dinner Saturday evening. "We're ready to stop throwing at each other and swinging at each other. We need an opponent."
Games This Week:
Ohio State is coming off a 28-23 season in 2010 and it went 11-13 in the Big Ten Conference for a seventh-place tie that snapped the team's record run of 13 consecutive Big Ten Conference tournament appearances. The team was 21-9 midway through the season but hit a funk, losing five consecutive Big Ten series and 14 of its final 21 games. Hall of Fame Coach Bob Todd announced May 6 that the season - his 23rd at Ohio State and his 39th in the baseball coaching profession - would be his last.
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From the Official Site
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio State baseball team heavy on newcomers - there are 15 - and returning only three position starters from 2010 will open its season in challenging fashion this weekend at the 2011 Big East/Big Ten Challenge in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater areas of Florida. The Buckeyes, under the direction of new coach Greg Beals, will start the season off against in-state rival Cincinnati and then meet two 40-plus win teams from a year ago that each made NCAA Regionals: No. 20 Louisville and St. John's.
"We'll be ready for the challenge," Beals said during his team's season-opening "meet the team" dinner Saturday evening. "We're ready to stop throwing at each other and swinging at each other. We need an opponent."
Games This Week:
- Friday at 1 p.m. - Ohio State vs. Cincinnati at Al Lang Field/Progress Energy Park in St. Petersburg;
- Saturday at 4 p.m. - Ohio State vs. Louisville at Bright House Field in Clearwater; and
- Sunday at 10 a.m. - Ohio State vs. St. John's at the Raymond A. Naimoli Complex in St. Petersburg.
- Streaming Video - Watch the Cincinnati and Louisville games for free at www.Collegebaseball360.com and/or at www.BIGEASTBigTenBaseballChallenge.com. Calling the action will be Collegebaseball360.com's Sean Stires, Bradenton Marauders announcer Joel Godett and Ian Dooley.
- Live Stats - Access through baseball schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
- Twitter - @BuckeyeNotes
Ohio State is coming off a 28-23 season in 2010 and it went 11-13 in the Big Ten Conference for a seventh-place tie that snapped the team's record run of 13 consecutive Big Ten Conference tournament appearances. The team was 21-9 midway through the season but hit a funk, losing five consecutive Big Ten series and 14 of its final 21 games. Hall of Fame Coach Bob Todd announced May 6 that the season - his 23rd at Ohio State and his 39th in the baseball coaching profession - would be his last.
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