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The Ohio State Baseball (Official Thread)

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Military dependent attending an american school. Been in Europe approx. 3 yrs. Sounds like he will go pro. Surprised GB would make "promise" of starting ss (if, in fact he did) but then again GB has shown in a short amount of time that OSU BB has changed.
 
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Canton South's Bowles verbally commits to OSU
By Josh Weir
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Oct 09, 2010

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Logan Bowles, who excelled on the mound and at the plate for Canton South High School as a sophomore last spring, verbally committed to Ohio State on Saturday.

CANTON TWP. ?

Canton South High School baseball coach Trent McIlvain noticed Logan Bowles wearing a lot of Ohio State gear recently.

?He?s pretty much changed his wardrobe,? McIlvain said. ?He used to wear a lot of other schools.?

Bowles likely will have his very own Buckeyes baseball uniform in a couple of years.

Bowles, a junior, verbally committed to Ohio State?s partial scholarship offer Saturday morning. He was on an official visit to the campus and attending the Ohio State football game against Indiana.

Bowles received an e-mail about a month ago inviting him to a recent baseball showcase at OSU, according to McIlvain. ?Ever since the

e-mail came and he was invited down, he?s been geared to be a Buckeye. So he?s really excited right now.?

Bowles received interest from other schools, but Ohio State was the first to offer. He can?t sign a national letter of intent until next year.

McIlvain, an Ohio State infielder from 1998-2001, answered a lot of questions from Bowles about being a Buckeye.

?I stayed objective,? he said. ?Obviously I want him to be a Buckeye, and I?m proud he?s joined the Ohio State family. But I didn?t try to persuade him because I want him to do what he wants to do and what?s best for him.?

Bowles batted .372 with 22 RBIs as a sophomore last year for the Wildcats, while going 3-3 with a 3.36 ERA. He struck out 48 in 412⁄3 innings in gaining second team All-NBC honors.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Verdana]Chris Webb is reporting we got yet another commitment today for the 2011 class. I don't believe he has named him yet.

OHIO STATE
SS Cavan Cohoes (Patch American, GER)
C Eric Haase (Ann Arbor Divine Child, MI)
INF Ryan Leffel (Dublin Coffman)
LHP Matt Panek (Cary, IL)
RHP Matt Wisler (Bryan)
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Panek impresses Ohio St.
By JOE STEVENSON - [email protected]

Seven pitches.

That was all Cary-Grove left-hander Matt Panek needed Aug. 28 to catch the attention of Ohio State University?s baseball coaches.

Panek pitched one inning for a Cincinnati Reds? scout team in a tournament at Wrigley Field. Each pitcher was limited to one inning, and Panek barely worked up a sweat, retiring the three batters he faced on seven pitches in front of numerous college scouts.

Ohio State University?s coaching staff called the next day, Panek eventually set up a visit and Wednesday, with teammates Mike Vilardo and Tyler Lau, signed his NCAA national letter of intent to pitch for the Buckeyes on an athletic scholarship. Vilardo signed with NCAA Division I Richmond, while Lau signed with D-II Illinois-Springfield.

Wednesday was the first day of the NCAA early signing period for basketball, baseball, golf, softball, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. Athletes have until next Wednesday to sign their letters of intent; the next signing period starts April 13.

Panek, just as his parents Jeff and Karen, is a lifelong Cubs fan, so he tried to soak everything in at Wrigley that day. He was clocked on the radar at 87 mph ? he had hit 91 over the summer ? and the Buckeyes? coaches liked what they saw from the 6-foot-2 lefty.

?I was just thinking, ?I hope I perform well,? and I had a seven-pitch inning,? said Panek, who was 6-2 with a 3.50 ERA for the Trojans last spring. ?[Ohio State] called the next day. I had visited Harvard, then visited Ohio State. I had other visits set up, but once I was at Ohio State, I knew that was the place for me.?

Panek was instrumental in C-G tying with Huntley for the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division title and winning back-to-back Class 4A regional championships.

?Matt has an upside that we?re very excited about,? Buckeyes coach Greg Beals said. ?He is a tall lefty with clean arm action and a feel for spinning his curveball. Matt will bring much-needed depth to the left-handed side of our pitching staff.?
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Kenston baseball star picks OSU over four other schools
Tim Rogers, Plain Dealer Reporter, March 22, 2011

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Plain Dealer All-Star Patrick Porter, a two-sport star at Kenston, will sign a letter of intent on Wednesday to play baseball at Ohio State.

The 6-0, 200-pound Porter, an outfielder, also helped the Bombers reach the Division II football playoffs as a second-team all-Ohio running back and safety. He was the only junior on The Plain Dealer baseball team last spring after batting .478 with six home runs and 33 runs batted in. He also had eight triples, nine doubles and stole 20 bases in 21 attempts.

Porter chose OSU over Cincinnati, West Virginia, Dayton and Kent State. He becomes the third player from last year's all-star team to choose OSU, joining Walsh Jesuit pitcher Greg Greve and Mayfield outfielder Tim Wetzel.
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High school baseball: Kenston's Pat Porter signs with Ohio State (with video)
Published: Thursday, March 24, 2011
By Theresa Neuhoff Audia
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In a room full of his family, friends, coaches and school officials, Pat Porter signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Ohio State on Wednesday morning.

The senior center fielder was quick to thank many people, including the Kenston Baseball Association, which he joined when he was in fourth grade.

One of his youth baseball coaches, Bob Ford, was at the ceremony. Ford resigned from the FBA last year to take over as head coach at Kenston. Porter is his first Division I recruit.

"Today is very exciting," Porter said. "It's great that I finally know where I'm going to college. It's been a long road trying to figure out where I wanted to go, and it's finally done."

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High school baseball: Future Buckeye focused on present (with video)
Published: Friday, April 08, 2011
By Bill Tilton
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Maribeth Joeright/[email protected] Kenston�s Pat Porter can look forward to playing his senior season worry-free with his college decision behind him.

With great high school baseball talent comes the responsibility and burden of dealing with the college recruiting process.

Kenston senior Pat Porter has the kind of off-the-chart talent that made him very popular among recruiters over his first three seasons with the Bombers.

It taught him a great lesson about what it takes to deal with that kind of attention.

"I didn't realize baseball could be so stressful. Now that it's over I can just focus on my senior year," Porter said.



The recruiting process is over for Porter because he recently signed a letter of intent to play at Ohio State.

If the future Buckeye becomes any more relaxed or focused at the plate this spring, it is opposing pitchers and coaches that are going to be stressed out beyond belief.

As a junior, Porter went 44-for-92 for a .478 average, had 10 doubles, six triples, six home runs (two walkoff winners), 33 RBI, 34 runs scored and stole 22 bases. Not surprisingly, he was named CVC Chagrin MVP.

So, what happens if Porter is relaxed now that he has made his college decisions after being recruited by Kent State, Dayton, Central Michigan and a host of Division II and III programs?

"It is exciting. No more worries about school or where I am going or applying any more," Porter said. "I think it will be good. Continued...

"I just want to play college baseball."

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