2021 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team

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2021 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball
Ohio State Buckeyes logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2021 record22–20 (22–20 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachBrad Goldberg (2nd season)
Hitting coachMatt Angle (3rd season)
Pitching coachDan DeLucia (2nd season)
Home stadiumBill Davis Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Nebraska  ‍†‍‍y 31 – 12   .721 34 – 14   .708
No. 24 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 28 – 16   .636 30 – 18   .625
Michigan  ‍‍‍y 27 – 17   .614 27 – 19   .587
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 26 – 18   .591 26 – 18   .591
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 26 – 18   .591 26 – 18   .591
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 22 – 20   .524 22 – 20   .524
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 22 – 22   .500 22 – 22   .500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 21 – 23   .477 21 – 23   .477
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 24   .429 18 – 24   .429
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15 – 21   .417 15 – 21   .417
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 27   .386 17 – 27   .386
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 16 – 26   .381 16 – 26   .381
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6 – 31   .162 6 – 31   .162
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1][2]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team was a baseball team that represented Ohio State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Buckeyes were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Greg Beals.

Previous season[]

The Buckeyes finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 6–8 overall (0–0 conference) and twelfth place in conference standings, as the season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Preseason[]

For the 2021 Big Ten Conference poll, Ohio State was voted to finish in third by the Big Ten Coaches.[4]

Roster[]

2021 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
1 OF Joey Aden R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Bentonville West H. S. Bentonville, Arkansas
3 RHP Jake Vance R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Central Catholic H. S. Canton, Ohio
4 INF Zach Dezenzo R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Marlington H. S. Alliance, Ohio
5 INF Nick Erwin R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Grove City H. S. Grove City, Ohio
6 RHP Bayden Root R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kokomo H. S. Kokomo, Indiana
7 RHP Garrett Burhenn R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Lawrence North H. S. Indianapolis, Indiana
8 INF Colton Bauer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Grove City H. S. Grove City, Ohio
10 RHP Jack Neely R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Winston Churchill H. S. San Antonio, Texas
11 LHP Seth Lonsway L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Celina H. S. Celina, Texas
12 C Brent Todys R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Andrew College Westerville, Ohio
14 INF Nate Karaffa R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Toronto Junior/Senior H. S. Toronto, Ohio
15 RHP Tyler Kean R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Springboro H. S. Springboro, Ohio
16 RHP Wyatt Loncar R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Palisades Charter H. S. Pacific Palisades, California
17 RHP T. J. Brock R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cincinnati Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio
20 OF Nolan Clegg R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Toronto Junior/Senior H. S. Toronto, Ohio
21 U Caden Kaiser L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Olentangy H. S. Lewis Center, Ohio
24 OF Mitchell Okuley L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Olentangy Liberty H. S. Powell, Ohio
25 OF Brady Emerson L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr John Glenn H. S. Cambridge, Ohio
26 RHP Nate Haberthier R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Lakota East H. S. West Chester Township, Ohio
28 INF Marcus Ernst L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Dublin Coffman H. S. Dublin, Ohio
29 RHP Archer Brookman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr John Rennie H. S. Pointe-Claire, Quebec
31 RHP Will Pfennig R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr William Mason H. S. Mason, Ohio
32 U Aaron Hughes R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Tippecanoe H. S. Tipp City, Ohio
33 U Sam Wilson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Dublin Jerome H. S. Dublin, Ohio
34 LHP Isaiah Coupet L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor H. S. Flossmoor, Illinois
36 LHP Mitch Milheim L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Olentangy Liberty H. S. Powell, Ohio
37 LHP Griffan Smith L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Cincinnati, Ohio
38 LHP Patrick Murphy L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Central Catholic H. S. Canton, Ohio
39 INF Conner Pohl L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Arcanum H. S. Arcanum, Ohio
40 U Andrew Clelland R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Harrison Central H. S. Cadiz, Ohio
41 U Scottie Seymour R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Springfield H. S. Maumee, Ohio
42 RHP Joe Gahm R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Chattahoochee Valley C. C. Richfield, Wisconsin
43 C Evan Ulrich R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Buckeye Valley H. S. Delaware, Ohio
44 OF Casey Maniglia R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Solon H. S. Solon, Ohio
45 RHP Yianni Skeriotis R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Jackson H. S. Massillon, Ohio
46 OF Kade Kern R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Archbold H. S. Archbold, Ohio
47 INF Jake Mills R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Oxbridge Academy Foundation, Inc. West Palm Beach, Florida
48 U Trent Jones L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jackson H. S. Massillon, Ohio
49 RHP Tim Baird R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr North Royalton H. S. North Royalton, Ohio
50 RHP Ethan Hammerberg L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Upper Arlington H. S. Upper Arlington, Ohio
52 LHP Caden Kline L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Defiance H. S. Defiance, Ohio
53 LHP Garrett Peters R/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Northeastern H. S. Springfield, Ohio
54 INF Blayne Robinson L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Defiance H. S. Defiance, Ohio
Head coach

9 Greg Beals

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Goldberg

Hitting coach(es)

Matt Angle

Pitching coach(es)

Dan DeLucia

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 4, 2021

Schedule[]

2021 Ohio State Buckeyes Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (8–7)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record
1 March 5 vs Illinois Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 6–3[5] Root (1–0) Glassey (0–1) None 306 1–0 1–0
2 March 6 vs Illinois Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 6–5[6] Kean (1–0) Maldonado (0–1) Root (1) – 2–0 2–0
3 March 6 vs Illinois Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 12–3[7] Neely (1–0) Rybarczyk (0–1) Coupet (1) 417 3–0 3–0
4 March 7 vs Illinois Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 0–8[8] Kirschsieper (1–0) Pfennig (0–1) None 215 3–1 3–1
5 March 12 vs Nebraska U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 0–4[9] Wallace (1–0) Lonsway (0–1) Nedved (1) 250 3–2 3–2
6 March 12 vs Iowa U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–10[10] Povich (1–0) Burhenn (0–1) None 250 3–3 3–3
7 March 13 vs Iowa U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 7–4[11] Murphy (1–0) Baumann (0–2) Brock (1) 50 4–3 4–3
8 March 14 vs Nebraska U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 6–4[12] Root (2–0) Bragg (0–1) Brock (2) 250 5–3 5–3
9 March 20 at Rutgers Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey 5–6[13] Muller (1–0) Root (2–1) None – 5–4 5–4
10 March 21 at Rutgers Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey 0–2[14] Wereski (3–0) Lonsway (0–2) Stanavich (1) – 5–5 5–5
11 March 22 at Rutgers Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey 4–1[15] Murphy (2–0) Teller (0–2) Brock (3) – 6–5 6–5
12 March 26 Iowa Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 8–2[16] Burhenn (1–1) Wallace (2–1) None 205 7–5 7–5
13 March 27 Iowa Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 1–5[17] Baumann (1–2) Lonsway (0–3) Nedved (3) – 7–6 7–6
14 March 28 Maryland Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 5–4[18] Root (3–1) Fisher (0–3) Brock (4) 180 8–6 8–6
15 March 29 Maryland Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 3–9[19] Savacool (4–0) Pfenning (2–2) Ramsey (1) 107 8–7 8–7
April (8–6)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record
16 April 2 Indiana Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 3–2[20] Burhenn (2–1) Sommer (3–1) Brock (5) 171 9–7 9–7
17 April 3 Indiana Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 6–0[21] Lonsway (1–3) Brown (3–2) None 286 10–7 10–7
18 April 3 Indiana Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 5–2[22] Smith (1–0) Bothwell (1–1) Brock (6) 286 11–7 11–7
19 April 4 Indiana Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 4–3[23] Murphy (3–0) Modugno (1–1) None 215 12–7 12–7
20 April 9 at No. 25 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–4[24] Gahm (1–0) Pace (2–1) Brock (7) 250 13–7 13–7
21 April 10 at No. 25 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 0–7[25] Weston (4–1) Lonsway (1–4) None 250 13–8 13–8
22 April 11 at No. 25 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–16[26] Denner (2–0) Neely (1–1) None 250 13–9 13–9
23 April 16 at Maryland Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 6–10[27] Burke (2–2) Burhenn (2–2) None 100 13–10 13–10
24 April 17 at Maryland Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 4–5[28] Falco (2–1) Brock (0–1) None 100 13–11 13–11
25 April 18 at Maryland Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 4–9[29] Savacool (5–1) Neely (1–2) None 100 13–12 13–12
26 April 23 Penn State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 11–6[30] Burhenn (3–2) Shingle (1–2) None 282 14–12 14–12
27 April 24 Penn State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 7–0[31] Lonsway (2–4) Larkin (2–5) None 237 15–12 15–12
28 April 25 Penn State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 6–10[32] Mellott (5–5) Coupet (2–3) None 324 15–13 15–13
29 April 30 Purdue Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 11–3[33] Burhenn (3–3) Schapira (0–5) None 205 16–13 16–13
May (6–7)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record
30 May 1 Purdue Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 12–2[34] Lonsway (3–4) Johnson (2–4) None 305 17–13 17–13
31 May 2 Purdue Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 15–16[35] Hildebrand (2–1) Murphy (4–4) Smeltz (1) 296 17–14 17–14
– May 7 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
– May 8 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
– May 9 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
32 May 15 at Purdue Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 5–1[36] Burhenn (5–2) Brooks (2–2) None 400 18–14 18–14
33 May 14 Michigan State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 7–10[37] Erla (4–5) Lonsway (4–5) Christophers (1) 267 18–15 18–15
34 May 15 Michigan State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 0–2[38] Jones (2–0) Coupet (0–2) Benschoter (1) – 18–16 18–16
35 May 16 Michigan State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 7–3[39] Neely (2–2) Benschoter (3–4) None 295 19–16 19–16
36 May 22 vs Nebraska Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 9–11[40] Olson (1–0) Neely (2–3) Schwellenbach (7) 150 19–17 19–17
37 May 23 vs Nebraska Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 0–9[41] Perry (1–0) Pfennig (0–3) None 150 19–18 19–18
38 May 23 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 3–1[42] Burhenn (3–1) Bierman (5–4) None 150 20–18 20–18
39 May 24 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 0–2[43] Modugno (3–1) Coupet (0–3) Macciocchi (1) 150 20–19 20–19
40 May 28 Northwestern Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 13–10[44] Pfennig (3–1) Pate (1–1) Brock (8) 183 21–19 21–19
41 May 29 Northwestern Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 4–1[45] Burhenn (7–2) Christie (0–1) Brock (9) 270 22–19 22–19
42 May 30 Northwestern Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 2–8[46] Uberstine (3–3) Haberthier (0–1) None 350 22–20 22–20

Awards[]

Big Ten Conference Players of the Week[]

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