Buckeye Diamond Club Covering All Bases May 13, 2016 BUCKEYES MAKE STRETCH RUN With two weeks left in the Big Ten season, the Ohio State Buckeyes are they hit the road for the second time in tied for sixth place in the Big Ten just the season. For the fourth straight a game out of fourth place. The Buck- weeks, the Buckeye lost the opening eyes are trying to qualify for the Big game of the series 1-0 in 15 innings. Ten tournament for the sixth straight The Buckeyes bounced back to win year. game two, but fell in game three. Af- After losing the Big Ten opener to ter the weekend, the Buckeyes found Northwestern, the Buckeyes bounce themselves in 10th place in the confer- back to win the series by taking the ence. final two games against the Wildcats. A trip to Purdue was just what the Week two of the conference season Jacob Bosiokovic leads the Buckeyes with 11 home doctor ordered. The Buckeyes swept saw the Buckeyes go on the road to runs this season. the Boilermakers, winning the first Maryland. The Buckeyes were shut game of the series for the first time in the season. out in the first game of the series and then lost a pair of The Buckeyes won their fourth series of the season one run games on the way to being swept. The losses against Iowa, taking games one and three. With the wins, had the Buckeyes mired near the bottom of the confer- the Buckeyes find themselves controlling their own destiny ence with a 2-4 record. to make the Big Ten tournament. Ohio State bounced back to take the series with Rut- The final two weekends for the Buckeyes have them fac- gers. After losing the opening game Ohio State rebound- ing 19th ranked Michigan at Bill Davis Stadium and then on ed winning the final two games of the series. the road to Minnesota. As the Buckeyes reached the half point of the season Senior Class Says Goodbye One of the largest senior classes will play their final home GOLF OUTING AUGUST 1st game against Eastern Michigan, Tuesday May 19th. The 2016 senior class has won 132 career games, while advancing to three- The 2016 Buckeye Diamond Club consecutive Big Ten tournaments in the last three years. The Golf Outing is scheduled for August 1st class includes Jake Brobst, L Grant Davis, John Havird, Michael at York Country Club in Worthington. Horejsei, Troy Kuhn, Ryan Leffel, Daulton Mosbarger, Craig This year’s event is being presented Nennig and Nick Sergakis. Leffel, Horejsei, Davis and Sergakis by West Coast Chill. received their degrees during spring commencement. (Pictured Registration begins at 10:30 with the below with Head Coach Greg Beals and Athletics Director Gene shot gun start scheduled for noon. The Smith) cost is $ 150 per person or $600 for a foursome. The fees include the round of golf, use of the driving range, lunch, dinner and beverages. Hole Sponsorships are also availa- ble for $ 250. To make your reservation, please complete the form on the back page of the newsletter, e-mail the Buckeye Dia- mond Club at [email protected] or call the baseball office at 614-292-1075. The Diamond Club can now accept credit cards for your payment.. For more sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Buckeye Diamond Club, COVERING ALL BASES PAGE 2 COACHES CORNER Buckeyes in the Pros When the 2016 major league baseball sea- Greetings from the Ohio State baseball office. We son started, the Buckeyes led the Big Ten with are playing pretty good baseball at this point in the season with an overall record of 32-16-1, yes that tie is three former players on opening day rosters. still on the record and will always be there, unfortu- Eric Fryer was with the St. Louis Cardinals, nately. We have had a few tough weekends on the Cory Luebke with the Pittsburgh Pirates and road in conference which leaves us in the middle of J.B. Shuck with the Chicago White Sox. the pack at this point in the conference standings. We Since opening day, Shuck was sent down to have 2 remaining weekends in conference play which the Charlotte Knights in AAA. He is joined in will be critical to our overall standing. We have the Triple A with six other Buckeyes. Also in opportunity to make some serious noise here down the Charlotte, Brad Goldberg. Nick Swisher is stretch. The pitching staff has performed extremely well to playing with Scranton Wilkes-Barre this point – ranking atop the conference in many cate- (Yankees), John Kuchno is in Indianapolis gories. Our offense has shown signs of being power- (Pirates), Drew Rucinski is in Iowa (Cubs), ful as can be seen in our numbers which also rank atop Josh Edgin is in Las Vegas (Mets) and Alex the conference in many categories. The offense has Wimmers is with Rochester (Twins). been a little inconsistent, which can be typical in base- The Buckeyes have two players in AA. ball but we believe we can put it all together and really Jaron Long is with Harrisburg (Senators) finish strong. while Brad McKinney is with Altoona We have our next 4 games here at home in the friendly confines of Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis (Pirates). Stadium where we have enjoyed a 19-4 record this Two others are in A ball. Pat Porter is season. We took two of three from Iowa last weekend playing n Quad Cities (Astros) and Ryan Riga and now are in the middle of the Big Ten standings. is with Kannapolis (White Sox) We had one of two games against nationally ranked Florida Atlantic rained out, but won the second game. This is a return trip from our series last year at their place. These games are key for our strength of sched- Buckeyes Add Three Recruits ule and opportunity to improve our RPI ranking which is a key determinant in NCAA selection. This week- The Buckeyes have added three new recruits for end we host the team up north – enough said! We the 2017 season. Two signees are Ohioans, while conclude the regular season at Minnesota who ranks one is from Massachusetts; the three additions to atop the conference at this point. Our schedule is the 2016 recruiting class bring in skills on the tough here down the stretch – which presents great mound and around the infield. opportunity for our ball club. “We are excited to announce these additions to Last weekend we held our annual Alumni Day, in our 2016 recruiting class of future Buckeyes,” which the Diamond Club will be hosted a picnic on Beals said. “We believe these guys help fill the the patio. We had a very special day with the recogni- th needs of our program on an off the field.” tion of the 50 Anniversary of the 1966 team’s Na- The 2016 class, now up to 12 new recruits for the tional Championship and the Golden Era of Ohio State th 2017 season, adds Clay Surrell (INF/RHP, Lithop- baseball – 1965-1967. This Sunday, May 15 , will be olis, Ohio), Joey Roddy (3B/1B, Hingham, Mass.) our senior day – recognizing 9 special young men and and Andrew Magno (LHP, Dublin, Ohio). their contribution to Ohio State Baseball. Thank you for all that you do for the Diamond Club Surrell is a three time All-District honoree. He and our baseball program. hit .430 as a junior and was 4-2 with a 1.28 ERA. I look forward to seeing you at the ball park! Great Roddy is an ESPN Boston All-State selection. weather and great baseball games to come. He hit .383 while going 2-0 with a 1.11 ERA. Go Bucks! Magno is a first team All-OCC selection and was 4-2 last season with a 2.82 ERA. Greg Beals COVERING ALL BASES PAGE 3 ALUMNI RETURN HOME Over 75 alumni returned to Ohio State to celebrate Alumni Weekend. The weekend honored the 50th anniversary of the Buckeyes Na onal Championship in 1966. The 1966 teams was joined by members of the 1965 and 1967 teams. The Columbus Home Plate Club hosted a panel discussion with members of the 1966 National Championship team. Dia- mond Club member Jim Tootle moderated the panel. The team was represented by Dr. John Sonedecker, Pat Mogan, Ray Dusenbury, Dick Boggs and Chuck Brinkman. The Golden Era of Ohio State Baseball was honored at Alumni Day. Former Buckeye Mike Swain from the 1966 team 2017 Captains Jalen Washington and Nick Sergakis received their captains mugs at annual Captain’s breakfast during alumni throws out he first pitch on Alumni Day. weekend. BUCKEYE BITS Jalen Washington became the fifth Buckeye catcher to be named to the Johnny Bench watch list for the top catcher in college baseball. Washington, a junior, was one of 74 catchers to be named. With the Big Ten Baseball Tournament set to return to Omaha, Neb., in 2016 and 2018, the conference announced an extension for TD Ameritrade Park to serve as the host venue from 2019 through 2022. The Diamond Club would like to extend its condolences to the family of former Buckeye Jim Herbstreit. Herbstreit passed away March 20th. Herbstreit lettered in 1960 leading the Buckeyes in at bats and doubles that year. 2016 Golf Outing Registration Name ______________________________ Individual $ 150 _____ Foursome $ 600 ______ Address ____________________________ Golfers City, State, Zip ________________________ 1. ___________________ 2. ____________________ Phone ______________________________ 3.____________________ 4. ____________________ Please mail form to: Bill Wells Name on Card ________________________________ 102 West County Line Road Suite A Visa \ MC ____________________________________ Westerville, Ohio 43082 Ex.