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2010 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE THE PEOPLE. THE TRADITION. THE EXCELLENCE. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES OHIO STATE BASEBALL POINTS OF PRIDE 126 3 19 15 23 Baseball is the old- Number of wins Number of NCAA Number of Big Ten All-time Big Ten est sport at Ohio head coach Bob tournament ap- Conference baseball champion- State University. Todd needs to pearances Ohio championships ships for Ohio State. The program start- reach 1,000 for State has made. – seven regular The Scarlet and ed in 1881 and the his career. Todd The total includes season and eight Gray has won 15 Big 2010 season will is Ohio State’s 13 appearances by tournaments Ten championships be the 127th in the all-time winningest coach Bob Todd’s – Ohio State has and eight Big Ten history of the sport coach with 873 Buckeye teams, won under the tournament titles. at OSU. wins in 22 sea- including 2009. direction of Bob sons. Todd. 1of 22 Ohio State is one of 10 and 3 only 22 teams to have Ohio State has had only 10 known head coaches in its 126 seasons of play won a College World and three are in the ABCA Hall of Fame: Bob Todd, Marty Karow and L.W. Series championship. St. John. The Buckeyes have competed in four Col- lege World Series. OhioStateBuckeyes.com 1 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES EDITOR Jerry Emig, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications ASSISTANT EDITOR Brett Rybak, Athletics Communications Intern ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS Diana Sabau LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER Andy DeVito THE 2010 BASEBALL GUIDE is a production of The Ohio State Athletics Communications Offi ce 2 OhioStateBuckeyes.com OHIO STATE BUCKEYES CONTENTS QUICK INFORMATION Media Information / Quick Facts ................................... 4 Schedule / Broadcast Info ............................................. 5 2010 Big Ten Composite Schedule ................................ 6 Big Ten Series Histories and Records Since 1988… .... 7 THIS IS OHIO STATE BASEBALL Since 1881 .................................................................. 8-9 Bill Davis Stadium .................................................. 10-11 Take Me Out to the Ball Game ...............................12-13 Ohio State and Professional Baseball .................... 14-15 THE 2010 BASEBALL SEASON Team Photo .............................................................16-17 Baseball Roster / Electronic, TV and Radio Roster 18-19 Pitchers’ Outlook .......................................................... 20 Catchers’ Outlook .........................................................21 Infi elders’ Outlook ........................................................ 22 Outfi elders’ Outlook ..................................................... 23 Player Bios .............................................................. 24-47 Head Coach Bob Todd ............................................. 48-53 Assistant Coach Greg Cypret ....................................... 54 Assistant Coach Eric Parker ......................................... 55 Assistants Pete Jenkins and Justin Miller / Student . Assistant Coach .................................................. 56 Key Support Staff .........................................................57 MISCELLANEOUS 2009 Season Review ................................................... 58 NCAA History ............................................................... 81 Big Ten History ............................................................. 87 Records ........................................................................ 91 Series Scores & Results ............................................ 104 OhioStateBuckeyes.com 3 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES GENERAL INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION UNIVERSITY FACTS Location ...................................Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.5m) OHIO STATE BASEBALL CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Founded .......................................................................1870 CONTACTS Ohio State reserves the right to deny media credentials to Enrollment (Autumn ’09) ....................... 52,715 (Columbus) Jerry Emig Brett Rybak any individual who is not affi liated with an offi cial, recognized Nickname .............................................................Buckeyes news gathering organization. Please direct all credential Colors .......................................................Scarlet and Gray requests to Jerry Emig via e-mail to [email protected]. Mascot .......................................................Brutus Buckeye President .................................E. Gordon Gee (Utah, 1968) CREDENTIAL PICKUP Ath. Dir. ........................Eugene Smith (Notre Dame, 1974) Credentials will be held at Bill Davis Stadium at the entrance Faculty Rep ..........................John Bruno (Pittsburgh, 1975) located near the fi rst base line unless prior arrangements Conference ................................Big Ten Conference (1911) have been worked out. 2010 TEAM FACTS BASEBALL HISTORY MEDIA PARKING 2009 Overall Record ...............................................42-19 First Year ................................ 1881 (126 years completed) There are plenty of excellent and free parking spaces sur- 2009 Big Ten Record ......................................... 18-6/1st All-Time Record ................................2,300-1,472-38 (.610) rounding Bill Davis Stadium. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................................27/7 National Championships ........................................1 (1966) Starting Position Players Returning/Lost ...................7/2 College World Series Appearances ..................................4 THE PRESS BOX .................................................................... (1951-65-66-67) Pitchers Returning/Lost .............................................9/2 Take the steps or elevator to the second level and enter at College World Series Record ...............................9-7 (.563) Newcomers ...................................................................7 the top of the grandstand. The press box entrance is the fi fth NCAA Tournament Appearances ....................................19 2010 Captains .......Zach Hurley (OF), Cory Kovanda (2B) door just past the Anne Hayes Memorial Suite. ..........................................(1951-55-65-66-67-82-91-92-93- ......................................94-95-97-99-2001-02-03-05-07-09) Returning Starters (8) Year Avg. OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM NCAA Tournament Record ...............................42-39 (.519) C Dan Burkhart ............................. Jr. .354 62 RBI This is the offi cial Internet website of the Ohio State Univer- NCAA Super Regional Record .............................1-4 (.200) 1B Matt Streng ...............................Jr. .308 8 HR sity Athletics Department and it is continuously updated with NCAA District/Regional Record .......................32-28 (.533) 2B Cory Kovanda ............................Sr. .341 55 R baseball news and notes as well as all things Buckeye. All-Time Big Ten Record ............................877-643-5 (.577) SS Tyler Engle .................................Jr. .285 8 2B PRACTICE TIME Big Ten Tournament Appearances ..................................23 3B Cory Rupert ...............................Sr. .279 8 2B The Buckeyes practice daily from 12 to 2 p.m. prior to ............................... (1983-85-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-97- OF Zach Hurley ...............................Sr. .346 58 R Spring Break and from 2-4 p.m. after, with the exception ............................... 98-99-00-01-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-09) OF Ryan Dew ..................................Sr. .388 15 2B of Monday. Ohio State utilizes the indoor practice fi eld at Big Ten Tournament Record .............................49-33 (.598) OF Michael Stephens .....................Sr. .346 63 RBI Big Ten Championships ...................................................15 the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, the indoor hitting cages beneath the team offi ces on the third base side of the fi eld ...........(1917-24-43-51-55-65-66-67-91-93-94-95-99-01-09) Returning Starting Pitchers (3) Rec. ERA Big Ten Tournament Championships .................................8 and, of course, Bill Davis Stadium. RH Alew Wimmers ............... Jr. 9-2 3.27 104.2 IP ........................................... (1991-94-95-97-2002-03-05-07) RH Dean Wolosiansky .......... Jr. 11-2 6.04 92.1 IP WEEKLY INTERVIEWS LH Eric Best ..........................Sr. 7-2 5.95 75.2 IP BASEBALL STAFF Tuesday afternoon before practice is typically reserved Head Coach ..............................Bob Todd (Missouri, 1971) for on-site media availability. Please contact Jerry Emig Returning Pitchers (6) ............. Rec. ERA Career Record .........................997-536-2, .650 (26 years) in the OSU Athletics Communications offi ce to arrange all OSU Record .............................873-454-2, .658 (22 years) RH Drew Rucinski .................Jr. 12-2 5.54 2 Saves interviews with coaches and student-athletes. Please call Big Ten Record ............................................384-217, .639 RH Ross Oltorik ....................So. 1-1 9.58 11 app. at least one day in advance to allow enough time to make Big Ten Championships ....................................................7 LH Andrew Armstrong ..........Jr. 2-3 11.51 11 app. arrangements. NCAA Tournament Appearances ...................................13 RH Jared Strayer ..................Jr. 0-2 10.55 29 K’s NCAA Tournament Record ..............................21-26 (.447) LH Theron Minium ................Jr. 0-2 16.47 11 app. POSTGAME PROCEDURES Big Ten Tournament