2017 OHIO STATE BASEBALL FGCU NOTES OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 2017 BASEBALL SCHEDULE GAMES 12-14 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Feb. 17 vs. Kansas State # W, 6-3 Feb. 18 vs. Delaware # W, 15-10 March 10, 2017 - 6:30 p.m. ET Feb. 18 vs. Pitt # L, 7-2 March 11, 2017 - 6 p.m. ET Feb. 19 vs. Kansas State # L, 3-2 Feb. 23 vs. Utah % L, 12-0 March 12, 2017 - 1 p.m. ET Feb. 24 vs. No. 5 Oregon State % W, 6-1 Fort Myers, Fla. Feb. 25 vs. Utah % L, 6-4 Swanson Stadium Feb. 26 vs. No. 5 Oregon State % L, 5-1 5-6, 0-0 B1G 12-2, 0-0 ASUN March 3 at Campbell L, 7-2 March 4 at Campbell W, 7-1 First Pitch ..................................6:30 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. ET Network Radio .....................................................................................N/A March 5 at Campbell W, 7-6 Stadium (Capacity) ................................ Swanson Stadium (1,500) Live Video ................................................................................. N/A March 10 at No. 24 FGCU 6:30 p.m. Dimensions .........................................LF (325), CF (400), RF (325) Live Stats .................................................OhioStateBuckeyes.com March 11 at No. 24 FGCU 6 p.m. Surface .........................................................Celebration Bermuda Live Audio ................................................................................ N/A March 12 at No. 24 FGCU 1 p.m. Year Built ................................................................................2004 TV ............................................................................................. N/A March 14 vs. Lehigh & 2:30 p.m. Attendance Record .....................................2,062 (vs. ND, 3/16/07) Twitter ...............................................................@OhioState_BASE March 15 vs. Bucknell & 10 a.m. March 17 Xavier 5:05 p.m. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES FLORIDA GULF COAST EAGLES March 18 Xavier 3:05 p.m. Overall Record: .........................................................................5-6 Overall Record: ....................................................................... 12-2 March 19 at Xavier 1:05 p.m. March 21 Youngstown State 5:05 p.m. B1G Record: ..............................................................................0-0 Atlantic Sun Record: .................................................................0-0 March 24 Minnesota* 5:05 p.m. Home Record: ...........................................................................0-0 Home Record: ...........................................................................7-2 March 25 Minnesota* 3:05 p.m. Road/Neutral Record: .........................................................2-1/3-5 Road/Neutral Record: .........................................................4-0/1-0 March 26 Minnesota* 1:05 p.m. Last 5 / Last 10 .................................................................... 2-3/4-6 Last 5 / Last 10 .....................................................................5-0/9-1 March 28 Ohio 6:35 p.m. Streak: ......................................................................................W2 Streak: ......................................................................................W8 March 31 Purdue* 6:35 p.m. Rankings: ......... USA Today: NR, NCBWA, NR, CB: NR, BA: NR, D1: NR, PG: NR Rankings: ......... USA Today: NR, NCBWA, NR, CB: 24, BA: NR, D1: NR, PG: NR April 1 Purdue* 3:05 p.m. Website: ................................................. OhioStateBuckeyes.com Website: ............................................................ fgcuathletics.com April 2 Purdue* 1:05 p.m. Head Coach: ................................................................Greg Beals Head Coach: .............................................................. Dave Tollett April 5 Kent State 6:35 p.m. Career Record: .......................................451-353-1 (15th year) Career Record: ..................................... 502-298-3 (14th Year) April 7 at Penn State* 6:30 p.m. Record at Ohio State: ..............................208-151-1 (7th year) Record at Florida Gulf Coast: .............. 502-298-3 (14th Year) April 8 at PennState* 2 p.m. April 9 at Penn State* 3 p.m. LEADING OFF April 11 Cincinnati 6:35 p.m. • Ohio State is 5-6 overall after winning two of three games last weekend at Campbell. Ohio State fell in game one 7-2, before April 12 Eastern Michigan 6:35 p.m. rebounding with a 7-1 victory in game two. The Buckeyes claimed their first series win of the year with a 7-6 victory on Sunday April 14 at Michigan State* 3:05 p.m. in Buies Creek, N.C. April 15 at Michigan State* 1:05 p.m. • Head coach Greg Beals claimed his 450th career win last Saturday against the Fighting Camels. April 16 at Michigan State* 1:05 p.m. • Ohio State went 1-3 at the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge Feb. 23-26 in Surprise, Ariz. Highlighting the weekend was a 5-1 upset April 19 Northen Kentucky 6:35 p.m. win over No. 5 Oregon State. April 21 UNC-Greensboro 6:35 p.m. • The Buckeyes began their 134th season of baseball with a 2-2 record during the opening weekend at Sunshine State Classic April 22 UNC-Greensboro 3:05 p.m. Series Feb. 17-19 in Kissimmee, Fla. Twelve Buckeyes made their Ohio State debuts. April 23 UNC-Greensboro 1:05 p.m. • Sixty-two percent (30-of-52) of the team’s hits have gone for extra-bases. Ohio State is fourth in the Big Ten in doubles (20) April 28 Nebraska* 6:35 p.m. and tied for fifth in home runs (10). April 29 Nebraska* 3:05 p.m. • Junior outfielder Tre’ Gantt leads the team with a .325 average (13-for-40) with four doubles, one triple, one home run, four April 30 Nebraska* 12:05 p.m. RBI and two stolen bases. The OSU lead-off hitter has reached base in all 11 games. May 2 Texas Tech 6:35 p.m. • Fifth-year senior Zach Ratcliff has powered his way to a team-high four home runs, which is tied for the conference lead. May 3 Texas Tech 6:35 p.m. He is slugging a team-best .634. May 5 at Michigan* 6 p.m. • Fifth-year senior right-handed pitcher Jake Post earned his first win of the season last Sunday, striking out a career-high May 6 at Michigan* 2 p.m. eight batters. May 7 at Michigan* 3 p.m. • Redshirt junior right-hander Yianni Pavlopoulos was named Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week Feb. 27. May 9 Bowling Green 6:35 p.m. • Junior right-hander Seth Kinker and redshirt junior right-hander Kyle Michalik have both made four appearances out of the May 10 Ball State 6:35 p.m. bullpen. May 12 at Iowa* 7:05 p.m. • The 2017 Buckeyes return 17 letterwinners this season, including a five-member senior class, from the squad that won 44 May 13 at Iowa* 3:05 p.m. games, tied for fifth all-time in program history and the most since 2003, and advanced to a NCAA Regional after claiming May 14 at Iowa* 2 p.m. the program’s ninth Big Ten tournament title. The team also welcomed 17 newcomers last fall. May 16 Toledo 6:35 p.m. PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS May 18 Indiana* 6:35 p.m. May 19 Indiana* 6:35 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 10 SATURDAY, MARCH 11 SUNDAY, MARCH 12 May 20 Indiana* 3:05 p.m. PITCHER W-L ERA PITCHER W-L ERA PITCHER W-L ERA May 24-28 Big Ten Tournament^ TBA (RHP) Jake Post 1-1 3.38 (RHP) Ryan Feltner 0-2 5.51 (RHP) Adam Niemeyer 1-2 5.14 ALL TIMES EASTERN, Home games in RED (RHP) Garrett Anderson 1-0 3.00 (RHP) Kutter Crawford 3-0 1.35 (LHP) Josh Dye 3-0 1.86 * B1G game; #Sunshine State Classic Series, Osceola, Fla.; % B1G/Pac-12 Challenge, Surprise Ariz., &Snowbird Classic, Port Charlotte, Fla.; -^B1G Tournament, Bloomington, Ind. PROBABLE STARTERS BY POSITION Pos. No. Name Yr. GP-GS Avg. R H RBI Notes ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS C 42 Jacob Barnwell So. 11-10 .276 5 8 0 Batting .313 last five games Assistant Director, BASE SID .....................Alex Morando 1B 50 Bo Coolen Jr. 10-9 .176 4 6 4 Hit .364 at Campbell series (3/3-5) Email [email protected] 2B 4 Noah McGowan Jr. 11-11 .211 4 8 5 Grand slam, 5 RBI (2/17-2/20) Twitter: .............................................@AlexMorando_OSU 3B 1 Brady Cherry So. 11-11 .286 4 10 6 Hit .357 with a grand slam (2/17-2/20) Official Website ........................OhioStateBuckeyes.com SS 7 Jalen Washington Sr. 11-11 .263 6 10 6 Knocked first HR at Campbell (3/4) Facebook ...Facebook.com/OhioStateUniversityBaseball CF 3 Tre’ Gantt Jr. 11-11 .325 8 13 4 Batted .400 last weekend with 2 SB Twitter ................. @OhioState_BASE; @OhioStAthletics; RF 17 Shea Murray Sr. 10-8 .148 4 4 1 Three extra-base hits in 2017 ............................................................ @Brutus_Buckeye LF 17 Tyler Cowles Jr. 11-10 .219 3 7 5 Hit first HR at Campbell (3/3) Instagram ...........................................@OhioState_BASE DH 32 Zach Ratcliff 5th/Sr. 11-11 .310 10 13 9 T-first in B1G with 4 HR OhioStateBuckeyes.com #GoBucks 2017 OHIO STATE BASEBALL FGCU NOTES 2017 OHIO STATE BASEBALL FGCU NOTES QUICK FACTS NOTES BASEBALL HISTORY 2017 SEASON OUTLOOK First Year...............................................................................1881 All-Time Record....................................... 2,536-1,646-39 (.606) National Championships.............................................. 1 (1966) College World Series Appearances ......................................4 (1951-65-66-67) College World Series Record....................................9-7 (.563) NCAA Tournament Appearances.........................................20 (1951-55-65-66-67-82-91-92-93-94-95-97-99-2001-02-03-... 05-07-09-16) NCAA Tournament