COLUMBUS, Ohio - Big Ten Conference champion Ohio State will compete in its 13th NCAA tournament under the direction of coach Bob Todd and the 19th NCAA in school history this weekend as the No. 3 Seed in the Tallahassee Regional.
The 40-17 Buckeyes, ranked 30th this week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, meet the No. 2 Seed Georgia Bulldogs, 37-22, in a noon game at Mark Martin Field in Dick Howser Stadium. No. 1 Seed and 42-16 Florida State and No. 4 Seed and 31-26 Marist meet in the 4 p.m. game Friday. The winners of these games play at 4 p.m. Saturday while the two losing teams play in an elimination game at noon Saturday.
THIS WEEK IN OHIO STATE BASEBALL
Ohio State (40-17; 18-6/Big Ten Champion)
at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional
Game 58 vs. Georgia (37-22; 15-15/3rd SEC East)
Friday, May 29, 12 noon
Dick Howser Stadium; Tallahassee, Fla.
Game 59 vs. Marist (31-26; 15-9/MAAC Tourn. Champion)
Saturday, May 30, 12 noon or 4 p.m.
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Game 59 vs. Florida State (42-16; 19-9/1st ACC Atlantic)
Saturday, May 30, 12 noon or 4 p.m.
TELEVISION
ESPNU (All games)
BROADCAST RADIO
103.9 WTDA Talk FM
INTERNET LIVE STATS
OhioStateBuckeyes.com and Seminoles.com
BROADCAST INFORMATION
All of the games at the Tallahassee Regional will be carried live on ESPNU. The games can be heard locally and over the internet on 103.9 WTDA Talk FM with Frank Fraas and former Buckeye pitcher Bob Spears describing the action.
19th NCAA APPEARANCE
Ohio State is making its 19th NCAA tournament appearance, its 13th under the direction of head coach Bob Todd and first since 2007. No Big Ten team has more NCAA appearances since 1988 (Todd’s first year) and only Minnesota (29 NCAAs) and Michigan (21) have more NCAA appearances among Big Ten teams than Ohio State.
NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Ohio State is 40-37 all-time in NCAA tournament play, including districts, regionals, super regionals and CWS games. Coach Bob Todd’s teams are 19-24 in NCAA play.
Full OSU Weekly Release
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