tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61563500750329275062024-03-05T11:22:42.583-05:00The Buckeye NineBuckeye Ninehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209181042438038402noreply@blogger.comBlogger583125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-10958831333783644582011-05-13T20:59:00.006-04:002013-11-19T21:51:14.356-05:00Buckeyes Fall in Opener to Hawkeyes 7-0Those who followe my twitter know, but I have had a bit of a family issue with my mother having a tumor and ultimately surgery on the 26 of the month, it's thrown a fell things in loop of late, work hours, financial priorities, actual desire to write, but I'm back for now.
As the weather finally feels a bit like spring, unfortunately the season is in its final stages, in little over two weeks Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-35373409415648159112011-04-29T09:05:00.010-04:002011-04-29T10:35:11.103-04:00Michigan Series PreviewBefore providing a preview on the Michigan Wolverines (13-25, 6-6), here are a few links from outside publications relating to the Ohio State baseball team.Mark Znidar of The Columbus Dispatch has a story on Andrew Armstrong and his recovery from arm surgery as the pitcher operates well following surgery.Jeff Svoboda of Buckeye Sports Bulletin provides a preview of the weekend and touches on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-23030681793854730152011-04-28T22:07:00.005-04:002011-04-28T22:21:49.075-04:00Special Frienship Adds Twist to Special RivalryClose your eyes for a moment and think back to when you were 13 and think of your best friend. The person who knew you better than anyone else. The one who knew how you got the scar on your knee. The one whose house you spent just as much time in as yours. The friend you laughed with, cried with, and would go to bat for time and time again.Now, imagine that friend trying to conquer you in a midstUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-62735774343573107482011-04-28T19:37:00.003-04:002011-04-28T19:46:26.804-04:002012 Scheduling TidbitsWhile the final product is far from a reality, a few interesting tidbits have been made public or shared of the Ohio State schedule that can be passed along. As shared by opposing coach Dan McDonnell the midweek series between Louisville and Ohio State is set to resume after the year hiatus, though the teams did tangle in game two of the season in the Big East-Big Ten Challenge.The dates with theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-17216521872627766022011-04-28T19:14:00.010-04:002011-04-28T19:33:53.590-04:00Sandusky's Xavier Turner Is Third '12 CommitPicture credited to Jason Werling of the Sandusky RegisterThe recruiting efforts of the Ohio State staff are show in the abilities to receive early commitments from players not yet finished with their junior season. The trend continues as Ohio State's class of freshmen for the 2012-13 season has now grown by one with the commitment of infielder Xavier Turner of Sandusky.Turner joins Delaware's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-59894970845755402742011-04-28T18:54:00.004-04:002011-04-28T19:14:36.485-04:00Game with Bobcats Washed Out, Michigan AwaitsOnce again Ohio State lost an opportunity to take the field due to the weather as an unfavorable forecast mixed rain off and on throughout the evening hours saw the Wednesday night date between the Buckeyes and Bobcats be cancelled.Without a midweek game, the Buckeyes surely chomping at the bit to get back on the diamond, and who better to take out the anticipation and frustration if you're an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-11841572696168412542011-04-26T14:56:00.003-04:002011-04-26T14:59:13.952-04:00Marshall - Ohio State Rained OutSurprise surprise, rain has once again found its way intro Central Ohio and as a result tonight's game between Marshall and Ohio State has been canceled. Ironically this is a game that was just added to the schedule last week to make up for lost games but Mother Nature is proving to be a trickier customer for the Bucks than BBCOR bats and wild pitches.As a result of the season's fifth game lost Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-11606306459356720712011-04-25T15:38:00.004-04:002011-04-25T15:55:48.403-04:00Ohio State News & NotesJust a collection of news and notes on all things Ohio State baseball that is on the Internet. In this update we hear from on of Ohio State's latest class of 2011 commits, a former Buckeye on the cusp of the majors, and the midweek previews from the Ohio State Athletic Communications on Marshall and Ohio who the Buckeyes respectively host and travel to on Tuesday and Wednesday.Porter Picks Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-30760490858477838832011-04-25T13:42:00.008-04:002011-04-25T16:14:06.886-04:00Examining the Buckeyes at Big Ten's Midpoint ITo catch up on things, I'm attempting to look at the Buckeyes team as it enters the back-half of the Big Ten schedule. To be honest, I really do not know what to make of the team collectively. Some Big Ten statistics are great such as the few hits the opposition has collected, the slugging percentage, batting average, opponents average. While some statistics are ugly and don't match the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-82857651429638008292011-04-24T16:22:00.005-04:002011-04-24T18:24:22.948-04:00Buckeyes continue see-saw season with lossIt has nearly been a month since I last spoke on the Ohio State baseball team. As I resume those duties I realize not much as changed. I last updated the Buckeyes' record with the team at 8-10 overall and 0-0, on the eve of the Big Ten season. I come back with the team having gone 2-2 in non-conference play, defeating Akron twice, while falling to Bowling Green and Miami, while going 6-6 in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-45335759323971389342011-03-25T18:02:00.005-04:002011-03-25T18:09:14.269-04:00Quick Update; Partnering with FOX Sports OhioLike the Buckeyes I too have been out west. Was in Las Vegas the 14-23 visiting family as well as taking in TCU-UNLV for a feature for PerfectGame.As hectic as the Ohio State schedule was with the rainouts, postponements, and such so was mine, by the way the weather wasn't overly great in Nevada either, infinitely better than Ohio, but the same stuff that bothered NorCal was providing too many Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-81499631945667854182011-03-13T14:07:00.006-04:002011-03-13T15:06:25.759-04:00Black Knights Blitz Buckeyes in Blunder-filled BestingThe only good that came with today's embarrassing loss to Army is that it allowed myself the chance to work on alliteration as you can see in the title. Outside of that, the Buckeyes took a giant step backwards in falling 14-9 to an Army team that came in with just one win in 11 contests. This is a bad loss. This is a bad loss that stings more as I see St. John's is only 5-8 taking away any Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-32608654267000369672011-03-11T22:26:00.007-05:002011-03-11T23:32:21.625-05:00Buckeye Flaws Exposed in LossAs excited as I had been after three weekends and a 5-3 start, I made sure to drive home the point that four of the five wins have come against pretty bad competition. Even the win against St. John's doesn't appear to be what it was thought to be. Regardless, Ohio State had beat bad teams as a good team does.But they're still a bit from keeping up with the good teams as today's 12-1 loss to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-2837980271125307782011-03-06T12:01:00.005-05:002011-03-06T12:10:37.017-05:00Bucks Finish Weekend 1-0The constant rains that have washed through Central Ohio the last three days have also wrecked havoc on most of the southeastern United States and were not too kindly on our baseball team. After having yesterday's game against host Western Carolina moved up, delayed, and ultimately postponed, the same with a projected evening game against Akron, today has fared no better, as weather will not Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-60654574865306706152011-03-04T19:22:00.010-05:002011-03-04T19:44:15.941-05:00Random Buckeye Baseball NotesJust a quick rundown of things that are related to Ohio State baseball. I've tweeted these things, but for those not hit to twitter, a few newsworthy notes.Series moved to Target Field. With the Metrodome down and unplayable, the season-ending series versus the Gophers has been moved to the home of the Minnesota Twins, Target Field.Ohio State gained a commitment for 2011 Outfielder Pat Porter a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-5621999268330498242011-03-04T18:19:00.007-05:002011-03-04T19:47:22.415-05:00Hello 2011 BaseballI did not intend to take such a lengthy, unannounced, and inconvenient break, but it happens. Normally I'd feel bad in such situations, but all things considered; school, work, professional aspirations, and just living the life of an amazing 24-year-old, I don't. Baseball is fun, supporting Ohio State can be too, but devoting the hours I may want to or need to with everything I want to do with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-34302109691194713922010-12-20T01:27:00.002-05:002010-12-20T01:29:22.228-05:00Does Lee Signing Make The Phillies The Heat Of Baseball?To help cover some of the expenses that come with trying to keep up with as much Buckeye baseball as possible, advertising on the sidebars may pop up in the future, or articles with links within in it, such as this, may occasionally pop up. Here is a quick post on the biggest professional news from the last week.There were a lot of fans, pundits, sports betting handicappers and even casual Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-91304371506310610152010-11-12T09:19:00.003-05:002010-11-12T10:37:44.410-05:00Initial Fall Practice Thoughts Pt. IIAs soon as I published part I I immediately thought of a handful of other notes and thoughts I had from the fall session of practices and intra-squad series. So without further delay, here are more bullet-points of Buckeye tidbits.*Catcher- Coach Beals has a small army of backstops. This after Dezse moved from behind the plate to first when in the field, David Fathalikhani transitioned into a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-59116857666897250232010-11-11T18:46:00.005-05:002010-11-11T19:14:33.582-05:00Initial Thoughts from Fall PracticesI've put this to the side for quite some bit and I apologize, midterms and other stuff have greatly hindered my time.But to get back to discussing the current Buckeyes I wanted to share a few thoughts before I really dig into what unfolded and what to expect come spring for the Scarlet and Gray.Thoughts From Fall Practices*Wetzel- One of the most prevalent thoughts and impressions took from the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-41930411997603434452010-11-11T18:07:00.005-05:002010-11-11T19:27:56.498-05:00Early Signing Period Wrap Pt. IAs mentioned yesterday the Early Signing Period is Nov. 10-17. While many student-athletes have ceremonies and submit their NLI on the first day of the period, the entire week is allowed for the letters to be submitted. As a result Ohio State provided a release stating Aaron Gretz, Eric Haase, Matt Panek, and Matt Wisler did indeed submit their NLIs and are officially a part of Buckeye Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-47156243643289717462010-11-09T19:13:00.005-05:002010-11-09T19:26:59.078-05:008 Expected in Early Signing Period for Ohio StateWednesday, November 10th begins the Early Signing Period for National Letter of Intents to be sent to respective schools across the country in which student-athletes finalize their commitment to attend that school after graduation. While the period last seven days, and nothing official will be concluded until then, it is expected Ohio State and Coach Greg Beals will be on the receiving end of 8 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-46548117545888046172010-10-25T15:56:00.004-04:002010-10-25T16:06:22.132-04:00Buckeye Baseball Fall ReportsThrilled you all are I'm sure of who will be future Buckeyes, but I'm sure the desire is there to know what to make of the current Buckeyes and how Autumn practices went. Fear not as I am in the process of providing news, insights, and thoughts into the program after Coach Beals' first practice opportunities with the team.Below you will fine the schedule of events of fall ball recap.This Week:Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-56974090014254710172010-10-24T17:02:00.004-04:002010-10-24T17:11:08.100-04:00Minnesota C/1B Aaron Gretz is a BuckeyeWith the addition of Minnesota catcher and first baseman Aaron Gretz, the first full recruiting class for Coach Beals now stands at six as we are a little more than two weeks away from the beginning of the early signing period.Gretz is a 6'0, 185 backstop from Apple Valley, Minnesota, as well the starting goaltender on his school's hockey team.On the diamond Gretz reportedly has a 1.96 second popUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-62885575970045488142010-10-24T06:46:00.004-04:002010-10-24T06:55:16.657-04:00Local Product Leffel Commits to BuckeyesWith the early signing period running from Nov. 10 thru 17, the recruiting trail and ensuing commitments is gaining steam. The latest class of 2011 commit for Coach Beals and his Buckeye staff is Dublin Coffman shortstop Ryan Leffel.The 6'0, 180 middle infielder is Ohio State's first in-state position player and just second overall in the 2011 class joining Bryan's Matt Wisler.According to Big Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156350075032927506.post-16751123026447110252010-10-23T14:34:00.003-04:002010-10-23T14:40:22.801-04:00Jacob Bosiokovic Commits to Ohio StateA lead I reported Thursday night has been confirmed as Jacob Bosiokovic a right-handed pitcher and corner infielder from Delaware Hayes has committed to Ohio State. Bosiokovic becomes the second member of Ohio State's 2012 recruiting class.At 6'6, 190, Bosiokovic's future is unclear as the junior Pacer is talented both on the mound as well as at the plate. Perfect Game reports Bosiokovic reached Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0