Lots of Buckeye baseball notes

The season is eight days away? You wouldn't know looking outside but it truly is.

Here is a rundown of this week's news. Come Monday I'll dig into providing my thoughts on the team. I know it has been a long time coming just bear with me one more weekend.

Wimmers & Burkhart continue to be noticed nationally

Here is the latest media to provide insight into Burkhart & Wimmers

College Baseball Insider caught up with the two to discuss the conjoined path to presentday.

Baseball America and Yahoo! Sports has features on the two upcoming here shortly. Buckeye State Baseball has the info on that.

CollegeBaseball360 announces Big East/Big Ten Challenge videocast schedule

CollegeBaseball360 is going above and beyond bringing exposure to northern baseball. CB360 has finalized their schedule in covering challenge between the weather-strickend conferences as they meet in the clash in Florida. You can check out when the Buckeyes will be on the stream by going here.

Big Ten Preview?

College Baseball Insider spoke to 8 of the 10 Big Ten coaches, though they did not state who, to gather their thoughts and answers on the season.

Collectively the coaches agreed Ohio State is the team to beat. Wimmers is the top Big Ten pitcher. Burkhart is the best defensive catcher while Michael Stephens is the best defensive outfielder. Stephens is one of the conference's best power hitters, while Ryan Dew and Burkhart are two of the purest hitters.

You can read all of the answers provided by the Big Ten coaches here.

Ohio State Athletics Communications continue their Ohio State preview

The talented Jerry Emig continued breaking down the Scarlet & Gray for 2010 in previewing the catching corp. Though Burkhart is the brightest star and biggest name, the group has depth. You can read the preview here.

That is the latest and greatest news about the Big Ten defending champions.

More All-American Honors for Wimmers and Hale

Announced today were the College Baseball Insider All-American teams. I honestly did not know there were this many publications with AA teams that go down in the records books, but hey it is what it is.

Both Alex Wimmers and Jake Hale were named 3rd team CBI All-Americans.

For the final (unless someone else out there has an All-American team) tally

Wimmers:
Ping! Baseball 1st Team All-American
Louisville Slugger 2nd Team All-American
Baseball America 3rd Team All-American
ABCA (Coaches) 3rd Team All-American
NCBWA (Writers) 3rd Team All-American
College Baseball Insider 3rd Team All-American

Hale:
NCBWA 1st Team
Ping! 2nd Team
ABCA 3rd Team
CBI 3rd Team
Louisville Slugger 3rd Team



College Baseball Insider All-Americans