Solid Slate Awaits Buckeyes…
Ohio State has released its 2012 college baseball schedule. The Buckeyes will open the season February 17-19 at the fourth annual Big Ten/Big East Challenge in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Fla area. Their three opponents at the event are yet to be determined.
The Buckeyes are in Atlanta the following weekend for a three game series at Georgia Tech and then they head back to Florida March 2-4 for games against Michigan, Western Michigan (2) and Chicago State at the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte.
That swing is followed by games in Myrtle Beach, SC March 9-11 vs. host Coastal Carolina (2), Marist and Toledo.
After those first 14 games on the road, the Buckeyes play their first home games March 16-18 with a three game series against Austin Peay.
OSU opens Big Ten play when it hosts Purdue March 23-25. Other conference home series are against Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern. Conference road series are at Michigan State, Illinois, Penn State, and Indiana. The Buckeyes do not face arch-rival Michigan in conference action in 2012.
The Buckeyes play two late season non-conference series in May. They head to Oklahoma State for two games on the 8th and 9th. They also host three games vs. Seattle May 11-13.
A few notes about the Buckeyes opponents:
Georgia Tech – 42-21; ACC Coastal Division champion, fell to Mississippi State in championship game of Atlanta Regional; head coach Danny Hall was Beals’ coach at Kent State
Coastal Carolina – 42-20; Big South regular season and tournament champion, No. 3 seed in Clemson Regional
Austin Peay - 34-24; Ohio Valley Conference tournament champion, No. 4 seed in Atlanta Regional
Nebraska - 30-25; First year in Big Ten, first-year coach two-time MLB All-Star Darin Erstad
Illinois – 30-27; Big Ten tournament champion, No. 4 seed in Fullerton Regional
Oklahoma State – 35-25; 25-7 at home; No. 2 seed in Nashville Regional; Buckeyes hold 4-1 advantage in all-time series, defeating Cowboys twice in 1966 College World Series including an 8-2 win in the championship game; teams split two games last season in Columbus
Non-conference opponents that are still to be determined will be announced at a later date.
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