Ohio State’s Baseball History in the College World Series
When you think of Ohio State, you don’t necessarily think of the dominant baseball teams. But that’s not to say there haven’t been some pretty memorable years in the history of the Buckeye baseball program.
In the 90s and early 2000s, OSU baseball was the dominant program in the Big Ten, but since then it’s been more of a hit-and-miss affair. The program may still boast a conference tournament championship every few years, but it’s been a very long time since Ohio State has been nationally relevant.
But there was a time when it was. In fact, the Buckeyes have made multiple College World Series appearances and even have a national title to boast of.
With the NCAA World College Series heating up this week in Omaha (said in a Payton Manning voice), we thought we’d go back and take a look whenever there was a scarlet and gray tint on the CWS.
So let’s go.
June 14, 1951: In an elimination game played on Day 2 of the 1951 College World Series, Texas A&M Baseball beat Ohio State 3-2 to win its first-ever #CWS Game.
The Aggies will only win one more College World Series game in the next 70 years…and counting. 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/TbDbeQDhq4
— Poooooor Aggies! (@pooraggies) June 15, 2021
University World Series Results
Lost 9-8 against Oklahoma
Lost 3-2 against Texas A&M
Final finish
7th place (Fred Taylor played on the team)
June 12, 1965: A new tarp saves the day. A shower almost postponed the match, but @ASU_Baseball ultimately defeated Ohio State to win the championship. #CWS https://t.co/ftmG4liNpc pic.twitter.com/DuHAwhj2ir
— World-Herald CWS (@OWHcws) June 1, 2019
University World Series Results
Won 2-1 over Florida State
Won 14-1 over Washington State
Lost 9-4 to Arizona State
Won 2-1 against Washington State (loser’s bracket)
Won 7-3 over Arizona State (first final)
Lost 2-1 to Arizona State (championship game)
Final finish
2nd place
Did you know baseball was the first organized sport on campus in Ohio State? In honor of the conclusion of the World Series, here’s a photo from when @OhioStateBASE won the College World Series in 1966. pic.twitter.com/GBibYxOjwG
— OSU Archives (@BuckeyeHistory) October 29, 2018
University World Series Results
Won 4-2 over Oklahoma State
Won 6-2 against USC
Won 8-7 against St. John’s
Lost 5-1 to USC (semi-final)
Won 1-0 against USC (first final)
Won 8-2 over Oklahoma State (championship game)
Final finish
1st place (national champions)
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