From: BigTenNetwork.com -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Ohio State head coach Bob Todd picked up the 1,000th win of his career, a 20-9 victory over Richmond Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville, Fla. The ABCA Hall of Famer became just the 41st head coach in college baseball history to achieve the feat. "I have been in coaching for a long time and had some very talented players and assistant coaches," Todd said. "To win 1,000 is a great honor for me." ­­12 Buckeyes had an RBI in the ... Read More

From: OhioStateBuckeyes.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State student-athletes combined to serve the Columbus community with 6,496 hours of community service at 117 local organizations, schools and events during the 2008-09 season. Leading the way was the cheerleading team with an outstanding 1,671 hours, followed by the football team with 799 hours and the men's track and field team in third with 728. A total of eight teams clocked in with over 200 hours, including men's lacrosse (389), wrestling (328), rowing (276.5), women's hockey ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State's men's basketball team couldn't go to Italy. Otherwise, Ohio State's nearly $120 million athletic department has navigated the current economic climate while barely breaking stride. Forecasted to lose money during the 2008-09 fiscal year that ended on June 30, it turns out that the OSU athletic department did suffer a rare loss, but of only $148,026. That included a previously pledged $1 million donation to the school library. Stiff the library and ... Read More

By: Brian Lavrich (Sun News via Cleveland.com) -- Tim Wetzel is realizing his lifelong dream of becoming a Buckeye. The Mayfield center fielder has orally committed to playing for Ohio State University following his senior year. "I've wanted to go to Ohio State ever since I started playing ball," Wetzel said. "Especially coming from northeast Ohio. People are always telling me they (Ohio State) doesn't recruit up here, you have to go down south. I have to give a lot of credit to coach ... Read More

From: BizJournals.com -- Ohio State University’s athletics programs generated the second-highest revenue total of any college in the nation during the 2007-08 school year, according to a report released Monday in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal. The sister publication to Columbus Business First, citing Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act forms, found that Buckeye sports brought in $118 million in the school year ended June 2008, second only to the University of Texas at $120.3 million. Ohio State was one of only three college athletics ... Read More

By: John Bombatch (MiddletownJournal.com) -- MIDDLETOWN — Thanks to the rewards of an endowment fund started six years ago, the Ohio State University Alumni Club of Butler County can reward five area high school seniors with a combined $4,300 in scholarships at its annual banquet on Thursday, June 11, at the Manchester Inn. “We started the fund in December of 2003 at Ohio State,” explained club president Al Kulick. “This is the second year where the endowment fund is paying back. Since we’re earning ... Read More

From: TheLantern.com via TradingMarkets.com -- Ohio State U., Columbus, OH, Jun 04, 2009 (The Lantern/UWire via COMTEX) -- VS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- When heading to an athletic event on campus, it can be difficult to imagine all the fine-tuning that goes on behind game day. Brutus, cheerleaders, players and coaches all work hard to prepare for game days. But there is more to the Ohio State Department of Athletics than most people notice. Besides the players and ... Read More

From: WaitingForNextYear.com -- If you frequent the site, you know that many of us come to the defense of our teams when we feel that they’re being wrongly portrayed or attacked with bias and malicious intent. We see it all of the time during football season as it seems as if the entire nation hate the Ohio State Buckeyes. For one reason or another (usually based on BCS nonsense), the Scarlet and Gray are at the forefront of the blog-wielded crowbar. But after reading ... Read More

By: Casey Moore (Tallahassee.com) -- It was one of those games you had to see to believe — and even then you had to rub your eyes. Florida State's offense erupted for multiple team and NCAA records to coast into the super regionals on the heels of an astounding 37-6 pounding of Ohio State in the final game of the Tallahassee Regional at Dick Howser Stadium on Sunday. Those 37 runs set three records — a school record, a school record in an NCAA tournament ... Read More

By: AP via MiamiHerald.com -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Ohio State, which won the Big Ten championship by leaning on its bullpen, staved off NCAA Regional elimination behind the relief work of Drew Rucinski and closer Jake Hale. Rucinski and Hale combined for 3 2/3 no-hit innings as the Buckeyes (41-18) eliminated Marist 6-4 on Saturday. Rucinski (11-2) picked up the victory and Hale earned his 17th save of the season as Ohio State improved to 35-1 on the season when leading after seven ... Read More

By: Corey Dowlar (Macon.com) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A lengthy storm lingered around Dick Howser Stadium for most of Friday afternoon, but the real thunder belonged to Georgia’s bats as the Bulldogs cruised to a 24-8 victory against Ohio State. A weather delay that lasted more than five hours couldn’t stop Georgia from opening the NCAA’s Tallahassee Regional with a season high in runs scored, 23 hits and seven home runs. The power outburst was a welcome sight for a Bulldogs team that ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland.com) -- Ohio State and Michigan working together to save money in their athletic departments? Times must be tough. The two schools announced today that they will no longer print media guides for any of their athletic teams, and they hope other schools will follow their lead. According to an Ohio State release, the move, effective immediately, will save about $250,000 per year. The idea is that the schools can more effectively and efficiently get their messages out in ways other than media ... Read More

From: BigTenNetwork.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - USA Baseball announced its 30 semifinalists for the 2009 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award (GSA) and Ohio State pitcher Alex Wimmers is on the list of players who are under consideration as the nation's premier amateur baseball player. Wimmers, the 2009 Big Ten Conference co-Pitcher of the Year, is a sophomore from Cincinnati and Archbishop Moeller High School. He has led the Buckeyes on the mound all year with a 9-1 record, a 2.68 earned run average, 131 ... Read More