Folks, it’s time to brush up on yet another Big Ten baseball program that has been around for quite some time. AS the Washington Huskies are one of the three new baseball teams to make their way into the Big Ten, they’ll now share a conference with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Ohio State has been around since 1881 (which is a really long time ago) and there’s been quite a bit of success for the Buckeyes throughout their history.
Let’s take a quick look at everything Washington Husky baseball fans need to know about the Buckeyes in 2025.
Ohio State Buckeyes overview
It’s probably safe to say that Ohio State is a bit of a traditional power in college baseball, but it’d also be safe to say that most of the Buckeyes glory days (in baseball) are behind them. At least right now. Ohio State really hasn’t had much fun recently, but this is a team that has been to the College World Series on four different occasions and won a championship in 1966.
- 21 NCAA Tournament appearances (1951, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019)
- 4 College World Series appearances (1951, 1965, 1966, 1967)
- NCAA Champions in 1966
- 15 regular season conference championships
- 11 conference tournament championships
Who is the current head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes?
Again, because the Buckeyes haven’t been all that impressive lately, this is a team that is trying to find some life and reinvent itself. Thus, Justin Haire is entering his first season in Columbus. We’ll see how it goes, but Haire was remarkable at Campbell University, where he coached from 2015 to 2024.
He won five Big South regular season titles, four Big South tournament championships, and has a 317-212 record that he brings with him from Campbell. It might take some time to get the Buckeyes rolling, but Haire has been impressive throughout his career.
Where do the Ohio State Buckeyes play?
With a seating capacity set near 4,500, the Ohio State Buckeyes call Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium home. The venue opened in 1997, so it’s one of the (relatively speaking) newer ballparks in the Big Ten (but at least it’s bigger than where Northwestern plays).
When will the Washington Huskies face Ohio State baseball in 2025?
Unfortunately, the Washington Huskies and Ohio State Buckeyes won’t meet up at any point during the 2025 NCAA baseball regular season and given how both teams have struggled to start the season, it certainly seems unlikely to see any sort of meeting in the Big Ten Tournament or NCAA Tournament this season.
But, it’s theoretically possible for a conference tourney meet up given how Ohio State is now one of Washington’s 16 conference foes.