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Experience - seven position player starters along with six pitchers are a part of 21 returning lettermen - along with flexibility will be the cornerstone for the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes in their pursuit to win a Big Ten championship and advance to the NCAA tournament for the 13th time under 22nd-year head coach
Bob Todd.
The entire starting infield - C
Dan Burkhart, 1B
Justin Miller, 2B
Cory Kovanda, 3B
Cory Rupert and SS
Tyler Engle – returns intact. Miller, a senior captain, and juniors Kovanda and Rupert have started for two years now and have 331 starts between them. Burkhart and Engle are sophomores.
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