2010 Schedule Tidbit

[ColinW]

Looks like the Buckeyes will be playing in a tournament at Tennessee March 12-14 against Tennessee, UConn, and Marshall.

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[JCOSU86]

Tennessee, hmmmm, that's a step up.

[coastalbuck]

Nice place to play too.

[Nutriaitch]

need to figure out a way to get you guys down to the Box for a series

[buckeyemania11]

BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge Schedule Set - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The schedule for the second BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge is set and the Ohio State baseball team will play South Florida, Notre Dame and Cincinnati in the 20-team, 30-game event that will be held in the St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Fla., area in February.

The Buckeyes, who went 3-0 in the event last year with wins over Notre Dame, Connecticut and Cincinnati, will open Challenge play Friday, Feb. 26 at 4:30 p.m. against South Florida. The game will be played at Al Lang Stadium, which is located in St. Petersburg. This will be the first meeting between the Buckeyes and the Bulls in 13 years. USF is coming off a 34-25 season in 2009, a record that included an 18-7 mark (second) in BIG EAST play. The Bulls were eliminated in the semifinals of the BIG EAST tournament.

Ohio State and Notre Dame will hook up for the second consecutive year in the Challenge Saturday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. The game will be played in Clearwater at the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies: Bright House Field. Notre Dame was 36-23 last season and 15-12 in the BIG EAST (fourth). The Fighting Irish lost in the semifinals of the BIG EAST tournament.

The Buckeyes will close their Challenge games Sunday, Feb. 28 against Cincinnati, their Sunday opponent in last year's event. The teams will square off at 1 p.m. in St. Petersburg at the Naimoli Complex. Cincinnati was 29-29 last season, 13-14 in the BIG EAST and was the eighth seed in the BIG EAST tournament.

A special BIG EAST/Big Ten Baseball Festival, a celebration of spring baseball in Florida, will take place at the Naimoli Complex on Sunday. The site will host six Challenge games throughout the day.

Last year's Challenge, which featured eight programs from the BIG EAST and all 10 Big Ten baseball-playing institutions, was won by the Big Ten, 15-9. Georgetown, which competed in 2009, will not be back in 2010, allowing newcomers Rutgers, Louisville and Villanova to participate. Rounding out the BIG EAST contingent is Cincinnati, Connecticut, Notre Dame, St. John's, Seton Hall, South Florida (USF) and West Virginia. Big Ten participants include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue.

[coastalbuck]

That sounds like a neat tournament. Nice scheduling and Kudos to the sponsers, cool deal all around.

[LitlBuck]

Bob Baptist

Expect an announcement next week that the Big Ten baseball tournament will return to Columbus in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

The Clippers and the Greater Columbus Sports Commission have been in negotiations with the conference for a while, but the stumbling block has been a Clippers homestand in Huntington Park during the tournament next spring.

The Big Ten will move the tournament to Ohio State's Bill Davis Field for one year so it can have it in Huntington Park the next two, sources say. Previously, the conference champion was the host, so it says a lot about Columbus' trial run that the Buckeyes will be the host even if they don't finish on top.

League and local officials are hoping that this is the beginning of a long run in Columbus. The city will have an option to add three more years starting in 2013.

BuckeyeXtra - Bob Hunter commentary: Rumblings

[Nutriaitch]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Bob Baptist


BuckeyeXtra - Bob Hunter commentary: Rumblings

pretty sweet deal for y'all.

kinda wish the SEC would move our tourney outta Birmingham.
would really like if they rotated it around a little.
there are Minor league stadiums all across the south that would work just as well.

Zephyr Field in New Orleans is the same size as Regions Park.
Plus New Orleans is an enormous step up from Birmingham.

i mean seriously, who the hell wants to spend that much time in Bama's backyard?

[buckeyemania11]

Buckeyes Announce 2010 Schedule - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State baseball team will begin the 2010 season playing 18 of its first 21 games in the state of Florida with the other three being played in Knoxville, Tenn., head coach Bob Todd announced Thursday.



The Buckeyes, the defending Big Ten Conference champion who started 18-3 last year with the first 21 games played in Florida, open up their season Feb. 19-21 with three games in Jacksonville against North Florida, Florida A&M and Richmond before taking part in the second-annual Big Ten/Big East Challenge Feb. 26-28 in Clearwater/St. Petersburg. The 10 team, 30-game event pits the Buckeyes against South Florida, Notre Dame and in-state foe Cincinnati. Ohio State defeated the Fighting Irish and Bearcats in the inaugural Big Ten/Big East challenge last season.

Ohio State's initial series of games on the road also includes trips to Port Charlotte, Fla. (March 5-7), Knoxville (March 12-14) and to Winter Haven, Fla., for a series of Spring Break games against opponents to be announced.

Big Ten Conference play opens the weekend of April 2-4 at Northwestern and the regular season will conclude May 20-22 in Columbus with a series against Minnesota. The Bill Davis Stadium home opener is set for 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 31 against Toledo. It will be the first of 21 home games for the Buckeyes in 2010.



A few notes about some of the 2010 opponents:

• North Florida (Feb. 19) - Defeated Florida State (No. 10 final Collegiate Baseball ranking), Florida (No. 13) and Miami (No. 20);
• Notre Dame (Feb. 27) - Big East Tournament runner-up;
• Tennessee (Mar. 13) - Took 2-of-3 from CWS champion LSU;
• Michigan (April 30-May 2) - The series this year will be played in Ann Arbor;
• Louisville (May 4-5) - Finished 2009 ranked No. 14; Advanced to Super Regional before falling to Cal State Fullerton; returns to Columbus after the Buckeyes traveled to Louisville for a pair in 2009;
• Indiana (Apr. 9-11) - Big Ten tournament champion in 2009; teams did not play a Big Ten series in 2009;
• Minnesota (May 20-22) - Big Ten regular season and tournament runner-up; NCAA Regional participant.

full schedule

Baseball - Schedule - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com