Ohio State 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule
May 20, 2018 · CSM Staff
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten (36-22, 14-10)
Big Wins: 3/11 at Coastal Carolina (7-5), 4/22 Indiana (6-5), 4/29 Minnesota (6-5)
Bad Losses: 3/4 vs Eastern Michigan (1-6), 3/24 Georgetown (1-5), 5/19 at Michigan State (3-8)
Coach: Greg Beals
Key Field Players:
Noah McGowan, Senior, UTL, .359 BA, 9 HR, 55 RBI
Kobie Foppe, Junior, IF, .344 BA, 29 RBI
Dominic Canzone, Sophomore, OF, .329 BA, 34 RBI, 15 SB
Tyler Cowles, Senior, OF, .327 BA, 8 HR, 49 RBI
Conner Pohl, Sophomore, IF, .286 BA, 7 HR, 48 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Seth Kinker, Senior, P, 1.49 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 60.1 IP, 59 SO, 15 SV
Connor Curlis, Junior, P, 3.81 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 82.2 IP, 73 SO
Ryan Feltner, Junior, P, 4.62 ERA, 5-4 W/L, 85.2 IP, 82 SO
Adam Niemeyer, Senior, P, 6.24 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 66.1 IP, 51 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .291 (39th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.89 (43, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.91 (55, 2)
Earned Run Average: 4.58 (131, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .958 (267, 13)
Home Runs per Game: 0.70 (129, 7)
Scoring Offense: 6.8 (36, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .418 (78, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.69 (225, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.19 (184, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2016 | Regional | defeated Wright State, lost to Louisville, eliminated by Wright State |
| 2009 | Regional | lost to Georgia, defeated Marist, defeated Georgia, eliminated by Florida State |
| 2007 | Regional | lost to Louisiana, defeated Le Moyne, eliminated by Texas A&M |
| 2005 | Regional | lost to Oregon State, defeated Virginia, eliminated by St. John’s |
| 2003 | Regional | defeated Clemson, defeated Auburn, defeated Auburn |
| 2003 | Super Regional | eliminated by Missouri State |
| 2002 | Regional | lost to Notre Dame, defeated Kent State, defeated South Alabama, eliminated by Notre Dame |
*all team stats through 5/20
