Ohio Bobcats baseball
American college baseball team
The Ohio Bobcats baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Ohio's first baseball team was fielded in 1892. The team plays its home games at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, Ohio. The Bobcats are coached by Craig Moore.
Ohio in the NCAA tournament
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 3–2 | .600 | Hosted District 4 Regional |
| 1956 | 1–2 | .333 | Hosted District 4 Regional |
| 1960 | 1–2 | .333 | District 4 Regional |
| 1965 | 1–2 | .333 | District 4 Regional |
| 1968 | 2–2 | .500 | District 4 Regional |
| 1970 | 5–2 | .714 | College World Series 3rd Place, District 4 Champions |
| 1971 | 1–2 | .333 | District 4 Regional |
| 1997 | 0–2 | .000 | Midwest Regional |
| 2015 | 0–2 | .000 | Champaign Regional |
| 2017 | 0–2 | .000 | Lexington Regional |
TOTALS | 14-20 | .412 |
Notable former players
- Bob Brenly† — manager, Arizona Diamondbacks, 2001–2004; 2001 World Series champion
- Ernie Kish† — outfielder, 1945 Philadelphia Athletics
- Rich McKinney — infielder, Chicago White Sox first-round draft pick (1968)
- Mike Schmidt† — third baseman, Philadelphia Phillies, 1972–1989; 1980 World Series champion; elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995
- Steve Swisher† — catcher, Chicago White Sox first-round draft pick (1973)
- Jeremie Rehak — umpire, Major League Baseball active (first appearance 2018)
- Mickey Briglia — head coach, Rowan University (Glassboro State at the time) from 1964 to 1988; 2x NCAA Division III World Series Champ (1978, 1979); played third base, All Mid-American Conference 1949-1951
† inductee of the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame[3]
See also
References
External links
- Official website
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Ohio Bobcats head baseball coaches
- Israel Moore Foster (1892)
- No team (1893–1899)
- Unknown (1900–1906)
- Arthur McFarland (1907)
- Unknown (1908)
- John Corbett (1909)
- Unknown (1910–1912)
- M. B. Banks (1913–1918)
- Frank Gullum (1919)
- Russ Finsterwald (1920)
- No team (1921)
- Russ Finsterwald (1922)
- Butch Grover (1923)
- Don Peden (1924–1948)
- Bob Wren (1949–1972)
- Jerry France (1973–1988)
- Joe Carbone (1989–2012)
- Rob Smith (2013–2020)
- Craig Moore (2021– )
# denotes interim head coach
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