Buckeye State Baseball

Columbus,OH- 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. 
 

2010 Ohio State Baseball Schedule
As of Nov. 5, 2009
 
Date Day      Opponent                       Location                         Time        
February
19      Fri.       at North Florida               Jacksonville, Fla.            7 p.m.
20      Sat.       vs. Florida A&M              Jacksonville, Fla.            5 p.m.
21      Sun.      vs. Richmond                   Jacksonville, Fla.            11 a.m.
26      Fri.       vs. South Florida @          St. Petersburg, Fla.         4:30 p.m.
27      Sat.       vs. Notre Dame #            Clearwater, Fla.              4 p.m.
28      Sun.      vs. Cincinnati !                  St. Petersburg, Fla.         1 p.m.
 
March
5       Fri.       vs. Duquesne                   Port Charlotte, Fla.         1 p.m.
6       Sat.       vs. St. Louis (DH)             Port Charlotte, Fla.         1 p.m.
7       Sun.      vs. Fairleigh Dickinson      Port Charlotte, Fla.         11 a.m.
12      Fri.       vs. Marshall                      Knoxville, Tenn.            1 p.m.
13      Sat.       at Tennessee                    Knoxville, Tenn.            5 p.m.
14      Sun.      vs. Connecticut                 Knoxville, Tenn.            Noon
19      Fri.       TBA                                Winter Haven, Fla.         TBA
20      Sat.       TBA                                Winter Haven, Fla.         TBA
21      Sun.      TBA                                Winter Haven, Fla.         TBA
22      Mon.    TBA                                Winter Haven, Fla.         TBA
23      Tue.      TBA                                Winter Haven, Fla.         TBA
24      Wed.     TBA                                Winter Haven, Fla.         TBA
25      Thu.     TBA                                Winter Haven, Fla.         TBA
26      Fri.       TBA                                Winter Haven, Fla.         TBA
27      Sat.       TBA                                Winter Haven, Fla.         TBA
31      Wed.    Toledo                            Columbus, Ohio          2:05 p.m.
 
April
2       Fri.       at Northwestern               Evanston, Ill.                 TBA
3       Sat.       at Northwestern               Evanston, Ill.                 TBA
4       Sun.      at Northwestern               Evanston, Ill.                 TBA
7       Wed.    Xavier                             Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
9       Fri.       Indiana                           Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
10      Sat.      Indiana                           Columbus, Ohio          1:05 p.m.
11      Sun.     Indiana                           Columbus, Ohio          1:05 p.m.
14      Wed.    TBA                                Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
16      Fri.       at Michigan State              East Lansing, Mich.       3 p.m.
17      Sat.       at Michigan State              East Lansing, Mich.       1 p.m.
18      Sun.      at Michigan State              East Lansing, Mich.       1 p.m.
21      Wed.    Akron                             Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
23      Fri.       Penn State                      Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
24      Sat.      Penn State                      Columbus, Ohio          1:05 p.m.
25      Sun.     Penn State                      Columbus, Ohio          1:05 p.m.
28      Wed.    Marshall                         Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
30      Fri.       at Michigan                      Ann Arbor, Mich.          6:35 p.m.
 
May
1       Sat.       at Michigan                      Ann Arbor, Mich.          1:05 p.m.
2       Sun.      at Michigan                      Ann Arbor, Mich          1:05 p.m.
4       Tue.     Louisville                        Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
5       Wed.    Louisville                        Columbus, Ohio          2:05 p.m.
7       Fri.       Illinois                            Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
8       Sat.      Illinois                            Columbus, Ohio          1:05 p.m.
9       Sun.     Illinois                            Columbus, Ohio          1:05 p.m.
12      Wed.    Ball State                        Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
14      Fri.       at Iowa                            Iowa City, Iowa             6 p.m.
15      Sat.       at Iowa                            Iowa City, Iowa             1 p.m.
16      Sun.      at Iowa                            Iowa City, Iowa             1 p.m.
18      Tue.     TBA                                Columbus, Ohio          12:05 p.m.
20      Thu.     Minnesota                      Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
21      Fri.       Minnesota                      Columbus, Ohio          6:35 p.m.
22      Sat.      Minnesota                      Columbus, Ohio          1:05 p.m.
26-30             Big Ten Conference Tournament