# 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team

The 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team was a baseball team that represented Ohio State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Buckeyes were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Greg Beals.

## Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 6–8 overall (0–0 conference) and twelfth place in conference standings, as the season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Preseason

For the 2021 Big Ten Conference poll, Ohio State was voted to finish in third by the Big Ten Coaches.

## Schedule

2021 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball game log :
Regular season :
March (8–7)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
1March 5vs IllinoisFluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina6–3Root (1–0)Glassey (0–1)None3061–01–0
2March 6vs IllinoisFluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina6–5Kean (1–0)Maldonado (0–1)Root (1)–2–02–0
3March 6vs IllinoisFluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina12–3Neely (1–0)Rybarczyk (0–1)Coupet (1)4173–03–0
4March 7vs IllinoisFluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina0–8Kirschsieper (1–0)Pfennig (0–1)None2153–13–1
5March 12vs NebraskaU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota0–4Wallace (1–0)Lonsway (0–1)Nedved (1)2503–23–2
6March 12vs IowaU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota4–10Povich (1–0)Burhenn (0–1)None2503–33–3
7March 13vs IowaU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota7–4Murphy (1–0)Baumann (0–2)Brock (1)504–34–3
8March 14vs NebraskaU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota6–4Root (2–0)Bragg (0–1)Brock (2)2505–35–3
9March 20at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey5–6Muller (1–0)Root (2–1)None–5–45–4
10March 21at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey0–2Wereski (3–0)Lonsway (0–2)Stanavich (1)–5–55–5
11March 22at RutgersBainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey4–1Murphy (2–0)Teller (0–2)Brock (3)–6–56–5
12March 26IowaBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio8–2Burhenn (1–1)Wallace (2–1)None2057–57–5
13March 27IowaBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio1–5Baumann (1–2)Lonsway (0–3)Nedved (3)–7–67–6
14March 28MarylandBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio5–4Root (3–1)Fisher (0–3)Brock (4)1808–68–6
15March 29MarylandBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio3–9Savacool (4–0)Pfenning (2–2)Ramsey (1)1078–78–7 :
April (8–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
16April 2IndianaBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio3–2Burhenn (2–1)Sommer (3–1)Brock (5)1719–79–7
17April 3IndianaBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio6–0Lonsway (1–3)Brown (3–2)None28610–710–7
18April 3IndianaBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio5–2Smith (1–0)Bothwell (1–1)Brock (6)28611–711–7
19April 4IndianaBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio4–3Murphy (3–0)Modugno (1–1)None21512–712–7
20April 9at No. 25 MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan7–4Gahm (1–0)Pace (2–1)Brock (7)25013–713–7
21April 10at No. 25 MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan0–7Weston (4–1)Lonsway (1–4)None25013–813–8
22April 11at No. 25 MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan7–16Denner (2–0)Neely (1–1)None25013–913–9
23April 16at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland6–10Burke (2–2)Burhenn (2–2)None10013–1013–10
24April 17at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland4–5Falco (2–1)Brock (0–1)None10013–1113–11
25April 18at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland4–9Savacool (5–1)Neely (1–2)None10013–1213–12
26April 23Penn StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio11–6Burhenn (3–2)Shingle (1–2)None28214–1214–12
27April 24Penn StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio7–0Lonsway (2–4)Larkin (2–5)None23715–1215–12
28April 25Penn StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio6–10Mellott (5–5)Coupet (2–3)None32415–1315–13
29April 30PurdueBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio11–3Burhenn (3–3)Schapira (0–5)None20516–1316–13 :
May (6–7)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
30May 1PurdueBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio12–2Lonsway (3–4)Johnson (2–4)None30517–1317–13
31May 2PurdueBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio15–16Hildebrand (2–1)Murphy (4–4)Smeltz (1)29617–1417–14
–May 7at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, MinnesotaCancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
–May 8at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, MinnesotaCancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
–May 9at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, MinnesotaCancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
32May 15at PurdueAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–1Burhenn (5–2)Brooks (2–2)None40018–1418–14
33May 14Michigan StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio7–10Erla (4–5)Lonsway (4–5)Christophers (1)26718–1518–15
34May 15Michigan StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio0–2Jones (2–0)Coupet (0–2)Benschoter (1)–18–1618–16
35May 16Michigan StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio7–3Neely (2–2)Benschoter (3–4)None29519–1619–16
36May 22vs NebraskaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–11Olson (1–0)Neely (2–3)Schwellenbach (7)15019–1719–17
37May 23vs NebraskaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana0–9Perry (1–0)Pfennig (0–3)None15019–1819–18
38May 23at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–1Burhenn (3–1)Bierman (5–4)None15020–1820–18
39May 24at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana0–2Modugno (3–1)Coupet (0–3)Macciocchi (1)15020–1920–19
40May 28NorthwesternBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio13–10Pfennig (3–1)Pate (1–1)Brock (8)18321–1921–19
41May 29NorthwesternBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio4–1Burhenn (7–2)Christie (0–1)Brock (9)27022–1922–19
42May 30NorthwesternBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio2–8Uberstine (3–3)Haberthier (0–1)None35022–2022–20 :

## Awards
### Big Ten Conference Players of the Week

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Zach Dezenzo | Player of the Week | April 7, 2021 |
| Seth Lonsway | Pitcher of the Week | April 7, 2021 |
| Zach Dezenzo | Player of the Week | June 1, 2021 |

### Conference awards

Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Connor Pohl | Second team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |
| Kade Kern | Second team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |
| Garrett Burhenn | Third team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |
| Seth Lonsway | Third team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |
| T. J. Brock | Third team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |
| Kade Kern | Freshman team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |

## 2021 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Seth Lonsway | LHP | 6 | 176 | San Francisco Giants |
| Garrett Burhenn | RHP | 9 | 255 | Detroit Tigers |
| Jack Neely | RHP | 11 | 333 | New York Yankees |