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The Latest The-Ozone.net News and Notes
June 30, 2009 4:50 PM
 Women's Basketball: The OSU Women's Basketball team has been selected to play in the 2009 Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). The tournament will begin on the first day of the season, Friday, November 13, with the championship game being played just nine days later. The Buckeyes will host Eastern Illinois (24-9 last season) in the first round, then play the winner of the Bowling Green - Chicago State match on the following Sunday or Monday. All games will be hosted by participating schools, including the championship.
 June 26, 2009 12:15 AM
Football: Last, but not least, in our series of interviews from the Big 33 Game, we talked with defensive linemen Melvin Fellows, Adam Bellamy and Jonathan Newsome. See what they had to say about the game and about coming to Ohio State. Check out theOzone video (3:59)
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 June 23, 2009 8:20 PM
Football: We talked with incoming freshmen offensive linemen Marcus Hall and Sam Longo immediatly following the Big 33 game on Saturday. Check out what they had to say about the game and about coming to Ohio State. Check out theOzone video (4:39)
Check back with the-Ozone for more video later this week.
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June 23, 2009 5:20 PM
OSU Athletics: This year's 12-member class of the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame has been announced. It includes names like Neil Colzie, Andy Katzenmoyer, Dick LeBeau and Micheal Redd. Check out the-Ozone report now on Columns and Features.
 June 22, 2009 9:55 PM
Football: Wide Receiver Chris Fields is headed to Ohio State after playing in the Big 33 game on Saturday. We talked to Fields immediately following the game about his performance and about coming to Ohio State. Check out theOzone video (1:35)
Check back with the-Ozone for more video later this week.
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June 22, 2009 3:30 PM
Jantel Lavender
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Women's ';[67ufdBasketball: USA Basketball today announced that OSU's Jantel Lavender will represent the USA in the 2009 World University Games as part of the 12-member USA team. This is the third time that Lavender will participate in the tournament. She will be going for her third gold medal.
"I'm ecstatic. I'm really excited to be able to represent my country again and try for another gold medal. I just really want us to get mentally tough." Lavender said. "We have a few things we need to tweak. I think it will be a great competition and I'm really excited."
 June 21 , 2009 11:25 AM
Football: Ohio defeated Pennsylvania in one of the best Big 33 contests in memory, with Ohio pulling out the victory in the last minute of the game with a one-yard "scramble" when they handed the ball to one of their defensive lineman. Check out Jim Davidson's photos from the Big 33 game, now on Columns and Features.
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June 21, 2009
Football: The Ohio squad had a successful evening in Hershey, Pennsylvania with a 38-31 win in the Big 33 game that marked the end of the high school careers of seven future Buckeyes. Check out the-Ozone report now on Columns and Features.
June 19, 2009 7:30 PM
Lenee' Buchman
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Cheerleading: Ohio State announced Friday evening that they have hired a new cheerleading coach. Leading the squad will be Lenee' Buchman, formerly the cheerleader coach at Kent State University. Buchman has 17 years of cheerleader coaching experience, including stints at her alma mater, Akron University, before moving to KSU. While at Kent State, Buchman’s teams placed in the Top 20 each year they have attended the cheerleading nationals.
"Lenee’s vision and leadership fit symmetrically with the mission and core values of our athletics department," Associate Athletics Director for External Relations Diana Sabau said. "She will be an asset to our cheerleaders and Brutus, alumni and community. Lenee' will uphold our tradition of excellence and achievements."
"I am excited about my new position as head coach and I look forward to being a part of The Ohio State University family," Buchman said.
Buchman replaces Judy Bunting, who has been the cheerleading coach at Ohio State for 22 years. Bunting is remaining at the university in another position.
June 18, 2009 4:15 PM
Evan Turner
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Men's Basketball: USA Basketball today announced that OSU's Evan Turner will represent the USA in the 2009 World University Games as part of the 12-member USA team.
"It's amazing. I'm just really, really honored and appreciative" Turner said about being named to the team. "To be a part of this team with great players, and having the committee think of me as good enough to make this team and represent this country is really exciting. I'm just really excited to put on a USA jersey officially. To have the opportunity to represent my country, my town and my school is just amazing."
"It was one of the most difficult decisions we as a committee have had because the team is so balanced," USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee chairman Jim Boeheim said. "It's probably one of the better groups of wing players we have had and all the guys are great players. It looks to be one of our most competitive teams for the World University Games. We have good shooters and athletic wing guys, which gives this team a good chance to compete."
Team USA will be coached by Wisconsin Head Coach Bo Ryan. They will be conducting two-a-day practices through June 24, and they will leave for Serbia the following day. The basketball tournament takes place from July 2 through July 11 in Belgrade, Serbia.
June 16, 2009 1:25 PM
OSU Athletics: The Best of the Best. The Ohio State Department of Athletics has named its men's and women's athletes of the year. Check out the-Ozone report now on Columns and Features.
June 15, 2009 1:30 PM
Football: When Tony Gerdeman takes a look forward to football season, he takes a look FORWARD to football season, like the season of of 2014. Check out 4000 and Counting now on Columns and Features.
June 10, 2009 11:55 PM
Baseball: Alex Wimmers and Jake Hale each added to their postseason accolades as PING! Baseball named the pair to its 2009 All-America baseball teams. Wimmers was a first-team selection and Hale was a second-team honoree.
Alex Wimmers
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Jake Hale
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Wimmers, the 11th Buckeye to be named a first-team All-American, posted a 9-2 record this season with a 3.27 earned run average in addition to Big Ten bests in strikeouts (136) and opposing batting average (.211). He was honored as the Big Ten pitcher or co-pitcher of the week four times this year and selected as a national pitcher of the week twice. He pitched a no-hitter May 2 vs. Michigan with 14 strikeouts, facing just one batter over the minimum. It was the first nine-inning no-hitter in Ohio State history.
Hale, one of five finalists for the fifth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, appeared in a school-record 40 games this season, finished the last 39 games – consecutively – he entered and posted the third-most saves total in college baseball – a school-record 18. He also posted a miniscule 1.31 ERA and an opposing batting average of .191. His 18 saves enabled him to set the Ohio State career saves mark with 29.
 June 3, 2009 2:00 PM
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June 1, 2009 2:00 PM
Head Coach Jim Tressel does O-H-I-O with the troops.
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Football: Ohio State Head Football Coach Jim Tressel is currently in Iraq visiting members of the U.S. Military stationed there. How important is his visit to those troops? We heard from one of them today on that very topic. Check out the-Ozone report now on Columns and Features.
Picture Picture Pictures! Check out pictures of Jim Tressel doing O-H-I-O and meeting with the troops in Iraq, now on Columns and Features.
June 1, 2009 1:10 AM
Baseball: The Buckeyes earned sweet, sweet revenge over Georgia, but then had nothing left in the tank with which to take on Florida State in the championship game of the NCAA regionals. Check out the-Ozone report now on Columns and Features.
May 31, 2009 11:55 PM
Baseball: After a collapse of the pitching staff yesterday the OSU bullpen was nearly flawless today to allow the Buckeyes to defeat Marist in the NCAA tournament and stay alive to play another day. Check out the-Ozone report now on Columns and Features.
Box Score and Play by Play
May 31, 2009 10:00 AM
Baseball: The Buckeyes earned an invitation to the NCAA tournament, but were quite rude about it and didn't really show up for the first-round game against Georgia. Check out the-Ozone report on Columns and Features.
Box Score and Play by Play
May 28, 2009 11:50 AM
Baseball: Two Buckeyes have been named to the Louisville Slugger All-American Team as named by Baseball News.
OSU starting pitcher Alex Wimmers was named to the second team while closer Jake Hale received third team mention.
Alex Wimmers
Second-Team All American
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Jake Hale
Third-Team All American
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Wimmers compiled a record of 9-1 this season with a 2.68 ERA. His 131 strikeouts is second only to Stephen Strasburg of San Diego St., Collegiate Baseball's National Player of The Year. Strasburg led the nation with 180 strikeouts (15.9 per nine innings).
Hale amassed a school-record 14 saves while posting a 1.12 ERA. He has struck out 58 hitters in 48 and one third inning of work.
The only other Big Ten player named to the team was Indiana pitcher Eric Arnett who, like Wimmers, was named to the second team.
May 25, 2009 5:05 PM
Baseball: The Buckeyes won't be hosting a regional in the NCAA baseball tournament, but they will be participants. Check out the-Ozone report on where they will play and who they will play now on Columns and Features.
 May 23, 2009 10:25 PM
Baseball: The Buckeyes were eliminated from Big Ten Tournament play on Saturday when they were downed by the Minnesota Golden Gophers 9-6 at Huntington Park in downtown Columbus.
Now the question is whether they will be selected for the NCAA tournament and if they are, whether they will also be selected to host a regional in Columbus.
Check out Jim Davidson's photos from the Minnesota game Columns and Features.
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 May 23, 2009 1:20 AM
Baseball: The Buckeyes have had a winning formula all season. That formula was of no use to them against the red-hot Indiana Hoosiers as OSU fell out of the winner's bracket and into the loser's bracket last night and Indiana remained undefeated in Big Ten tournament play. Check out the-Ozone report and Jim Davidson's photos on Columns and Features.
Box Score and Play by Play
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 May 22, 2009 1:20 AM
Baseball: The Buckeyes battled back from a 4-1 deficit in the 6th inning to advance in the winners bracket of the Big Ten Tournament.
Check out the-Ozone report and Jim Davidson's photos on Columns and Features.
Box Score and Play by Play
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May 20, 2009 10:20 PM
Baseball: The first day of the Big Ten baseball tournament is in the books. In the first game of the tournament No. 4 Illinois handed No. 5 Michigan State a 16-5 shellacking. In game two No. 3 Indiana had little trouble with No. 6 Purdue in a battle of the Hoosier State and came away with a 9-1 win.
As the tournament's number one seed the Buckeyes will meet the lowest seed of today's winners. That means OSU will play Illinois at 7:05 tomorrow. The Buckeyes and Illini met during the regulars season with OSU taking the three-game series 2-1 at Champaign.
OSU dropped the series opener at Champaign 5-4 when two OSU infield errors after two were out opened the door for a three-run Illinois rally in the bottom of the ninth. The Buckeyes went on to win games two and three by scores of 10-7 and 12-7 respectively.
OSU is expected to start Big Ten co-pitcher of the year Alex Wimmers against the Illini. Wimmers has a record of 9-1 with an ERA of 2.58. Opposing hitters are hitting .197 against Wimmers. Both of those marks were the best in the Big Ten this season. He has struck out 122 hitters in 94 and one third innings of work and walked 44.
In the first game of the day on Thursday No. 5 Michigan State will play No. 6 Purdue in an elimination game in the loser's bracket. No. 2 Minnesota will take on No. 3 Indiana in game two in the winner's bracket.
Both Ohio State and Minnesota had byes on the first day of the tournament as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds respectively.
All three games on Thursday will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The OSU game will be broadcast over the radio in Columbus on WTDA 103.9 FM. That broadcast is also available on the internet from the WTDA web site.
May 19, 2009 7:20 PM
Baseball: Ohio State has landed four players on first team of the All-Big Ten baseball team and four more on the second team. The Buckeyes have also walked away with all the top honors in the league.
OSU sophomore Alex Wimmers was named co-pitcher of the year, sophomore catcher Dan Burkhart the player of the year, and Head Coach Bob Todd the Coach of the Year. Burkhart hit .362 as OSU's every day catcher. He hit nine homeruns and drove in 57 runs. Wimmers led the Big Ten with a 2.58 ERA. Opposing hitters hit .197 against Wimmers, also best in the Big Ten. Todd was a unanimous selection as the Coach of the Year.
Wimmers and Burkhart were both named to the All-Big Ten first team. They were joined on that team by closer Jake Hale and designated hitter Ryan Dew. Dew hit .395 in the DH role, third-best in the Big Ten. Hale set an OSU record with 14 saves, best in the Big Ten, while posting a miniscule 1.19 ERA.
Named to the second team were second baseman Corey Kovanda, center fielder Michael Stevens, third baseman Justin Miller and pitcher Dean Wolosianski.
Big Ten Champs!!!!
Buckeyes take Big Ten Regular-Season Baseball Championship with 8-6 win over Iowa and 10-8 Loss by Minnesota to Penn State.
May 18, 2009 3:30 PM
OSU Third Baseman Justin "Gus" Miller
Photo by Jim Davidson
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Baseball: For the second-consecutive week OSU third baseman and two-time team captain Justin "Gus" Miller has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week.
Two weeks ago against Illinois Miller hit .667 in the crucial three-game series with Illinois then followed up with a .625 mark in four games last week that included 10 hits in 16 at bats, six RBI and five runs scored.
OSU has now received nine weekly league award this season establishing a new single-season school record for Big Ten Player of the Week awards. The previous record was seven set by the 2004 OSU squad.
OSU Weekly Big Ten Awards in 2009:
Feb. 23 – Drew Rucinski, Pitcher
Mar. 2 – Dan Burkhart, Player (catcher)
Mar. 16 – Alex Wimmers, Pitcher
Mar. 23 – Alex Wimmers, Pitcher
Apr. 14 – Alex Wimmers, Pitcher
Apr. 21 – Jake Hale, Pitcher
May 4 – Alex Wimmers, Pitcher
May 12 – Justin Miller, Player (third base)
May 19 – Justin Miller, Player (third base)
May 16, 2009 11:55 PM
Baseball: The Ohio State baseball team earned the Big Ten championship today when they rallied from four runs back to defeat Iowa 8-6 to sweep the Hawkeyes. They then went home to watch a rain-delayed game between Minnesota and Penn State that determined the Big Ten Championship. Penn State rallied from an 8-5 deficit to defeat Minnesota 10-8 and allow OSU to claim the regular-season championship on the last day of the regular season.
Check out the complete report on Columns and Features.
Box Score and Play by Play
Tournament Bracket
Yesteday's News and Notes
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