OSU Wins the 2001 Big Ten Baseball Championship – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/13/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 13, 2001
COLUMBUS, Ohio – %^$For the 14th time in school history, the Ohio State Buckeyes have won the Big Ten Baseball Championship.%^$
%^$”The loss on Friday was such a heartbreaker,” head coach Bob Todd said. “But this team regrouped and showed heart and character. We put ourselves back into position to win and it worked out in the end.”%^$
%^$Today, the Buckeyes defeated the Michigan Wolverines 9-1 and the Purdue Boilermakers lost, 2-1, to the Iowa Hawkeyes to clinch the title.%^$
%^$The title is the seventh in 14 seasons under Todd. Every player Todd has recruited to play at Ohio State has left school with a championship ring.%^$
%^$The Big Ten Tournament will now be hosted by The Ohio State University at Bill Davis Stadium. The Buckeyes will open play Wednesday against Michigan at 7 p.m.
