The Ohio State baseball team huddles up prior to the start of their game against Hawaii on March 23, 2019. Ohio State won 7-5. Credit: Casey Cascaldo | Lantern File Photo
After the Big Ten’s postponement of all spring sports March 12, Ohio State baseball is finally back.
The Big Ten released its baseball schedule Wednesday featuring 44 in-conference games for the league’s 13 teams.
The Buckeyes open the season with a four-game series against Illinois March 5-7 at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. They will then face Nebraska and Iowa at U.S. Bank Stadium — home of the Minnesota Vikings — March 12-14.
Ohio State battles rival Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the weekend of April 9.
Due to the all-Big Ten schedule, there will be no conference tournament. The team who finishes first in the regular season standings will receive the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Ohio State 2021 baseball schedule:
March 5-7 vs. Illinois (Greenville, South Carolina)
March 12-14 vs. Nebraska & Iowa (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
March 19-21 at Rutgers
March 26-28 vs. Iowa & Maryland
April 2-4 vs. Indiana (4-game series)
April 9-11 at Michigan
April 16-18 at Maryland
April 23-25 vs. Penn State
April 30-2 vs. Purdue
May 7-9 at Minnesota
May 14-16 vs. Michigan State
May 21-23 at Indiana & vs. Nebraska (Bloomington, Indiana)
May 28-30 vs. Northwestern
Correction: This story was updated Wednesday at 5:26 p.m. with a change from 14 teams to 13 with baseball programs.
