Ohio Bobcats baseball

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Ohio Bobcats baseball
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Founded1892;132 years ago (1892)
University Ohio University
Head coach Craig Moore (4rd season)
Conference Mid–American
Location Athens, Ohio
Home stadium Bob Wren Stadium
(Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname Bobcats
ColorsHunter green and white [1]
   
College World Series appearances
1970
NCAA Tournament appearances
1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1997, 2015, 2017
Conference tournament champions
1997, 2015, 2017
Regular season conference champions
1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1991, 1997

The Ohio Bobcats baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Ohio's first baseball team was fielded in 1892. The team plays its home games at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, Ohio. The Bobcats are coached by Craig Moore.

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Ohio in the NCAA tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1954 3–2.600Hosted District 4 Regional
1956 1–2.333Hosted District 4 Regional
1960 1–2.333 District 4 Regional
1965 1–2.333 District 4 Regional
1968 2–2.500 District 4 Regional
1970 5–2.714 College World Series 3rd Place, District 4 Champions
1971 1–2.333 District 4 Regional
1997 0–2.000 Midwest Regional
2015 0–2.000 Champaign Regional
2017 0–2.000 Lexington Regional
TOTALS
14-20.412

Notable former players

inductee of the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame [3]

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References

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  2. "Ohio Bobcats". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  3. "Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame". ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.