Sonny Fulks is a graduate of Ohio State University where he pitched four varsity seasons for the Buckeyes from 1971 through 1974. He furthered his baseball experience as a minor league umpire for seven seasons, working for the Florida State League (A), the Southern League (AA), and the American Association (AAA). He has written for numerous websites, and for the past fourteen years has served as columnist and photo editor for The Gettysburg Magazine, published by the University of Nebraska Press, in Lincoln Nebraska. His interests include history, support for amateur baseball, the outdoors, and he has a music degree from Ohio State University.
The Buckeyes freshman shortstop comes as close to a natural assimilation to college baseball as one could imagine. And no saw it coming this quickly. Columbus, OH – Ohio State freshman Henry Kaczmar probably never heard of Roy Hobbs. He’s too young. Never saw The Natural, filmed in 1984. Robert Redford? Wouldn’t get the comparison,
Game of firsts...Freshman Henry Kaczmar connected for his first collegiate home run (above) in the eighth, starting pitcher Gavin Bruni collected his first collegiate win, and the Buckeyes nailed down their first conference in in 2023 with Saturday's 6-2 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Read more about the game.