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.
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Wednesday, 12 July 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

Who Will Teach Them…Ground Floor Instruction At The Minster Classic

It features competition for every age group in both softball and baseball.  But the most endearing feature of Minster's Classic weekend tournament is the process of learning...to play, to have fun (Noah Garman's home run, above), and respect for an opponent. Read more.
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Wednesday, 12 July 2023 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

The Draft Is History…”What’s Next For Buckeye Baseball?”

Close the book on Ohio State baseball until next February...when we'll dust it off to enter another chapter.  And if you care enough to wonder about coach, roster, weather, or NIL...only some of that stands between good, better, or best!
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Tuesday, 11 July 2023 / Published in Features, OSU

Kern, Timmerman Round Out Buckeyes Picked In Draft

Centerfielder Kade Kern and pitcher Josh Timmerman round out the Buckeyes taken on day two of the draft.  If they sign...it makes fall practice and preparation for 2024 very interesting
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Tuesday, 11 July 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes’ Coupet Goes To Colorado In The Fourth Round….

Junior lefthander Isaiah Coupet became the first Buckeye selected in the 2023 MLB baseball draft, taken by the Colorado Rockies Monday in the fourth round.
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Sunday, 09 July 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

The Vagaries Of The Draft…MLB Amateur Draft Tonight At 5 PM (ESPN)

The major league draft occurs tonight on ESPN...with two principal Buckeyes expecting (hoping) to hear their name called between now and Monday.  The question is...how soon (how high), or have they done enough to be called, at all?