Second-year head coach Jake Diebler is following a plan he expects to make Ohio State relevant again for years to come. And he's using every avenue possible in his effort to make it happen. Part 1 of a summer series on the building of the 2025-2026 basketball Buckeyes.
Two weeks after a shocking season for first-year coach Justin Haire, some thoughts on the next steps, the next roster, and the search for talent and culture.
It took ten innings and many of the same frustrations of a lost season. But in the end the Buckeyes and Tyler Pettorini (above, center) celebrated his game-winning double on Senior Day to send the crowd home with a smile...11-10 over Illinois, in ten innings.
The view from here...OSU's Matt Graveline watches one of five Illinois home runs leave the park Saturday as the Illini scored 10 unanswered runs in the middle innings to take the series and reinforce a priority for 2026. More.....
The score was better, and the pitching was better. But in the end the familiar issues of free bases and sloppy play allowing a run in the top of the ninth (above) cost Ohis State its 36th loss of the season in a 4-2 decision to Illinois.
