The Buckeye baseball team was inconsistent for most of the year, but there was talent on board. When it finally gelled, things started to happen at the end of the year. It took the Buckeyes all the way to a Big Ten Tournament title and NCAA appearance.
One guy that carried a large part of the offense the entire year was lead-off hitter Dominic Canzone. He led the league in batting average and set a program record by reaching base a ridiculous 59-straight games. With the season he’s put together, Canzone has begun to receive some postseason recognition.
One of those was announced Wednesday as Canzone was selected to the First Team Mideast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region.
Here is the complete release from Ohio State.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State junior outfielder Dominic Canzone was named a first team Mideast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region selection, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon. Canzone, from Sagamore Hills, Ohio, earns his fourth postseason award after being named a third team All-American by Perfect Game earlier today.
Canzone was taken in the 8th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2019 MLB Draft last week. A 2019 First Team All-Big Ten selection, served as Ohio State’s starting right fielder the last three seasons, playing in 172 career games with 162 career starts. Canzone became one of the top lead-off hitters in the country in 2019, reaching base in a program-record 59-consecutive games (second-longest active streak in the nation). Canzone led the Big Ten in hits (88), runs scored (66), slugging percentage (.620) and total bases (158). A 2019 team captain, Canzone was the regular-season batting champion in league games with a .374 average. Canzone also slugged a season-high 16 homers and 18 doubles. A three-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, Canzone started in all 63 games in right field for the Scarlet and Gray, guiding the team to a Big Ten tournament title and NCAA Regional appearance. Canzone, a Big Ten All-Tournament Team selection batted .345 (88-for-255) and recorded a team-high 25 multi-hit games this spring.
Other nuggets on Canzone:
– One of six players in the country with at least 60 runs scored, 80 hits and 15 homers in 2019.
– One of two players in Ohio State history with at least 200 career hits, 20 career homers, 100 career RBI and 30 career stolen bases (228/23/114/37).
– 88 hits in 2019 ranks seventh in OSU single-season history.
– 66 runs scored ranks sixth in OSU single-season history.
– 228 career hits ranks 14th in OSU history in just three seasons.
– Three-time All-Big Ten selection (third team in 2017 and second team in 2018).
