WMNI-AM Radio will carry Ohio State baseball in 2006.

March 9, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State baseball games will be broadcast this season on WMNI Radio (920 AM), Gene Smith, Ohio State athletics director, announced Thursday. The station will carry a minimum of 27 regular-season games and any postseason games the team could play in 2006, including the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.

"Ohio State is pleased to announce WMNI Radio will be the voice of the Buckeyes' baseball team this season," Smith said. "We are pleased with the number of games WMNI will be making available to our growing fan base."

Games one, three and four of six Big Ten series - Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Purdue, Minnesota and Penn State - as well as two games of the series at Indiana and Michigan State will be available on WMNI. The station also will carry five home midweek evening games against Miami (Ohio), Central Michigan, Oakland, Eastern Michigan and Pittsburgh.

"I think it is great WMNI will be broadcasting so many of our Big Ten games," Bob Todd, the 19th-year Ohio State coach, said. "Starting in late March, they will broadcast most of our conference games and five midweek games. They are a tremendous asset for those who follow Ohio State baseball, whether at home or on the road, giving them the opportunity to listen to our games."

The WMNI broadcast schedule begins Friday, March 31 at 7:05 p.m. when the team opens a four-game series at Iowa, and continues through the regular season, which ends Sunday, May 21 against Penn State. Any postseason games the team would qualify for also would be carried by the station.

"We're excited about having Ohio State baseball on our air," Matt Mnich, president and CEO of North American Broadcasting, said. "It is an excellent program and has been throughout the years. Coach Todd has done a tremendous job."

WMNI has a longstanding history of sports coverage since it went on the air in 1958 and that has included Ohio State basketball, football, men's hockey and now baseball.

In addition, the complete WMNI broadcast inventory of OSU baseball games also will be available on the Internet at the official website of Ohio State athletics, ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

WMNI Radio Broadcast Schedule for 2006 Ohio State Baseball
Date			Game		Time
March	31	Fri.	at Iowa		                  7:05 p.m.
April	1	Sat.	at Iowa (2nd Game of DH)		5:35 p.m.
April	2	Sun.	at Iowa		                  2:05 p.m.
April	5	Wed.	Miami (Ohio)		         6:35 p.m.
April	7	Fri.	Illinois		                  6:35 p.m.
April	8	Sat.	Illinois (2nd Game of DH)		4:05 p.m.
April	9	Sun	Illinois		                  1:05 p.m.
April	12	Wed.	Central Michigan		         6:35 p.m.
April	14	Fri.	at Michigan		         6:35 p.m.
April	15	Sat.	at Michigan (2nd Game of DH)	6:35 p.m.
April	16	Sun.	at Michigan		         1:05 p.m.
April	19	Wed.	Oakland		                  6:35 p.m.
April	22	Sat.	at Indiana (2nd Game of DH) 	4:35 p.m.
April	23	Sun.	at Indiana		         2:05 p.m.
April	28	Fri.	Purdue		                  6:35 p.m.
April	29	Sat.	Purdue (2nd Game of DH)		4:05 p.m.
April	30	Sun.	Purdue		                  1:05 p.m.
May	3	Wed.	Eastern Michigan		         6:35 p.m.
May	6	Sat.	at Michigan State-1 (2nd Game of DH)	7:35 p.m.
May	7	Sun.	at Michigan State-1		1:05 p.m.
May	12	Fri.	Minnesota		                  6:35 p.m.
May	13	Sat.	Minnesota (2nd Game of DH)	         4:05 p.m.
May	14	Sun.	Minnesota		                  1:05 p.m.
May	17	Wed.	Pittsburgh		         6:35 p.m.
May	19	Fri.	Penn State		         6:35 p.m.
May	20	Sat.	Penn State (2nd Game of DH)	         4:05 p.m.
May	21	Sun.	Penn State		         1:05 p.m.
May	24-28	Wed.-Sun.	Big Ten Tournament-2	         Site/times TBD
June	2-5	Fri.-Mon.	NCAA Regional		          Site/times TBD
June	9-12	Fri.-Mon.	NCAA Super Regional		Site/times TBD
June	16-26	Fri.-Mon.	College World Series		Omaha, Neb.
Home games in bold; 1-Oldsmobile Park, Lansing, Mich.; 2-At Big Ten regular season champion