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Ohio State redshirt then-junior left-handed pitcher Seth Lonsway (11) throws a pitch during the Ohio State-Iowa game on March 27. Ohio State lost 5-1. Credit: Casey Smith | Asst. LTV Producer Little did the Buckeyes know that their original 2021 weekend starting pitchers would hear their names called in this summer’s draft. Junior right-handers Garrett Burhenn and Jack Neely as well as redshirt junior lefty Seth Lonsway were the three Ohio State Buckeyes selected during the 2021 MLB Draft. Ohio State now has 110 players selected in the draft since 1966, and 26 Buckeyes selected since head coach Greg Beals took the helm in 2011. The three combined to make 34 of the 42 starts last season for the Buckeyes, throwing well over 189 innings together. The trio were the top three among the team’s strikeout leaders after the season, and two earned all-conference honors while the other used Ohio…
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