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- Ohio Wesleyan organized its first intercollegiate baseball team in 1889.
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The official Baseball page for the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops.
Jul 26, 2012 · Ohio Wesleyan fields its first intercollegiate baseball team. Ohio Wesleyan students had played home exhibition games against other schools as far back as the late 1870s, but away games were prohibited by a faculty rule barring road trips for athletic purposes.
Ohio Wesleyan organized its first intercollegiate baseball team in 1889. Ohio Wesleyan students had played home exhibition games against other schools as far back as the late 1870s, but away games had been prohibited by a faculty rule barring road trips for athletic purposes.
Jul 26, 2012 · The History of Ohio Wesleyan Athletics, 1920-39. 1921. George Gauthier, the "Little Giant," takes over as head football coach and athletics director at the request of Branch Rickey. 1922. Ohio Wesleyan provides the opposition for the first game in Ohio Stadium.
Ohio Wesleyan's first varsity men's basketball team played its games in the facility the same year. The Ohio Wesleyan teams adopted their official nickname in 1925. During the same year, Ohio Wesleyan's official mascot became a grumpy-looking bishop dressed in a red robe.
Mar 2, 2009 · Charles Thomas played three years of baseball at Ohio Wesleyan University, two under Branch Rickey and his final season in 1905 under Ben Davis. Throughout his career, Thomas excelled offensively as well as defensively.
A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, he spearheaded the integration of major league baseball in the 1940s, when he signed Jackie Robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ohio Wesleyan produced this video honoring Branch Rickey in 2011.
