Ohio State OF, former LSU transfer Josh Stevenson re-enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Ohio State just lost one of their baseball players, as On3’s Pete Nakos reports that Buckeye junior Josh Stevenson has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Stevenson initially began his college career with the LSU Tigers and was apart of the 2023 team that won the College World Series. After two seasons in Baton Rouge, he decided to transfer to OSU, and will now transfer again following one season in Columbus.

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The Ohio State Athletics website actually provides a bullet-ed list of Josh Stevenson’s various notable accomplishments, stats and biographical information. Take a look:

• Comes to Columbus after spending two seasons with the 2023 College World Series Champion LSU Tigers
• During the 2023 season, played in 24 games and scored nine runs 
• Scored three runs in the Tigers’ NCAA Regionals game in Hattiesburg against Southern Miss, including the game-winning run in the 10th inning 
• As a freshman in 2022, played in 40 games and started in 15, batting .200 with 13 hits, 17 runs scored, four doubles, one homerun, and nine RBIs
• Played summer ball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League 
• Went to high school at St. Thomas More and was a two-time state champion in football 

Other Ohio State transfers

Well, Stevenson isn’t the only Buckeye to pack his bags after the season ended, as others have also made the jump into the portal.

Infielder Henry Kaczmar entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. He spent two years with the program. Kaczmar was the second Ohio State player to enter the portal Tuesday after catcher Matthew Graveline. Kaczmar was also on the 2023 Big Ten All-Freshman team.

In 55 games this past season, he hit a .320 average, had seven home runs, 36 RBI and 72 hits. Overall, Kaczmar has a .307 batting average in two seasons, 14 home runs, 82 RBI and 133 hits.

Kaczmar joined teammate Matthew Graveline in the transfer portal Tuesday.

Graveline made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2023 and was an Ohio State scholar athlete the same year. He started 49 of 50 games as a freshman.

That year, he hit a .287 batting average, four home runs, 35 RBI and had 56 hits. In 2024 to follow up, Graveline had a .281 average, five home runs, 25 RBI and 56 hits once again.

That’s now several departures from the program all in just one day. Sounds like next year’s team is going to look a little bit different.