In baseball Ebert had a career 21-8 record as a pitcher. He led his team in both wins and strike outs every year he played. He finished his collegiate career with the Ohio State single-season (94) and career (223) record for strike outs, surpassed in both categories by Steve Arlin in the mid-1960s. Ebert was a consensus first team All America selection as a senior. Ebert was selected to the USA Baseball team that Won Silver at the Pan American Games in Mexico 1955,he went 2-0 and was the pitcher of record with 18 strikeouts.