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LGHL Big Ten Tournament preview: Ohio State softball vs. Wisconsin Badgers

Big Ten Tournament preview: Ohio State softball vs. Wisconsin Badgers
Megan.Husslein via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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The postseason officially begins tonight!

The Buckeye softball team is on absolute tear right now! It seems that they are peaking at the perfect time, as the Big Ten Tournament begins today. This is a pivotal time for them, as they could earn a bid in the NCAA Tournament if they do well enough these next few days.

Ohio State has won 11 of its last 13 games, including going 10-2 against Big Ten opponents in that span. The biggest win of all came against TTUN, as they won the series and snapped the Wolverines’ 14-game win streak and gave them their first home loss of the season.

On the season, the Bucks are 31-19 overall and 12-11 in conference play.

Tonight, the sixth-seeded Buckeyes face 11th-seeded Wisconsin. Ohio State and Wisconsin played three times previously this season, April 12-14 in Madison. The Badgers won the first two games, 8-4 and 10-5 respectively, while the Buckeyes won the series finale, 9-5. Ohio State’s win in the series finale on April 13 was the start of their current stretch of 11 wins in the last 13 games.

The two major things to watch for Ohio State is its offense and its ace, Allison Smith. This team can hit AND can hit for power. It has the conference’s fourth-best overall batting average, and blasted a Big Ten-best 65 home runs. Entering the tournament, four players have nine or more home runs.

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Junior shortstop Kami Kortokrax leads the team with 12 home runs. However, senior outfielder Kirsten Eppele has been heating up, as she has 11 of her own. Three of those homers came in the final two games against TTUN.

Additionally, five everyday starters have a .300 average of better, with fifth-year outfielder Tegan Cortelletti’s .397 average being the best.

As for Smith, she has been dominant over this 13-game stretch. She has logged 48.1 innings in this span, and has a 1.74 earned run average and .224 batting average against. She’s 6-0 in her last seven starts, including coming off a complete game two-hitter in Sunday’s 2-1 series-clinching win over TTUN. She struck out five, including the final batter of the game with two Wolverines in scoring position.


This series win is for OHIO!#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/0rfuqhsWRb

— Ohio State Softball (@OhioStateSB) May 5, 2024​
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Now, to scout Wisconsin a little bit. The Badgers are 19-30 this season and finished 8-15 in Big Ten play. Their player to watch on offense is Hilary Blomberg, as she led the team with a .352 batting average in 23 Big Ten games that included four home runs and 21 RBI.

They got swept at home against Maryland to end the season, so while they are coming into the tournament on a losing streak, the Buckeyes are riding high on momentum.

Ohio State has one Big Ten Tournament title in program history, which came in 2007. The last time it made it to the Big Ten Tournament championship game was 2017. There is arguably no hotter team in the conference right now, so let’s see how far it can take the Bucks!


2024 #B1G Softball Tournament Bracket Released https://t.co/YBN2caeRpJ pic.twitter.com/xNsJiNsSMF

— Big Ten Softball (@B1Gsoftball) May 5, 2024​
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Ohio State vs. Wisconsin starts approximately at 9:15 p.m. EST tonight. This game and all tournament games are televised live on BTN. If the Buckeyes win, they will play No. 3 seed Rutgers in the quarterfinals on Friday night. It’s postseason softball time— one of the best times of the year!

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2025 AL DE Zion Grady (Verbal Offer)

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Per 11w poster from an FSU insider:

This recruitment has been a fun one to follow, with several twists and turns when it comes to who has the advantage. I will start by saying I feel the teams firmly in the picture are FSU, Ohio State and Auburn. Miami and Tennessee are in the picture as well, but I’m focusing more on those top three. I think FSU and Ohio State have made the biggest impressions during visits this spring, but I do think the official visits will tell the final story since he’s going to commit on July 4.

FSU will have a good chance to set the tone with his official visit on June 7. But Ohio State gets to make the last impression with Grady’s visit there. We will see how this one goes in June.
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2020 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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These 2020 Ohio State football recruits are trying to make one last impact

For members of the Ohio State football team's 2020recruiting class, this is their last chance to make an impact.
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These 2020 Ohio State football recruits are trying to make one last impact​

For members of the Ohio State football team's 2020recruiting class, this is their last chance to make an impact.

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That's particularly true for some of the guys who will see significant playing time. Lathan Ransom is one of those guys. He could have left after last season to go to the NFL. He would have been drafted and he could've started playing professionally. Instead, he decided to come back to try to be a first-round draft pick and to win a national title.

Ransom has been impactful when he's been healthy. He has 146 tackles over the past three years. He's going to be a starter for the Buckeyes again this season and is going to be one of the most impactful players on a defense that is going to be elite.

Cody Simon is someone who is in line to start next season. This would be his best chance to be a starter and it looks like he will be based on the Spring Game. He's gotten a lot of playing time so far but hasn't made too much of a winning impact. Simon wants to change that this season.

Josh Fryar is the guy with the most to prove. The offensive line was not good at all last year. It was a problem that plagued them all year, especially in the run game. Fryar played poorly in the biggest game of the year. It looks like he's going to start at right tackle again. The Buckeyes are counting on him to improve.

All of these guys have a lot to prove. If they can all play to their capabilities, they will finally have the college resume that they all wanted.
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