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The Ohio State Softball (Official Thread)

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Lady Bucks split with Kent State

COLUMBUS, Ohio - After dropping the opening game of Wednesday's doubleheader to Kent State, Ohio State battled back and secured a walk-off win in the nightcap to complete the split and improved its overall record to 31-15-1. Kent State is 33-19.

THE SHORT STORY
Kent State struck early with a grand slam in the first game and thwarted a late Ohio State rally to earn a 6-3 victory in the first game before the Buckeyes walked off with a win in the second game - literally. Emily Clark's bases loaded two-out walk completed a two-run comeback in the bottom of the seventh and gave the Buckeyes a 4-3 triumph.

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Buckeyes lose 2 of 3 to Michigan State

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Michigan State scored five times in the top of the seventh and fended off a late rally by Ohio State in the bottom half of the inning to hand the Buckeyes a heartbreaking 9-7 loss in front of a near capacity crowd at Buckeye Field on Sunday. With the setback, Ohio State finishes the regular season 32-17-1, 13-9-1 in the Big Ten.

THE SHORT STORY
Cammi Prantl's two-run double - part of a four-hit effort for the senior and made her the all-time hits leader in school history - gave Ohio State a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth, but five unearned Spartan runs came across the plate in the top of the seventh and Michigan State held on from there to take two out of three in the series.

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Lady Bucks make Tournament, will face Arizona

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OLUMBUS, Ohio -- A 33-win season has earned the Ohio State softball team an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes were one of 32 teams to secure a bid when the 64-team field was announced live on ESPNU Sunday night.

Ohio State (33-18-1) is headed to the Knoxville Regional where it will face Arizona (36-19) on Friday at 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU). The other two teams in the regional are the host Volunteers (41-14) and Marist (45-11), champions of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Vols and Red Foxes meet at 7 p.m. on Friday.

The Buckeyes earned their at-large bid on the strength of a regular season that saw them win nine games against teams ranked in the Top 75 of the RPI with six of those victories coming either on the road or at neutral sites. From Feb. 27 through March 19, the Buckeyes played seven of their 10 games vs. teams that were in last year's NCAA Tournament and went 4-3, with wins over Arizona State, San Diego State and Fresno State. For five straight weeks, Ohio State was ranked in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll.

This will be Ohio State's eighth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2010. For head coach Kelly Kovach Schoenly, it will mark her third regional appearance -- she previously took Miami (Ohio) to the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and 2012.

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PIPER NAMED B1G PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Shortstop hit .500 with seven runs and five RBI
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Feb. 26, 2018



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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Junior shortstop Lilli Piper has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

Piper hit .500 (5-for-10) over the weekend as the Buckeyes bested Texas and Wichita State (twice) to go 3-0 at the Texas Invitational. She connected on two home runs – including a walk-off homer in the first meeting with Wichita State on Friday – and drove in five runs. Piper tallied five hits, seven runs, a team-high 14 total bases and a 1.400 slugging percentage.

To open the tournament, Piper helped the Buckeyes erase a 3-0 deficit on their way to the fourth walk-off triumph of 2018. Staring down two outs in the bottom of the seventh, she smacked a two-run walk-off homer over the left field wall to lead the team to a 4-3 victory over the Shockers. It was her second walk-off hit of the season.

Piper launched her second home run in less than twenty-four hours in Ohio State’s 8-5 comeback win over Texas on Saturday. She was even more impressive in the rematch with Wichita State as she went 3-for-3 with three runs and a RBI. The Norton, Ohio native was just shy of hitting for the cycle with a single, double and triple in the 9-0 five-inning shutout.





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For the season, Piper has a team-best .413 batting average with 19 hits, 17 runs scored, 17 RBI, six doubles and five home runs. She also tops the squad in total bases (42) and slugging percentage (.913). Piper has posted a hit and gotten on base in each of the last nine games. She has accumulated five games with multiple hits and multiple RBI. She currently leads the Big Ten in numerous categories, including slugging percentage, runs scored, hits, runs batted in, doubles and home runs. With Piper’s help, Ohio State has an 11-1 overall record and has won six straight games.

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Ladies moved 3 spots to #16 in the new polls.....Headed to Fullerton, CA this weekend to take on San Diego St, San Jose St, Cal-State Fullerton and #3 UCLA

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SPRING BREAK STARTS AT LOUISVILLE SLUGGER INVITATIONAL

Ohio State will face San Diego State, San Jose State, Cal State Fullerton and UCLA

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nearing the halfway point of its non-conference schedule, No. 16/19 Ohio State is heading to the West Coast for Spring Break. The Buckeyes will play 11 games over nine days in California. The trip kicks off this weekend at the Louisville Slugger Invitational. OSU will play a trio of midweek games before concluding the break at the Easton Invitational.

WEEKLY BASICS

Ohio State vs. San Diego State | Friday, Mar. 9 | 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET


Ohio State vs. San Jose State | Saturday, Mar. 10 | 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET


Ohio State at Cal State Fullerton | Saturday, Mar. 10 | 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET


Ohio State vs. No. 3/3 UCLA | Sunday, Mar. 11 | 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET



Ohio State is 11-1 after picking up three wins at the Texas Invitational Feb. 23-24. The Buckeyes have won their last six games and have outscored its opponents, 36-17, during the streak.
Lilli Piper earned her first Big Ten honor of the season when she was named the conference’s player of the week on Feb. 26. She hit .500, connected on two home runs – including a walk-off homer in the first meeting with Wichita State on Friday – and drove in five runs. Piper tallied five hits, seven runs, a team-high 14 total bases and a 1.400 slugging percentage to claim the award.
Piper leads the team in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.413), hits (19), runs scored (17), RBI (17), doubles (6), home runs (5), total bases (42) and slugging percentage (.913).
In the circle, the 1-2 punch of Shelby McCombs and Morgan Ray have logged nearly every inning this year. The duo has 90 strikeouts over 82.2 innings of work. Ray ranks second in the Big Ten with a 1.05 ERA and McCombs is sixth (1.48)......



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