ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS SOFTBALL HISTORY · 2019-01-14 · Softball Fax ..... 614-292-9195 Softball E-mail ..... [email protected] Mailing Address ..... The Schumaker Complex Columbus,

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ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Assoc. AD for Athletics Communications .. Dan WallenbergDirector ..........................................................Leann ParkerAssociate Directors .....................Jerry Emig, Mike Basford Assistant Directors .........Candace Johnson, Kyle Kuhlman, ................................ Gary Petit, Brett Rybak, Alex MorandoInterns ............................Don Hawkins and Grace AmbergWeb site ........................................OhioStateBuckeyes.com Main Office Phone ............................... 614-292-6861 Fax .......................................................614-292-8547Softball Contact ...................................... Candace JohnsonOffice Phone .................................................. 614-247-0011Cell Phone ..................................................... 301-814-0432 E-mail ............................................. [email protected] Address ...........................6th Floor Fawcett Center.................................................2400 Olentangy River Road................................................ Columbus, Ohio 43210-1166

GAME DAY MANAGEMENT PHONE NUMBERSPress Row ..................................................... 614-247-3448Facility Operations ......................... 614-292-2947 or 8459Ticket Office ................................................ 614-292-2624Marketing .....................................................614-292-3672Training Room ...............................................614-292-1165Equipment Room .......................................... 614-292-1679Softball Office .............................................. 614-292-0856Equipment Room .......................................... 614-292-1679

THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Asst. Commissioner Media Relations ............... Jason Yellin Phone ............................................................ 847-696-1010 E-mail ........................................... [email protected] Contact ............................................. Chris Masters Phone ....................................................... 847-696-1010 E-mail ...........................................cmasters@bigten.orgFax/Web site ................................ 847-696-1150/bigten.org

UNIVERSITY FACTSLocation ................................... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m)Founded .......................................................................1870Enrollment .......58,322 (Columbus), 64,868 (all campuses)Nickname .............................................................BuckeyesColors .................... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429)Mascot ........................................................Brutus BuckeyeDirector of Athletics ...........................................Gene SmithFaculty Representative ......................................John BrunoConference .................................................... Big Ten (1913)

SOFTBALL HISTORYFirst Year...................................................... 1972 (47 years)All-Time Record (Pct.) ...........................1,216-1,005-5 (.547)All-Time Big Ten Record (Pct.) ..................355-433-2 (.450)Big Ten Championships ................................2 (1990, 2007)Big Ten Tourn. Appearances ........................................... 12......... (2001, ‘02, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18)Big Ten Tournament Championships ...................... 1 (2007)Big Ten Tournament Record .............................. 16-15 (.516)National Postseason Tournament Appearances ..............13.................................................... AIAW 3 (1978, 1979, 1982)NCAA ........10 (1990, ’02, ’04, ’06, ’07, ’09, ’10, ’16, ‘17, ‘18)College World Series Appearances ...............1 (1982, AIAW)

SOFTBALL FACTS2018 Overall Record ................................................... 36-162018 Big Ten Record .....................................................14-8Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................16/7Field Starters Returning/Lost .......................................... 4/4Pitchers Returning/Lost ...................................................3/1Facility (Capacity) ..............................Buckeye Field (1,620)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ............. Kelly Kovach Schoenly (Michigan ‘95)Record at Ohio State, Years .................. 199-124-1, 7th yearCareer Record, Years .........................387-276-2, 13th yearBig Ten Record, Years ................................77-59-1, 7th yearAssistant Coach ...............................Jenna Hall (Illinois ‘07)Assistant Coach .................... Jordan Clark (Miami (OH) ‘12) Volunteer Assistant Coach ..........Anna Kirk (Ohio State ‘17)Director of Operations ...........Megan Smith (Ohio State ‘14) Softball Office ............................................... 614-292-9017Softball Fax ................................................... 614-292-9195Softball E-mail ........................................ [email protected] Address ..........................The Schumaker Complex 615 Iriving Schottenstein Dr. Columbus, OH 43210CREDENTIAL REQUESTSPlease direct all credential requests to Candace Johnson ( [email protected], fax: 614-292-8547, ph: 614-247-0011) in the Athletics Communications Office. Credentials are mailed when possible. If time does not permit, credentials will be held in the Buckeye Field press box. Credential priority is given to those print and electronic media outlets that cover Ohio State or its opponent on a regular basis. In order to qualify for a credential, a news agency must have a full-time sports director or editor.

WEB SITESMedia credentials are issued (space permitting) for individuals who are affiliated with regional television or news media organizations, for institutions that are Big Ten

Conference members and non-conference opponents, and for the Big Ten Conference. OSU reserves the right to deny media credentials to any individual whose web site is not affiliated with an official news gathering organization.

MEDIA PARKINGThere is no media lot at Buckeye Field, therefore parking passes will not be issued. Please park in the same lot as the general public.

WEEKLY INTERVIEWSPlease contact Candace Johnson in the Athletics Communications Office should you desire interviews with players or coaches. Please call or email at least 24 hours in advance.

POSTGAME PROCEDURESPostgame interviews will begin 10 minutes after the final out. Visiting coaches and players are available first on the field in front of the visiting dugout. OSU coaches and players will be made available following the visiting team interviews. A member of the OSU Athletics Communications staff will escort media to the field.

DOUBLEHEADER INTERVIEWSNo interviews will take place between games of a doubleheader. Breaks between games are typically between 15-20 minutes long and do not allow enough time for interviews.

TELEPHONE SERVICETo order telephone lines for broadcasting, contact the Ohio State telephone service at 614-292-8648. One general line is available for media use before, during and after games.

PHOTO REQUESTSAll still photography requests of Ohio State players and coaches must be faxed or e-mailed to Andy Devito. He can be reached at 614-688-0835 or [email protected].

VIDEO SERVICESFor information regarding video services and game footage, contact Russ Hoeflich, manager of video services at 614-688-5359.

OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COMOn the official website of Ohio State athletics, you will find links to all the 36 varsity sports as well as traditions, school information and tickets. Additional links direct you to the Alumni Association, campus maps, the OSU Marching Band, the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA.


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2019 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

00 | SUMMER CONSTABLE Sophomore | OFSullivan, Ohio

7 | MEGAN CHOINACKY Senior | OF/1BGreenwood, Ind.

8 | NIKI CARVER Sophomore | UTLGainesville, Ga.

5 | SPENCER SANSOM Junior | OFClovis, Calif.

10 | ANDI FARRAH Junior | OFPickerington, Ohio

17 | KAT DUVALL Senior | RHPSeal Beach, Calif.

25 | MEGAN MCMENEMYSophomore | INFWesterville, Ohio

6 | MORGAN RAYSenior | RHPFrenchtown, Mt.

12 | AMY BALICH Junior | SS/2BPalos Park, Ill.

14 | TAYLOR STEVENS Sophomore | 1B/3BHebron, Ind.

11 | BRI BETSCHEL Senior | OFAnaheim, Calif.

28 | SKYLAR HAYWARDSophomore | RHPBuford, Ga.

32 | LAUREN RICESophomore | RHPMorrison, Ill.

41 | KALLIE BORENSophomore | INFPickerington, Ohio

29 | ASHLEY PRANGE Freshman | INFNew Palestine, Ind.

55 | KAITLYN COFFMAN Freshman | OFVisalia, Calif.

23 | CARLEY GASKILL Junior | INFWest Hills, Calif.

20 | EMILY CLARK Senior | C/UTLProspect, Ohio

21 | MEG OTTEFreshman | OFEast Sparta, Ohio

22 | LILLI PIPER Senior | SSNorton, Ohio

66 | JESSICA ROSS Freshman | RHPWoodland Hills, Calif.

88 | CLAIRE NICHOLSONSophomore | CMt. Gilead, Ohio


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2019 ROSTER# NAME POS. B/T HT. YR. HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL00 Summer Constable OF L/R 5-6 So. Sullivan, Ohio Keystone5 Spencer Sansom OF L/R 5-7 Jr. Clovis, Calif. Buchanan6 Morgan Ray P R/R 5-8 Sr. Frenchtown, Mt. Frenchtown7 Megan Choinacky OF/1B R/R 5-8 Sr. Greenwood, Ind. Roncalli8 Niki Carver UTL R/R 5-6 So. Gainesville, Ga. North Hall10 Andi Farrah OF L/R 5-6 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central11 Bri Betschel OF L/R 5-7 Sr. Anaheim, Calif. Canyon12 Amy Balich SS/2B R/R 5-8 Jr. Palos Park, Ill. Mother McAuley14 Taylor Stevens 1B/3B R/R 5-5 So. Hebron, Ind. Boone Grove17 Kat Duvall P R/R 5-9 Sr. Seal Beach, Calif. Los Alamitos20 Emily Clark C/UTL R/R 5-5 Sr. Prospect, Ohio North Union21 Meg Otte OF L/R 5-9 Fr. East Sparta, Ohio Sandy Valley22 Lilli Piper SS R/R 5-10 Sr. Norton, Ohio Akron23 Carley Gaskill INF R/R 5-7 Jr. West Hills, Calif. El Camino Real25 Megan McMenemy INF L/R 5-7 So. Westerville, Ohio Westerville Central28 Skylar Hayward P R/R 5-9 So. Buford, Ga. Mill Creek29 Ashley Prange INF R/R 5-7 Fr. New Palestine, Ind. New Palestine32 Lauren Rice P R/R 5-5 So. Morrison, Ill. Missouri41 Kallie Boren INF L/L 5-10 So. Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central55 Kaitlyn Coffman OF L/R 5-8 Fr. Visalia, Calif. Mt. Whitney66 Jessica Ross P R/R 5-9 Fr. Woodland Hills, Calif. Calabasas88 Claire Nicholson C R/R 5-6 So. Mt. Gilead, Ohio River Valley

Head Coach: Kelly Kovach Schoenly Assistant Coach: Jenna HallAssistant Coach: Jordan ClarkVolunteer Assistant Coach: Anna KirkDirector of Operations: Megan Smith

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Amy Balich ...................................................... BAY-lickBri Betschel ..................................................Bet-CHELMegan Choinacky ..................................CHA-nackieAndi Farrah ......................................................Fair-UHMegan McMenemy ........................ Mc-MEH-NE-MEAshley Prange ..............................................Prang-EESpencer Sansom ......................................San-SOMEKelly Kovach Schoenly ............Ko-VAK SHANE-lee

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# NAME POS.12...... Amy Balich........................... SS/2B 11 ....... Bri Betschel ......................... OF41 ...... Kallie Boren ......................... INF8 ....... Niki Carver ........................... UTL7 ....... Megan Choinacky ............. OF/1B20 .... Emily Clark ........................... C/UTL55 .... Kaitlyn Coffman .................. OF00 .... Summer Constable ........... OF17 ...... Kat Duvall ............................. P10 ..... Andi Farrah .......................... OF23 ..... Carly Gaskill ........................ INF28 .... Skylar Hayward .................. P25 .... Megan McMenemy ........... INF88..... Claire Nicholson................. C21...... Meg Otte .............................. OF22 .... Lilli Piper............................... SS29 .... Ashley Prange .................... INF6 ....... Morgan Ray ......................... P32 ..... Lauren Rice ......................... P66 .... Jessica Ross........................ P5 ....... Spencer Sansom ............... OF14 ...... Taylor Stevens .................... 1B/3B

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY POSITIONPitchers (5)Kat DuvallMorgan Ray Skylard HaywardLauren RiceJessica Ross

Catchers (2)Claire NicholsonEmily Clark

Infielders (10)Taylor StevensEmily ClarkCarley GaskillLilli PiperKallie BorenMegan McMenemyAmy BalichAshley PrangeMegan ChoinackyNiki Carver

Outfielders (7)Andi FarrahKaitlyn CoffmanBri BetschelSpencer SansomMegan ChoinackySummer ConstableMeg Otte

BY ELIGIBILITYSeniors (6)Morgan RayMegan ChoinackyBri Betschel Kat DuvallEmily Clark Lilli Piper

Juniors (4)Spencer SansomAndi FarrahAmy BalichCarley Gaskill

Sophomores (8)Claire NicholsonMegan McMenemySkylar HaywardTaylor StevensNiki CarverKallie BorenSummer ConstableLauren Rice

Freshman (4)Jessica RossKaitlyn CoffmanMeg OtteAshley Prange

2019 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT TIMEFeb. 8 ...............vs. George Mason (1) ........ 12 p.m.Feb. 8 ...............vs. Ole Miss (1) ............... 2:30 p.m.Feb. 9 ...............vs. North Florida (1) ............. 3 p.m. Feb. 9 ...............at UCF (1) ........................ 5:30 p.m.Feb. 10..............vs. Ole Miss (1) ............... 9:30 a.m.Feb. 15 ..............vs. Florida State (2) ....... 9:30 a.m.Feb. 16 ..............vs. LSU (2) ...........................10 a.m. Feb. 16 ..............vs. Utah (2) ............................ 1 p.m. Feb. 17 ..............vs. Notre Dame (2) .............10 a.m.Feb. 22 .............vs. Army (3) ........................... 1 p.m.Feb. 23 .............vs. Utah (3) ........................... 3 p.m. Feb. 23 .............vs. Duke (3) .................... 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24 .............vs. New Mexico St. (3) ...... 12 p.m.Mar. 8 ...............vs. Seattle (4) .................. 2:15 p.m.Mar. 8 ...............at Washington (4) .......... 6:45 p.m.Mar. 9 ...............vs. Seattle (4) ..................... 12 p.m.Mar. 9 ...............vs. Idaho State (4) ........... 4:30 p.m.Mar. 10 ..............vs. NIU (4) .............................. 1 p.m.Mar. 12 ..............at Portland State (DH) ........6 p.m.Mar. 15 ..............vs. Weber State (5) ....... 2:30 p.m. Mar. 15 ..............vs. Lehigh (5) .......................5 p.m.Mar. 16 ..............vs. Lehigh (5) ..................... 12 p.m.Mar. 16 ..............at Grand Canyon (5) ...........5 p.m.Mar. 17 ..............at Grand Canyon (5) ......... 12 p.m.Mar. 22 ........... INDIANA* .......................... 6 p.m.Mar. 23 ........... INDIANA* .......................... 2 p.m.Mar. 24 ........... INDIANA* ........................... 1 p.m.Mar. 27 .............at Kentucky ..........................6 p.m.Mar. 29 .............at Maryland* .........................6 p.m.Mar. 30 .............at Maryland* .........................2 p.m.Mar. 31 ..............at Maryland* .......................... 1 p.m.Apr. 3 ................at Pitt ..................................... 4 p.m.Apr. 5 ............. RUTGERS* ........................ 6 p.m. Apr. 6 ............. RUTGERS* ........................ 2 p.m.Apr. 7 .............. RUTGERS* ......................... 1 p.m.Apr. 9 ................at Penn State* (DH) .............5 p.m.Apr. 12 ............ MICHIGAN* ...................... 6 p.m.Apr. 13 ............ MICHIGAN* ...................... 2 p.m.Apr. 14 ............ MICHIGAN* ....................... 1 p.m.Apr. 16 ............ OHIO ................................. 6 p.m.Apr. 19 ..............at Michigan State* ...............6 p.m.Apr. 20 .............at Michigan State* ...............2 p.m.Apr. 21 ..............at Michigan State* ................ 1 p.m.Apr. 26 ........... ILLINOIS* .......................... 6 p.m.Apr. 27 ........... ILLINOIS* .......................... 2 p.m.Apr. 28 ........... ILLINOIS* ........................... 1 p.m.May 3 ................at Iowa* ........................... 6:30 p.m.May 4 ................at Iowa* .................................2 p.m. May 5 ...............at Iowa* .................................. 1 p.m.May 9-11 ...........Big Ten Tournament .............. TBA (Bloomington, Ind.)

ALL TIMES EASTERN* Big Ten Conference game1 | Friends of Jaclyn Tournament - Orlando, Fla.2 | ESPN Elite Invitational - Clearwater, Fla. 3 | Mary Nutter Classic - Palm Springs, Calif.4 | Husky Classic - Seattle, Wash. 5 | GCU Invitational - Phoenix, Ariz.


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2018 (Junior Season): Appeared in 46 games, making 36 starts ... Had 18 hits, 12 runs scored, three doubles, two triples and five RBI ... Went 2-for-3 against Northern Illinois (2/10) and CSUN (3/14) ... Had a career-high two doubles and tied her career mark with two runs at Rutgers (4/6) ... Knocked a two-RBI triple, her first of the season, vs. Penn State (Apr. 11) ... Batted .571 with four hits, two runs and a RBI over three games vs. Michigan State (4/20-4/22) ... Academic All-Big Ten Team ... OSU Scholar-Athlete.

2017 (Sophomore Season): Played in 51 games and started 43 ... Hit .275 with 20 runs scored, two doubles, one triple and seven RBI ... Recorded a hit in each of Ohio State’s NCAA Tournament games ... Stole five bases ... Reached base safely in all four of her at-bats as the Aggie Classic (2/10-2/12) ... Had a run-scoring double in the finale vs. Central Michigan (2/12) ... Five RBI in Ohio State’s 10-game Spring Break trip, four of which came with two outs ... Walk-off single vs. Army (3/17/17) ... OSU Scholar-Athlete.

2016 (Freshman Season): Played in 45 games, earning 16 starts … finished the year by going getting four hits in her final eight at bats … in the Big Ten opener against Maryland, went two-for-three with two runs scored … also had multiple hits vs. Penn State (2-3, one RBI, one run scored), Ohio (2-4, run) and in the NCAA Tournament vs. Marist (2-2, run, walk) … collected her first collegiate hit against No. 3 LSU (2/12) ... OSU Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to Ohio State: Four-year starter and three-time first team all-conference selection ... in 31 games as a senior, hit .439 with 50 hits, 26 runs scored, 17 stolen bases and a .463 on-base percentage … Canyon was ranked second in the final Orange County Register poll of 2015 after advancing to the CIF semifinals for the second straight season … first team all-county by the Orange County Register in 2015 … CalHiSports.com All-State nominee in 2014 and 2015 ... Century Conference Offen-sive MVP in 2013 after hitting .385 with 35 hits in 29 games and 14 stolen bases ... Coaches Award recipient and scholar-athlete as a junior in 2014 ... hit .366 with 30 hits, 23 runs scored and a .441 on-base percentage ... played in 110 career games with 134 hits, 77 runs scored, 35 RBI and a .380 average.

Personal: Daughter of Dennis and Maureen Betschel … has an older brother, Shawn … lists her greatest sports thrill as scoring the winning run in a CIF playoff game.

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11 BRI BETSCHELOutfield | Senior | L/RAnaheim, Calif.Canyon High SchoolMajor: Exercise Science Education

2018 (Junior Season): NFCA Second Team All-Midwest Region ... Second Team All-Big Ten ... Started 51 games and was second on the team with 43 RBI and third with 12 home runs ... Connected on nine doubles and scored 32 runs ... Posted a .963 fielding percentage, 114 putouts and 93 assists at second base ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen bases ... Had 11 multi-RBI games and 10 multi-hit outings ... Crushed two grand slams against NIU (2/9) and Texas (2/24) ... Tied her career-high five RBI at NIU (2/9) ... Hit the game-winning home run at LMU (3/13) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs, one RBI and a double at Indiana (3/23) ... Blasted a two-run homer vs. Penn State to record her 100th RBI (4/11) ... Hit a game-tying three-shot home run vs. Michigan State (4/22) ... Tallied four RBI, two hits, one run and a homer vs. Michigan State (4/22) ... Chipped in seven RBI, four runs, four hits, two homers, a double, triple and a 1.300 slugging percentage vs. the Terps (4/27-4/29) ... Had three straight games with a home run (4/22-4/28) ... Was 3-for-3 with three runs, a double, home run and RBI against Pitt (5/2) ... Went 2-for-3 with one run, one RBI and a home run at Michigan (5/4) ... Rode a six-game hitting streak that featured a .550 batting average, 11 hits, five home runs, 13 RBI, nine runs scored and an impressive 1.500 slugging percentage (4/22-5/4).

2017 (Sophomore Season): NFCA Second Team All-Midwest Region ... First Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team ... Started all 51 games that she played in ... Hit .333 with 10 home runs, 45 RBI, 30 runs scored, nine doubles and a .583 slugging percentage ... Two-run home run in Big Ten semifinal win vs. Michigan State ... Had three hits - including a double - in the season-opening Aggie Classic at Texas A&M ... Hit her first home run of the season at North Carolina as part of a .462 weekend that included five RBI ... 12 multi hit and 10 multi RBI games ... Two-run home run vs. Maryland (3/25) ... Big Ten and Fastpitch News.com Player of the Week after hitting .875 with 11 RBI, a .971 on-base percentage and 1.750 slugging percentage March 29-April 2 ... Reached base successfully is 10 straight plate appearances to finish the week ... Hit .375 with runners in scoring position and produced 23 two-out RBI ... Nine-game hitting streak between March 18 and April 8 ... OSU Scholar-Athlete.

2016 (Freshman Season): First team NFCA All-Midwest Region … hit .324 with 10 doubles, 27 RBI and 27 runs scored … playing second base for the first time in her career, had a .989 fielding percentage with just two errors … Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 14 after going three-for-four with two doubles and a RBI vs. Arizona State … fourth on the team with 13 multi-hit games … had the first multi-home run game of her career vs. Rutgers (4/9), going two-for-four with a pair of two-run home runs … went four-for-four with a double and two runs scored vs. Wisconsin (4/3) … in addition to playing second base, also started six games at catcher.

Prior to Ohio State: Three-time first team All-Ohio selection ... MOAC Red Division Player of the Year (2015) … earned first team All-Metro honors from the Columbus Dispatch as a senior, hitting .651 with 57 runs scored, 32 RBI and a 1.378 slugging percentage … led North Union to the Divi-sion III state semifinals in 2014 and 2015 … hit .638 with a 1.347 slugging percentage as a junior ... named the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... four-time first team All-MOAC selection ... second team All-Metro choice from the Columbus Dispatch in 2014 ... a member of Lasers Blue, the 2014 ASA/USA 16U National Champions ... also won a national title with Lasers Gold in 2010 ... four-year varsity letterwinner in basketball who scored over 1,000 points in her career.

Personal: Daughter of Willis and Natalie Clark … has two siblings, a brother (Colton) and sister (Avery) … lists her greatest sports thrill as win-ning nationals in 2010 with Lasers Gold and in 2014 with Lasers Blue.

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20 EMILY CLARKC/UTL | Senior | R/RProspect, OhioNorth Union High SchoolMajor: Human Dev. and Family Sci.

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2018 (Junior Season): Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient ... Aca-demic All-Big Ten ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Appeared in 10 games ... Recorded two putouts and one assist.

2017 (Sophomore Season): Played in 25 games with seven starts ... Had five hits, including two doubles, drove in four runs and scored twice ... In her first collegiate at-bat, singled and drove in a run versus Central Michigan ... Had a game-tying double - also against Central Michigan - in the final game of the Aggie Classic ... Went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a walk in a 22-0 win over Maryland (3/26) ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2016 (Freshman Season): Played in 18 games, all as a pinch runner … scored five times, including the go-ahead run in a 12-10 win against Penn State (4/6) … OSU Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to Ohio State: Four-year letterwinner for Roncalli High School … set the single-season RBI record with 50 in 2013 … hit .429 with 43 RBI and 27 runs scored as a senior in 2015 … Roncalli advanced to the state semi-finals … first team all-district and first team all-country … ranks in the top 10 in school history in RBI, hits, double and triples … played club softball for the Indiana Magic … played in 65 career games with a .397 average, 81 hits, 66 RBI, 55 runs scored and a .413 on-base percentage.

Personal: Daughter of David and Tina Choinacky … has a younger sister, Claire … plans to pursue a career in pharmacy following graduation … served on the Roncalli High School Student Council for two years and was the co-president of the public relations committee … organized a dance marathon to raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital … lists her greatest sports thrill as hitting a double with two outs in the seventh in-ning in the state tournament after a six-minute at bat during her freshman year.

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7 MEGAN CHOINACKYOF/1B | Senior | R/RGreenwood, Ind.Roncalli High SchoolMajor: Pharmaceutical Sciences

2018 (Junior Season): Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Made 13 appearances, including two starts in the circle ... Had a 4.26 ERA in 23 innings with a .278 batting average against ... Tossed three innings of relief at Loyola Marymount with two strikeouts (3/13) ... Tied her career high with four strikeouts and did not give up a hit in 1.1 innings of relief for her first win of the season vs. Wisconsin (3/30) ... Pitched two innings of relief against Penn State with two strikeouts (4/11).

2017 (Sophomore Season): Had a 3.00 ERA in 9.1 innings with a .206 batting average against ... Made eight appearances ... Pitched 2.0 in-nings of scoreless relief against both Weight State (3/29) and Indiana (4/15) ... Struck out a season-high four against the Raiders ... Made her season debut in a relief role against North Carolina (2/18) ... OSU Scholar-Athlete.

2016 (Freshman Season): Went 4-0 in the 13.0 innings that she pitched, picking up wins vs. Virginia Tech (2/26), Cal Poly (3/20), Rutgers (4/8) and Purdue (4/23) … vs. Rutgers, went four innings while allowing just one hit and striking out four … in her first collegiate win, did not allow a hit over three innings and struck out three … OSU Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to Ohio State: Spent her first two years at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, Calif., and was the Rookie of the Year in 2012 ... Pacificia went 55-9 in her two seasons, advancing to the CIF championship game in 2013 ... transferred to Los Alamitos High School for her junior season ... led Los Alamitos to the CIF-Southern Section quarterfinals and a 25-7 record as a senior … Sunset League Pitcher of the Year and first team all-county by the Orange County Register in 2015 … sub-1.50 ERA … second team all-county by the Orange County News and second team All-Empire League in 2013 ... a three-time scholar athlete award winner ... plays club softball for the nationally-renowned SoCal Athletics ... gave up just three earned runs in 18.1 innings at the 16U PGF Nationals with 25 strikeouts and a 1.14 ERA to help her team finish third ... at 14U PGF Nationals, pitched 22.0 innings with 29 strikeouts, three earned runs and a 0.95 ERA ... SoCal finished second in 2012 and ninth in 2013.

Personal: Daughter of Roger and Maryann Duvall … lists the rush of competing when she’s on the mound as her greatest sports thrill … has a older brother.

DUVALL

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17 KAT DUVALLPitcher | Senior | R/RSeal Beach, Calif.Los Alamitos High SchoolMajor: Language Arts Education

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2018 (Junior Season): NFCA Second Team All-Midwest Region ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Started 25 games in 38 appearances in the circle ... Finished the season with a team-best 18 wins, 157.2 innings pitched, two shutouts and 13 complete games ... Third in the Big Ten with a .197 opposing bat-ting average, fifth in wins (18), seventh in strikeouts (145) and ninth in ERA (2.58) ... Picked up a pair of complete-game wins at the FAU “First Pitch” Classic ... Struck out a career-high 12 batters vs. NIU (2/10) ... Tossed a career-high eight innings with five strikeouts at LMU (3/13) ... Fanned 11 batters and gave up one run on two hits in seven innings at CSUN (3/14) ... Earned her first save of the season after tossing three innings of two-hit relief with four strikeouts vs. CSUN (3/17) ... Held Pitt to two hits and a run over seven innings and had five strikeouts (5/2) ... Only allowed one hit in 1.2 innings of relief at Michigan (5/4) ... Had five strikeouts in a complete-game win over USF to advance to the Gainesville Regional final (5/19).

2017 (Sophomore Season): Second on the team in ERA (2.35) and third in innings (62.2) ... Finished 6-5 with a team-best .217 batting average against while throwing two complete game shutouts ... Pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless relief against Lamar (2/11) ... Went 6.1 innings vs. Bethune-Cookman, allowing just one hit and striking out five ... Has a 0.91 ERA over the last 10 games ... 3.2 innings of scoreless relief with three strike-outs to earn the win over Indiana (4/16) ... Appeared in all three games versus Michigan State, getting the start in the series finale and going 1.2 innings without allowing a hit in the opener ... Pitched the first complete game shutout of her career on 4/29 vs. Iowa, striking out six and allowing just two hits ... Shut out Kent State and allowed just one hit on May 3 ... Tossed 15.1 consecutive scoreless innings between April 28 and May 5 ... Selected as one of two recipients of the team’s Most Improved award ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2016 (Freshman Season): Third on the team with 63.0 innings pitched … 4.00 ERA with 46 strikeouts … went 3-2 with wins vs. San Jose State (3/18), Purdue (4/24) and Michigan State (5/7) … struck out a season-high six over 4.2 innings vs. Maryland (3/26) … earned the starting nod in sea-son-opener against Pacific (2/12) … gave up no more than one earned run in each of her first six appearances … collected four or more strikeouts in five appearances … pitched a season-high six innings while scattering six hits and striking out four vs. Kent State (5/4) … OSU Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to Ohio State: Three-time Montana Gatorade Player of the Year … CBS MaxPreps first team All-America … NFCA first team All-West Region … member of the national champion NW Bullets at the TC/USA Nationals …. was the winning pitcher in the title game ... during her senior season in 2015, went 19-2 with a 0.32 ERA, leading her team to a third straight Class A state title … struck out 248 batters in 130 innings pitched … al-lowed just 55 hits and 22 walks … hit .553 with seven home runs, 22 RBI and a .953 slugging percentage … three-time Class A first team all-state selection … posted a 23-1 record along with a 0.72 ERA in the circle as a junior ... struck out 280 batters and walked just 28 in 145 innings pitched ... fired 10 no-hitters, including one perfect game, and held opponents to a .114 batting average ... at the plate, batted .598 with 12 home runs, 54 RBI and a 1.253 slugging percentage ... also a four-year varsity letterwin-ner in volleyball where she led the team in both blocks and kills.

Personal: Daughter of J.B. and Gypsy Ray … has an older brother, John, who attends Central Washington University and plays rugby … her mother played volleyball at Metro State and the University of Montana and uncle played football, also at Montana … has a cousin who played football at Rocky Mountain College … member of the National Honors Society and Student Council … lists her greatest sports thrill as hitting a walk-off home run in a state tournament game.

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6 MORGAN RAYPitcher | Senior | R/RFrenchtown, Mt.Frenchtown High SchoolMajor: Health Sciences

2018 (Junior Season): NFCA Second Team All-American ... NFCA First Team All-Region ... Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten All-Defensive Team ... FastPitchNews.com First Team All-American ... CollegeSportsMadness.com Second Team All-American ... Top 25 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year ... Big Ten Player of the Week three times ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Started all 52 games at shortstop ... Led the Buckeyes in almost every offensive category, including batting average (.404), runs (50), hits (65), doubles (14), home runs (20), RBI (58), total bases (141), slugging (.876), walks (27), intentional walks (8), on-base percentage (.487) and stolen bases (9) ... Had an 11-game hitting streak (2/10-3/10) and reached base in 18 consecu-tive outings (3/25-4/29) ... Third in the Big Ten single-season records with a .876 slugging percentage ... Had her 20th home run of the season vs. Iowa to become the single-season record holder at Ohio State ... Tallied 50 runs and 58 RBI, one of only two players in the 50/50 club in program history ... Standings among OSU single-season record holders: 20 home runs (1st), 58 RBI (3rd), 50 runs scored (5th), .404 batting average (7th), 14 doubles (t-10th) and 65 hits (t-15th) ... Went 3-for-3 with three runs, a double, RBI and walk in a 9-1 six-inning win over NIU in the season opener (2/9) ... Hit a walk-off single against Boston University (2/11) ... Connected on a walk-off two-run homer against Wichita State (2/23) ... Was 9-for-9 with five runs, five RBI, two doubles and a home run through three games (3/14-3/16) ... Notched a career-high four hits, three RBI and two runs against Grand Canyon (3/16) ... Was 11-for-13 with seven runs, seven RBI, two doubles, two home runs, a .812 on-base percentage and 1.462 slugging percentage through three games (3/14-3/17) ... Went 3-for-3 with one run, one RBI and a double vs. Wisconsin (3/30) ... Had a three-run shot and a pair of two-run homers at Rutgers (4/6, 4/8) ... Posted .667 batting average, six hits, three runs, three homers, nine RBI, 1.778 slugging percentage, .750 on-base percentage, 1.000 fielding per-centage, 16 total bases and four extra-base hits at Rutgers (4/6-4/8) ... Had three hits, three RBI, three runs, two home runs and a double at Michigan (5/4-5/6) ... Scored the game-winning run vs. USF, 3-2, to advance to the Gainesville Regional final (5/19).

2017 (Sophomore Season): NFCA Third Team All-American ... Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team ... NFCA First Team All-Region ... CollegeSportsMadness.com Third Team All-American ... Fast-PitchNews.com Second Team All-American ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Led the Buckeyes in nearly every offensive category, including average (.421), home runs (18), RBI (53), hits (75), slugging percentage (.787) and on-base percentage (.436) ... Third overall in the Big Ten in batting, fourth in slugging, second in hits, fifth in RBI and second in home runs ... In Big Ten play, upped her average to .430 with a league-leading 10 home runs, 22 RBI, 24 runs scored and .861 slugging percentage ... Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI vs. No. 21 California (2/26) ... Career-high six RBI vs. Central Florida (3/10/17) ... Drove in the game-winning run with a triple vs. Missouri (3/17) ... Big Ten Player of the Week after hitting .727 with eight RBI, two home runs and a 1.364 slugging percentage vs. Maryland ... Led the Big Ten in batting (14-for-20, .700) and slugging percentage (1.400) through six games ... Ended Michigan’s 45-scoreless inning streak with a solo home run last Saturday (4/8) ... Two-run home run as part of 3-for-3 game at Pitt ... 3-for-4 with a pair of two-run home runs in series finale at Michigan State ... Go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning of a 3-2 series-clinching victory at No. 22 Illinois (5/7) ... Game-tying home run in opening game of NCAA Tournament (5/19) ... 24 multi-hit and 15 multi-RBI games.

At Akron: Played in 20 games for the Zips, batting .313 (15-for-48) with a home run, two doubles, six RBI and 10 runs scored … went two-for-three with two doubles vs. eventual MAC champion Miami (3/29) … also played on Akron’s basketball team … appeared in 29 games, highlighted by a 24-point, nine-rebound effort vs. Buffalo in the MAC semifinals … scored 18 points vs. Bucknell in the WNIT.

At Walsh Jesuit: 2014 Cleveland.com Softball Player of the Year after hitting .615 with 64 hits, 42 RBI and 14 home runs … collected 205 hits in her career … posted a career-best 18 walks as a senior … on the basketball court, was honorable mention All-Ohio in 2013-14, posting averages of 14.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

Personal: Daughter of Gary and Ronda Piper … her aunt, Kay Piper, was a two-sport athlete (softball and volleyball) at Akron from 1982-85.

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22 LILLI PIPERShortstop | Senior | R/RNorton, OhioAkron UniversityWalsh Jesuit High SchoolMajor: Sport Industry


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2018 (Sophomore Season): Academic All-Big Ten ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Appeared in 28 games, primarily as a pinch runner ... Scored 13 runs and stole a pair of bases ... Connected on the first hit of her career at Loyola Marymount (3/13) ... Earned her first start of the season at Indiana at second base (3/25) ... Started at second base against Iowa (5/10).

2017 (Freshman Season): Started 10 of the 21 games that she’s played in, all at second base or shortstop ... Had a .970 fielding percentage with 19 putouts, 13 assists and just one error ... Scored two runs ... OSU Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to Ohio State: Selected to the PGF Central All-America Team … Girls Catholic League Player of the Year and team captain … Illinois Coaches Association second team all-state (2015) … three-time all-con-ference selection … also a three-time academic all-conference honoree … played club ball for the Beverly Bandits … the Bandits placed second at PGF Nationals in 2014 and seventh in 2015 … lists her greatest sports thrill as beating rival Sandburg in the 2015 sectional semifinals with a three-run rally in the seventh inning.

Personal: Daughter of Bob and Nancy Balich … has an uncle, Jim Balich, who played football at Washington State … brother, Paul, wrestles at Milwaukee School of Engineering and cousin, Tom Zale, plays football at Illinois Wesleyan … also played basketball at Mother McAuley … vice president of the student council … member of the National Honor Society.

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12 AMY BALICHSS/2B | Junior | R/RPalos Park, Ill.Mother McAuley High SchoolMajor: Engineering

2018 (Sophomore Season): Academic All-Big Ten ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Played in 26 games with two starts ... Scored 10 runs, roped a double and tallied one RBI ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen bases ... Had her first career double and RBI at Loyola Marymount (3/13) ... Scored a career-high two runs at Rutgers (4/7) ... Tallied two runs over a pair of games vs. Penn State as a pinch runner (4/11) ... Had a run vs. Maryland as a pinch runner (4/27).

2017 (Freshman Season): Played in 33 games and scored 11 runs ... The Buckeyes were 10-1 in games in which she scored a run ... Stole six base, fourth most on the team ... Starter at DP vs. Georgia and Central Florida. Recorded her first collegiate hit vs. Georgia ... Played left field vs. Mary-land (3/26) and center vs. Wright State (3/29).

Prior to Ohio State: 2016 first team All-Ohio … played her first two years of high school softball at North Canton Hoover before transferring to Pickerington Central … two-time member of the Columbus Dispatch All-Metro team … in 2015, hit over .500 and broke Pickerington Central’s single-season record for hits … member of the OHSAA Division I state champions in 2013 and 2014, batting over .500 each season … as a fresh-man, had three hits in the state championship game and helped Hoover finish 34-0 … in 2014, was member of the 50-50-50 club (50+ hits, 50+ runs, 50+ RBI) … plays club ball for the Ohio Lasers … won a ASA national championship in 2014 with current Buckeye Emily Clark … lists her great-est sports thrill as winning a state championship and national champion-ship in the same year.

Personal: Mother is Debbie Flaherty and step-father is JP Flaherty … has two older sisters – Nikki and Ally … Ally plays softball at Ashland Univer-sity … member of the National Honors Society.

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10 ANDI FARRAHOutfield | Junior | L/RPickerington, OhioPickerington Central High SchoolMajor: Health Sciences

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2018 (Sophomore Season): Academic All-Big Ten ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Played in 10 games with three starts ... Tallied 35 putouts and four assists at first base ... Recorded the first run and hit of her career vs. Michigan State (4/20) ... Earned a pair of starts at first base vs. Michigan State (4/21-22) ... Started a first base against Maryland (4/28).

2017 (Freshman Season): Played in eight games and started twice ... Five putouts and five assists at second base ... Made her first career start in ACC/Big Ten Challenge vs. North Carolina (2/18) ... First career RBI at Maryland (3/26/17).

Prior to Ohio State: Four year varsity letterwinner … scholar-athlete … first team Division I All-City by the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News … first team All-Area and third team all-state … led El Camino Real to the Los Angeles City Section Division I championship as a senior (the team’s first title in 12 years) … played in the Valley D1 Senior All-Star Game … hit .416 as a senior … played summer ball for the So Cal Chop-pers, who took third place at PGF Nationals … first team all-league in 2013 … honorable mention all-CIF in 2013 and 2015 … two-time second team all-league selection … went 3-for-5 with two doubles and five RBI in a first round playoff victory as a junior … member of the Los Angeles Daily News and LA Times Watch List … plays club ball for the So Cal Choppers … the Choppers finished 13th at PGF Nationals in 2014.

Personal: Daughter of Bob and Jenny Gaskill … Bob played basketball at Pacific Christian College and Jenny played softball at Cal State North-ridge.

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23 CARLEY GASKILLInfield | Junior | R/RWest Hills, Calif.El Camino Real High SchoolMajor: Accounting

2018 (Sophomore Season): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Started 11 of 29 games ... Recorded the first run of her career vs. NIU (2/10) ... Had her first career hit vs. Louisville (2/17) ... Scored a run vs. Penn State (4/11) and Michigan State (4/21) as a pinch runner ... Earned the start in right field over four straight games (5/6-5/19).

2017 (Freshman Season): Had her first career at-bat vs. Delaware State (3/11) ... Made a pinch-hit appearance against Wright State (3/29) ... Drew a walk as a pinch hitter in series finale vs. Rutgers (4/2) ... OSU Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to Ohio State: Four-year varsity letterwinner … NFCA third team All-American and first team All-Region … NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete … as a senior, hit .398 with 10 home runs, and 44 RBI and helped Buchanan (26-5) win its first Central Section District 1 title since 2009 … broke the Clovis Unified single-season home run record (10), a mark that had stood for 20 years … had four hits and six RBI in a 16-3 win over Clovis West … played club ball for the Central California Dirt Dogs … member of the 2014 squad that placed third at the prestigious PFG Platinum Nationals.

Personal: Daughter of Brandy Sansom … earned the Lifetime Achieve-ment Award from the California Scholastic Federation and participates in Kid’s Day, an annual fundraiser for Valley Children’s Hospital.

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5 SPENCER SANSOMOutfield | Junior | L/RClovis, Calif.Buchanan High SchoolMajor: Physical Act. & Coaching Spec.

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2018 (Freshman Season): OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Played in 36 games, earning 15 starts ... Hit .220 with seven doubles, nine RBI and four runs scored ... Had the first hit of her career, a double, vs. Duke (2/9) ... Scored a career-high two runs at FAU (2/10) ... Drove in two runs vs. N.C. State, a career best (2/17) ... Tallied a RBI double against Wichita State (2/24) and San Diego State (3/9) ... Came in as a pinch hitter facing two outs and drilled a three-RBI double vs. Michigan State (4/21) ... Had a double and run at Michigan (5/6).

Prior to Ohio State: Three-time first team All-Ohio honoree ... Hit .515 and set school records with 63 RBI and 13 home runs as a sophomore in 2015 ... Scored 45 runs in just 28 games ... As a junior, hit .600 with 26 RBI, 36 runs scored and was intentionally walked 30 times ... Batting average and on-base percentage were single-season school records ... 2015 Central District and OCC Player of the Year ... All-Metro from the Co-lumbus Dispatch and a three-time first-team All-OCC selection ... Helped Pickerington Central make the district title game as a senior, finishing 25-4 ... Plays club ball for the Ohio Lasers Purple and has led the team in batting average while also helping win the ASA 16U national champion-ship in 2016.

Personal: Daughter of Mike and Hope Boren ... Has three older brothers who all played football at Ohio State: Justin, Zach and Jacoby ... Both parents attended the University of Michigan. Mike played football and Hope ran track ... Lists her greatest sports thrill as winning the ASA Na-tional Championship in College Station, Texas ... Member of the National Honors Society.

2018 (Freshman Season): Made four appearances and pitched 2.2 innings ... Had her first career appearance at Texas (2/24) ... Recorded a pair of strikeouts against the Longhorns (2/24) ... Tossed 1.0 innings of relief for one hit at Rutgers (4/8).

Prior to Ohio State: First team all-state by the Georgia Softball Coaches Association and the 2015 Georgia Dugout Club 6A Player of the Year ... Gwinnett Daily Post Pitcher of the Year and Georgia Softball Coaches As-sociation 7A Co-Player of the Year as a senior in 2016 ... Also selected as the GSCA Pitcher of the Year ... Four year letterwinner ... Led Mill Creek to a state championship as a junior in 2015 and runner-up finish in 2016 ... Was the winning pitcher in a 1-0 shutout of North Gwinnett to win the school’s first regional title in 10 years ... Pitched 14 shutout innings in a pair of complete games, including a nine-strikeout, two-hit performance in the series-opening 2-0 win ... Gwinnett County Super 6 honoree ... Re-ceived the Hawk Scholar-Athlete award ... Went 18-4 with a 1.04 ERA and 134 strikeouts as a junior ... Member of Flo Softball’s Hot 100 list for the Class of 2017 ... First team all-county and honorable mention all-state as a sophomore ... Member of the Junior Olympic Cup champion EC Bullets summer ball team ... Won a 16U state championship last summer with the Georgia Impact ... The Impact were fifth at ASA Nationals.

Personal: Daughter of Brad and Gretchen Hayward ... Has one younger brother, Nathan ... Her mother, Gretchen, played tennis at Kennesaw State ... Would like to become an oncologist, radiologist or optometrist following graduation.

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41 KALLIE BORENInfield | Sophomore | L/LPickerington, OhioPickerington Central High School

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28 SKYLAR HAYWARDPitcher | Sophomore | R/RBuford, Ga.Mill Creek High School

2018 (Freshman Season): OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Appeared in eight games with one start ... Earned her first career start at catcher vs. NIU and had five putouts (2/10) ... Had her first career hit at Loyola Marymount (3/13).

Prior to Ohio State: Three-time first team all-district and four-time first team all-conference selection while in high school ... Second team All-Ohio selection as a junior in 2016 when she hit .596 with 42 RBI, 32 runs scored and 15 doubles ... Went 18-for-27 (.667) with 23 RBI, 12 runs scored and seven doubles in a six-game season-opening span during her senior year ... All-Star Player of the Year by the Marion Star and Fahey Bank Female Athlete of the Month for April ... Led her team in batting in each of her four years at River Valley High School ... Team captain ... River Valley advanced to the district finals in 2016 ... Hit .447 and drove in 40 runs as a freshman in 2014 ... In the summer of 2016, played club ball for the Lasers and took second as ASA nationals ... A year earlier, was a member of the Bandits team that was second at PGF nationals.

Personal: Daughter of Todd and Heather Nicholson ... Has two siblings: Emma and Caden ... Was active in 4-H activities growing up, including showing animals at the county and state fair ... Lists her greatest sports thrill as making it to two separate national championship games while

2018 (Freshman Season): OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Played in 18 games, earning 11 starts ... Recorded the first hit of her career, a single, and her first double at Texas (2/24) ... Went 2-for-3 with one run against Texas and Wichita State (2/24) ... Had her first RBI in Scarlet & Gray at CSUF (3/16).

Prior to Ohio State: Honorable mention All-American by FastPitchNews.com ... First team All-Ohio as both a junior and senior ... Columbus Dis-patch Metro Player of the Year in 2016 ... Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year ... First team all-district and all-conference ... Set Westerville Central’s program record for hits, home runs, RBI, runs and stolen bases ... As a junior in 2016, hit .547 with eight home runs, 27 RBI, 52 runs scored, 30 extra-base hits, 18 stolen bases and a slugging percentage of 1.081 ... Second team All-Ohio as a sophomore in 2015 ... Four-year starter ... Chosen as a team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Selected to the Ohio All-Star team that played against the USA Jr. National Team in 2015 ... Plays club softball for the renowned Beverly Bandits ... Won the ASA Gold national championship in 2016 ... Runner-up at PGF Nationals in 2015 and fourth place at ASA/USA Nationals in 2013 with Lasers Gray ... Also played soccer at Westerville Central and was the team’s leading scorer.

Personal: Daughter of Brent and Gretchen McMenemy ... Has four siblings ... Sister, Paige, plays softball at Ashland and father, Brent, played football at John Carroll ... Would like to work in the medical field after graduation ... Member of the National Honors Society ... Greatest sports thrill is winning 10 straight games in the losers bracket to make the championship game at the 16U PGF Nationals and winning the 18U ASA gold national title.

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88 CLAIRE NICHOLSONCatcher | Sophomore | R/RMt. Gilead, OhioRiver Valley High School

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25 MEGAN MCMENEMYInfield | Sophomore | L/RWesterville, OhioWesterville Central High School


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2018 (Freshman Season): Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (2/12) ... OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Started 48 of 49 games she played in ... Batted .257 with 36 hits, 27 runs scored, 18 RBI, six doubles, five home runs and three triples ... Had a .933 fielding percentage, 69 putouts and 70 assists at third base ... Hit .365 with 13 runs scored, three doubles, two triples, three home runs, six RBI and a .673 slugging percentage in Big Ten play ... Connected on eight hits in 18 at-bats for a .444 batting average and added seven RBI and five runs at the FAU “First Pitch” Classic ... Went 4-for-5 with a career-high three RBI and two runs against FAU ... One of only five athletes to record four hits in a single game as a freshman ... Hit a walk-off single against Louisville (2/16) ... Connected on the first home run at Buckeye Field in 2018 vs. Wisconsin (3/30) ... Was 3-for-5 with two runs and a RBI in a doublehead-er vs. Penn State (4/11) ... Batted .571 with four hits, three runs scored, two RBI, a double, triple, home run and 1.429 slugging percentage in three games vs. Michigan State (4/20-4/22) ... Had a .625 batting average, five hits, four runs, two RBI, a double, triple, home run and 1.375 slugging per-centage against Maryland (4/27-4/29) ... Had one run and one hit against TTUN (5/6).

Prior to Ohio State: All region and all state as a catcher for North Hall High School, leading her team to a regional runner-up finish ... Scholar athlete ... Played club ball for the Georgia Impact, the ASA 14U and 16U state champions ... Took fifth place at ASA 14U nationals ... ASA 12U state champions in 2010-11 ... Member of Flo Softball’s Hot 100 list for the Class of 2017 ... Primarily played catcher for her high school team but also pitched a perfect game in North Hall’s 8-0 win over Dawson County early during her senior season ... Played her first two seasons at East Jackson High School ... Also a member of North Hall’s basketball team.

Personal: Daughter of Rhonda and Gary Carver ... Has two older broth-ers – Zach and Jacob ... Worked at the Special Olympics and mentored at a local elementary school, assisting teachers with special education students.

At Missouri: Spent the 2018 season at Missouri, where she immediately stepped in as a first-year hurler ... Led the Tigers in wins (12), ERA (3.25), appearances (35), games started (23), complete games (7), shutouts (3), combined shutouts (5), saves (2), innings pitched (146.2), strikeouts (86) and batting average against (.256) ... Tossed a season-best seven innings on four occasions, highlighted by two complete game victories on the road at Arkansas and No. 5 Georgia ... Runner-up for Missouri’s Fresh-man Female Athlete of the Year.

At Morrison: Three-time All-State selection ... Unanimous First Team All-Big Rivers Conference and Dispatch/Argus All-Area selection as a senior ... 2017 Sauk Valley Softball Player of the Year ... PGF High School All-American ... Pitched a perfect game and three consecutive no-hitters in 2015 ... Played club ball for the Quad City Firebirds 99 and Chicago Beverly Bandits ... Won the 18U PGF Nationals with Firecrackers-Rico.

Personal: Daughter of Larry and Kristy Rice ... Has a sister, Grace.

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8 NIKI CARVERUtility | Sophomore | R/RGainesville, Ga.North Hall High School

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32 LAUREN RICEPitcher | Sophomore | R/RMorrison, Ill.University of MissouriMorrison High School

2018 (Freshman Season): OSU Scholar-Athlete ... Played in 21 games, earning seven starts ... Had her first career hit, a single, against Texas (2/24) ... Earned her first career start at third base at Cal State Fuller-ton (3/16) ... Came in as a pinch hitter against Iowa and swung on the first pitch for a single (5/10) ... Against USF in the opening game of the Gainesville Regional, she entered as pinch hitter with the bases loaded and two outs before drilling a base-clearing double to lead the Buckeyes to a 3-1 win (5/18) ... Her double and three RBI against the Bulls were the first of her career (5/18).

Prior to Ohio State: Three-time all-conference selection ... Led Boone Grove to three conference, sectional and regional championships with a pair of state runner-up finishes ... In 27 games as a junior, hit .488 with 43 RBI, 24 runs scored and a .542 on-base percentage ... Upper her aver-age to .495 as a senior with 30 RBI, 11 doubles and 41 runs scored in 25 games ... Career batting average of .455 with 148 hits, 127 RBI and 109 runs scored in 102 games ... Recipient of the team’s 2016 hitting award ... Played club ball for the New Lenox Lightning, finishing ninth at nation-als in 2015 ... Member of the 2010 Indiana Raiders team that was World Series champions.

Personal: Daughter of Jack and Kristin Stevens ... Would like to pursue a career in exercise science or radiation therapy following graduation ... Lists her greatest sports thrill as making the state finals in back to back years ... Comes from an athletic family: her uncle, Danny Stevens, is the second all-time leading scorer in Edison High School basketball history and played collegiately at Loyola and Texas while her father, Jack Ste-vens, is third leading scorer all-time at Edison High School.

Prior to Ohio State: Two-time NFCA Third Team All-American ... Three-time All-Ohio, All-PAC Conference and NFCA First Team Northeast Region All-American ... Received First Team All-District and All-County laurels during all four years ... Voted Miss Lorain County Softball her senior year ... Named Ontario Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman and Keystone Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore ... USA Today First Team All-Northeast Ohio, MaxPreps Underclassmen All-American and PAC Conference MVP her sophomore season ... Finished her career with 200 hits, 195 runs, 125 RBI, 117 stolen bases, 20 home runs and a .535 batting average ... Played travel ball for the Lady Lasers Blue.

Personal: Daughter of Justin and Lisa Constable ... Has two siblings, a brother (Spencer) and sister (Avery) ... Sister is a cheerleader at Ash-land University ... Soldier for the United States Army National Guard ... Received the Iron Soldier Award during basic training with the highest PT score out of 130 soldiers ... Distinguished Leader in AIT training while overseeing 121 individuals as the Platoon Guide.

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14 TAYLOR STEVENS1B/3B | Sophomore | R/RHebron, Ind.Boone Grove High School

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Prior to Ohio State: Four-time All-Inter-Valley Conference and Eastern District selection ... 2018 Eastern District Player of the Year, First Team All-Ohio and Stark County honoree as a senior ... Became the all-time leader in hits at Sandy Valley ... Led her school to three straight sectional championships ... 2017 Inter-Valley Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Ohio ... Named Sandy Valley Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman and Stark County Player of the Year as a junior ... Helped her team to a district championship and regional second-place finish in 2017 ... Played club ball for the Lasers, who were the 16U ASA state co-champions in 2016.

Personal: Daughter of Richard and Jennifer Otte ... Has a sister, Chloe ... Father played basketball at Heidelberg University.

Prior to Ohio State: Four-time All-Marmonte League selection ... Varsity team captain as a junior and senior ... Voted Calabasas H.S. Female Athlete of the Year ... Had the most strikeouts in the CIF Southern Section with 266 Ks ... Ranks in the top-10 in the state of California in strikeouts ... Received All-CIF Team Division 4 and All-State honors her senior year ... Finished her high school career with a 2.0 ERA, 775 strikeouts and a .212 batting average against ... Spent two years with the Victory club team, which finished fourth at the 16U ASA Gold Nationals in 2015 and second at the 2016 Junior Olympic Cup ... Also played club ball for the Explosion.

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Joy Ross ... Has two sisters, Nicole and Amy ... Father was a member of the football and track and field teams at Pacific Lutheran University ... Mother played tennis at Pacific Lutheran University ... Four-year honor roll member.

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21 MEG OTTEOutfield | Freshman | L/REast Sparta, OhioSandy Valley High School

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66 JESSICA ROSSPitcher | Freshman | R/RWoodland Hills, Calif.Calabasas High School

Prior to Ohio State: 2018 Indiana Gatorade Softball Player of the Year ... 2018 Indiana Miss Softball ... Two-time NFCA First Team All-American and First Team All-State ... Broke her own record to set the Indiana state single-season record for RBI (71) as a senior ... Led New Palestine to back-to-back state championships in 2017 and 2018 ... Had a .594 batting average, 71 RBI and 17 home runs during her senior year ... Set the state’s single-season home run record with 21 dingers as a junior ... Owns the school record for career home runs (46) ... 2017 Hancock County Player of the Year ... Played club ball for the Bandits and helped them to the Triple Crown Nationals title ... Hit the walk-off home run to win the PGF Nationals championship.

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Laurie Prange ... Has a brother, Tyler ... Four-year member of the honor roll.

Prior to Ohio State: Three-time All-American ... Received the Charles Marshall Award and Marine Corps Award ... Batted .670, tallied 28 RBI and drew 22 intentional walks as a senior ... Garnered First Tteam All-West Yosemite League honors twice ... Two-time Most Valuable Player for her team ... Chosen as a team captain and was the league MVP during her junior campaign ... Recorded a .654 batting average, 24 RBI, 13 doubles, eight home runs and three triples as a junior ... Also posted a 1.185 slugging percentage, .710 on-base percentage and .950 fielding percentage ... Won the Division 3 Valley Championship as a member of the water polo team.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Mona Coffman ... Has a brother, Ryan.

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29 ASHLEY PRANGEInfield | Freshman | R/RNew Palestine, Ind.New Palestine High School

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55 KAITLYN COFFMANOutfield | Freshman | L/RVisalia, Calif. Mount Whitney High School


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KOVACH SCHOENLY YEAR BY YEAR RECORD

387 career victories. Ten consecutive 30-win seasons. Thirty players who have earned a total of 47 all-conference honors. Sixteen NCAA Regional appearances as either a head coach, assistant coach or player. By any measure, Kelly Kovach Schoenly is a winner. And through six seasons leading Ohio State, she has the Buckeyes positioned to write the next chapter in its storied history. In her first six seasons in Columbus, Schoenly’s teams have won 199 games, including 13 over teams ranked in the Top 25. Sixteen of her players have earned All-Big Ten or NFCA All-Midwest Region honors. And just as important, the Buckeyes are excelling in the classroom. In 2014, five players garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition, the most of any softball program in the conference. In 2018, the Buckeyes tallied 36 wins, the most in a season since 2010 and during Schoenly’s tenure. She had five Buckeyes earn All-Big Ten honors and four receive NFCA All-Region recognition. The Buckeyes had four players notch Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades for their academic excellence. For the third consecutive season, Ohio State secured an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament and fought its way to the Gainesville Regional final. Against Top 75 teams, the Scarlet and Gray won 16 games while notching 22 victories against Top 100 foes. The 2017 season featured 35 wins, the most in a season since 2010. Schoenly coached the squad to a 15-8 mark in the Big Ten to finish third in the conference standings. The team also advanced to the Big Ten Championship game for the first time since 2007. The Buckeyes earned their second-straight trip to the Knoxville Regional. Schoenly spent six seasons as head coach at Miami (Ohio) and was the program’s all-time winningest coach with 188 career victories, leading

the RedHawks to their first MAC Tournament title in 2009 before winning again in 2012. Schoenly also led the team to two NCAA Tournament berths in both 2009 and 2012, respectively. Prior to her stint at Miami, Schoenly was an assistant coach at Penn State (1998-2006) for eight seasons and helped guide the Nittany Lions to seven Big Ten Tournament appearances and six NCAA Tournament berths. Before her time in State College, Schoenly was an assistant at her alma mater, Michigan, for three years (1996-98), helping the squad reach the NCAA Women’s College World Series three consecutive times. During her collegiate pitching career at Michigan (1991-95), Schoenly earned numerous conference and national awards, including 1995 NFCA First-Team All-America honors. A two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and three-time all-conference selection, Schoenly was a member of three Big Ten Conference Championship teams and played on the 1995 squad, which finished seventh at the NCAA Women’s College World Series. A two-time GTE Academic All-American, Schoenly received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Michigan in December of 1995. After receiving the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, Schoenly went on to earn her master’s degree in elementary mathematics education from Michigan in May of 1998. Schoenly and her husband Doug, a Penn State alumnus and tennis professional, have one daughter, Danielle.

FULL NAME: Kelly Kovach SchoenlyHOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Pa.HIGH SCHOOL: Baldwin (Pittsburgh, Pa.)ALMA MATER: Michigan, 1995

COACHING CAREER: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio: Head Coach, seventh season: 199-124-1

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio: Head Coach, six seasons: 188-152-1

Penn State University, State College, Pa.: Assistant Coach, eight seasons

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Assistant Coach, three seasons

PLAYING CAREERUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.:Played 1992-95, appeared in 142 games with 112 starts (fourth in school history in both catagories). Ranks among Michigan’s all-time leaders in wins (7th, 72), strikeouts (7th, 465) and shutouts (6th, 33). Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1992 and Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 1992 and 1995.

Hit a grand slam against Indiana on April 1, 1995, only the second grand slam in Michigan history.

EDUCATION Bachelor’s degree in elementry education from Michigan in 1995; master’s degree in elementary mathematics education from Michigan in 1998.

KOVACH SCHOENLYQUICK FACTS...

KOVACH SCHOENLY YEARLY RECORDS

Year School Record Conference Postseason2007 Miami University 26-35-1 14-82008 Miami University 23-27 13-92009 Miami University 33-24 13-9 NCAA Tournament2010 Miami University 33-24 14-82011 Miami University 32-22 13-92012 Miami University 41-20 16-6 NCAA Tournament2013 Ohio State 34-22 10-132014 Ohio State 30-25 13-102015 Ohio State 30-22 12-112016 Ohio State 34-20-1 13-9-1 NCAA Tournament2017 Ohio State 35-18 15-8 NCAA Tournament

OVERALL W-L-T Pct.Ohio State (6 years) 199-124-1 .616Miami (6 years) 188-152-1 .553

CONFERENCE W-L-T Pct.Big Ten (6 years) 77-59-1 .562Mid-America (6 years) 83-49 .629

NCAA REGIONALS 2009: Ann Arbor Regional | 2012: Knoxville Regional | 2016: Knoxville Regional | 2017: Knoxville Regional | 2018: Gainesville Regional

HEAD COACH KELLY KOVACH SCHOENLY

OVERALL 387-276-2 (.583) 177-115-1 (.604)

2017 Ohio State 35-18 15-8 NCAA Tournament2018 Ohio State 36-16 14-8 NCAA Tournament


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Jenna Hall finished her sixth season as an assistant coach with the Buck-eye softball program in 2018.

Hall helped coach Lilli Piper, a NFCA second team All-American, to a program single-season record 20 home runs in 2018.

In 2016, Buckeye hitters either tied or broke three long-standing records - Cammi Prantl became the program’s all-time hits and doubles leader while Alex Bayne tied the single-season school record with 19 home runs.

Under Hall’s guidance, the Buckeyes rewrote the hitting record books in 2015, setting school records for batting average (.348), home runs (74) and run scored (380). Ohio State also led the Big Ten in batting average as 12 player hit .300 or better. For the first time in program history, four players finished with 40+ RBI, inclduing Erika Leonard, who drove in 60 runs (and a Big Ten-record 37 in conference play).

Hall, who was promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach at Ohio in December 2011, helped guide the Bobcats to the finals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament three times, and the most confer-ence wins in a ten-year period in both 2010 and 2012. In addition, she oversaw three of the best Ohio offensive lineups in school history during the 2009, 2010 and 2012 campaigns, respectively.

After Hall helped coach Ohio to a postseason berth in 2008, she worked with an offense in 2009 that recorded offensive marks that rank among the Top 10 in seven offensive categories, including hitting (fourth), runs scored (eighth), hits (10th), home runs (fourth), doubles (tied-fifth), triples (tied-fourth) and RBI (ninth). Hall helped the 2010 offense record the tenth highest batting average and RBI, in addition to breaking the schools home run record with 33.

Prior to her time in Athens, Hall served as the student assistant coach at her alma mater - Illinois - under head coach Terri Sullivan. While at Illinois, she left her mark on the program as a four-year starter and team captain, in addition to planting her name in the school’s record books.

The Fighting Illini’s all-time record holder for best career and single-season batting averages, Hall is also the program’s all-time single-season fielding percentage record holder. As a senior, she led the nation in walks and was a finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year Award. She graduated in May 2007 with a degree in history.

Hall concluded her professional career playing for the Philadelphia Force, a professional team with the National Pro Fastpitch League. In her first year with the Force, she was selected to the NPF All-Star Team.

Jordan Clark was added to the Ohio State staff as an assistant coach in July 2018.

Clark spent the last three seasons at Arkansas, serving as a volunteer assistant coach. She helped the Razorbacks to consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2017 and 2018, including the Super Regionals this past season. Clark was part of a staff that was named the 2018 NFCA Division I South Region Staff of the Year after leading the squad to 42 wins, the third most in program history. The 2018 Razorbacks finished the season with a 27-2 record on their home field, a new record for home wins in a single season. During her time in Fayetteville, Clark served as the first-base coach while working directly with Arkansas’ outfielders and the team’s base running.

Clark’s addition is a reunion of sorts seeing as she was a four-year stand-out at Miami (OH) under Schoenly from 2009-12. She finished her playing career with top-five program rankings in at-bats, runs, hits and walks. She was a two-year team captain, two-time Mid-American Conference per-former and the 2012 recipient of the MAC’s Nan Harvey Sportsmanship Award. Clark helped Miami to a pair of MAC Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament berths both in 2009 and 2012.

Prior to her time at Arkansas, Clark spent two years as an instructor with Diamond Athletics. In the role, she provided one-on-one lessons and organized skills clinics. Clark was also a coach in the Desoto County School District. She also has past experience in travel ball as a co-head coach for the 14U softball team within the New Jersey Intensity program.

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JENNA HALLAssistant CoachSeventh seasonIllinois ‘07

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JORDAN CLARKAssistant CoachFirst seasonMiami (OH) ‘12


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Megan Smith, who served as a student assistant coach for the Buckeyes in 2014, is the team’s Director of Operations. Smith finished her playing career in 2013, starting all 56 games for Ohio State at third base. Over her four year career, she played in 206 games and hit .240 with 140 hits, 93 RBI, 80 runs scored and 14 home runs.

Smith came to Ohio State from Fullerton, Calif., and saw immediate play-ing time as a freshman in 2010. She started 38 games for a veteran-laden team that went 39-14 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Over the next three years, Smith started in and played every game for the Buck-eyes, making her one of the most experienced players to ever don the Scarlet and Gray.

Smith graduated in 2014 with a degree in family financial services from the College of Education and Human Ecology.

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MEGAN SMITHDirector of OperationsFifth seasonOhio State ’14

Anna Kirk, a 2017 graduate of Ohio State and infielder for the Buckeyes, joined the staff as a volunteer assistant coach prior to the 2018 season.

Kirk was a four-year starter for the Buckeyes, primarily at third base. She compiled a career fielding percentage of .950, 133 hits and 89 RBI in 209 games. During her senior campaign, Kirk tallied 28 hits, 24 RBI and 42 runs scored. The 2017 Big Ten All-Defensive Team member also had a .959 fielding percentage at third with 51 putouts and 111 assists.

Kirk helped lead the Scarlet & Gray to a 35-18 mark in 2017, the most wins in a season in seven years. The Buckeyes also made trips to the NCAA Tournament twice during her time on the team (2016, 2017).

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ANNA KIRK Volunteer Assistant CoachSecond seasonOhio State ’17


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CLARK

PIPER IS PROGRAMS 12TH ALL-AMERICANLilli Piper put an exclamation point on her standout 2018 season by earning second team All-America honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Piper is the 12th All-American in pro-gram history and earned her second distinction in as many years.

Piper continued to make a name for herself nationally over the course of the 2018 season. Through 52 games, she led the Big Ten in slugging percentage (.876), home runs (20) and total bases (141) while ranking second in batting (.404) and RBI (58). She also topped the team in nearly every offensive category thanks to 50 runs scored, 65 hits, 14 doubles, nine stolen bases and a .487 on-base percentage.

The NFCA first team All-Midwest Region honoree cemented her place in program history after setting the single-season home run mark with 20 round-trippers. Her 50 runs and 58 RBI helped her join Maddy McIntyre ’16 as the only members of the 50/50 club in Ohio State history. Piper’s .876 slugging percentage is the third-highest mark in the Big Ten single-season records. In Ohio State’s record book, her 58 RBI is third-best in a single season, 50 runs scored ranks fifth, .404 average stands seventh and 14 doubles ties for 10th most.

Piper played a key role in the Buckeyes’ 16 wins over RPI Top-75 teams. In the 22 regular season games against such opponents, she hit .379 with 22 runs scored, 19 RBI, nine home runs, six doubles and a .909 slugging percentage. A unanimous first team All-Big Ten and All-Defensive Team selection, Piper had an 11-game hitting streak (Feb. 10-Mar. 10) and reached base in 18 consecutive outings (Mar. 25-Apr. 29). She also had a team-high 19 multi-hit games and 18 multi-RBI contests.

With Piper’s help, Ohio State finished the season at 36-16 and 14-8 in the Big Ten. The 36 victories are the most since 2010 and high-est total under Schoenly. The Buckeyes earned their third straight at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and made it to the Gainesville Regional final.

BEATING TTUNIt was a great day to be a Buckeye when Ohio State handed Michi-gan its first run-rule loss in Ann Arbor since 2000 on May 6. The Scarlet & Gray won in impressive fashion with a 10-1 victory over the Wolverines to close the regular season.

THE SWING OF THINGS Ohio State consistently swung for more than a single with 150 extra-base hits. The Buckeyes tallied 75 doubles, 11 triples and 64 home runs during 2018. Seven players contributed to the home run total, including four with at least 10 round trips.

MORE MILESTONESHead coach Kelly Kovach Schoenly is the fastest coach in program history to reach 100 wins. In 12 years as a head coach (six years at Miami, six at Ohio State), she has won 30 or more games in 10 straight seasons. Schoenly currently has 199 wins while at the helm for the Buckeyes and 387 career victories.

EXTRA BASES• The Buckeyes’ 36 wins on the season is the most under head coach

Kelly Kovach Schoenly. It also marks the highest total since 2010 when the Scarlet & Gray notched 39 victories.

• Ohio State was ranked or receiving votes in the ESPN.com/USA Collegiate Softball Top 25 poll for every week during the regular season.

• The Buckeyes had five All-Big Ten and four NFCA All-Region selec-tions.

• Ohio State was 16-10 against teams ranked in the Top 75. The Buck-eyes were also 22-11 versus Top 100 teams.

• Lilli Piper had 20 home runs on the year to secure her place in Ohio State’s history books as the single-season record holder.

• Ohio State’s six-member senior class was responsible for 135 Buck-eye victories over the past four seasons, including 54 Big Ten wins. They cemented their spot in the record books as the ninth all-time winningest senior class in program history.

• Lilli Piper tallied 50 runs and 58 RBI during the 2018 campaign. She is one of only two players in the 50/50 club, joining Maddy McIntyre ’16 who had 55 runs scored and 50 RBI.

• Four Buckeyes reached double digits in home runs – Ashley Good-win (10), Emily Clark (12), Shelby McCombs (13) and Lilli Piper (20).

• A quartet of student-athletes were tabbed as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for their success in the classroom.

• Ohio State went to extra innings six times in 2018 and won five of the extended battles.

• The Buckeyes performed exceptionally well under the lights with a 14-3 mark in games played at night.


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2018 SEASON/CAREER STATISTICS2018 Ohio State Softball

Individual Season/Career Summary for Ohio State (as of Jan 02, 2019)(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 36-16 Home: 11-2 Away: 11-10 Neutral: 14-4 Big Ten: 14-8

SEASON CAREERPlayer Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-Att Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-AttPiper, Lilli . 4 0 4 52-52 161 50 65 14 1 20 58 27 0 11 9-11 . 4 1 3 105-105 339 97 140 21 3 38 111 34 0 22 22-24McCombs, Shelby . 3 3 8 50-50 145 21 49 11 0 13 35 12 2 50 1-1 . 2 9 7 87-73 219 25 65 15 0 15 48 17 2 74 1-1Sturgeon, Bailee . 2 9 6 52-50 152 28 45 4 1 0 9 7 0 23 2-2 . 2 6 7 154-78 243 63 65 5 1 0 13 22 1 38 8-11Clark, Emily . 2 6 0 51-51 154 32 40 9 1 12 43 18 0 15 4-4 . 3 0 5 155-150 446 89 136 28 2 28 115 55 2 44 7-7Carver, Niki . 2 5 7 49-48 140 27 36 6 3 5 18 10 7 35 0-0 . 2 5 7 49-48 140 27 36 6 3 5 18 10 7 35 0-0Goodwin, Ashley . 2 4 8 52-51 133 15 33 5 0 10 31 23 3 16 1-1 . 2 4 7 201-166 442 51 109 19 1 17 81 68 11 65 3-3White, Taylor . 2 4 3 52-50 144 35 35 8 3 2 16 11 8 29 7-9 . 2 9 2 207-192 579 124 169 30 11 21 109 49 16 93 44-52Betschel, Bri . 2 2 8 46-36 79 12 18 3 2 0 5 6 2 17 1-2 . 2 5 6 142-95 250 42 64 5 3 0 13 19 4 35 8-13Boren, Kallie . 2 2 0 36-15 50 4 11 7 0 0 9 12 3 15 0-0 . 2 2 0 36-15 50 4 11 7 0 0 9 12 3 15 0-0McMenemy, Megan . 1 7 9 18-11 28 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 8 0-0 . 1 7 9 18-11 28 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 8 0-0Gavin, Becca . 1 6 2 52-50 117 15 19 5 0 2 11 17 0 45 1-1 . 2 1 5 158-134 326 46 70 12 0 7 39 40 6 94 10-11Farrah, Andi . 1 5 4 26-2 13 10 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 4-4 . 2 0 0 59-4 25 21 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 10-11Stevens, Taylor . 1 5 0 21-7 20 0 3 1 0 0 3 3 0 6 0-0 . 1 5 0 21-7 20 0 3 1 0 0 3 3 0 6 0-0Nicholson, Claire . 1 4 3 8-1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0-0 . 1 4 3 8-1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0-0Gaskill, Carley . 1 4 3 10-3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 . 0 7 1 18-5 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0-0Sansom, Spencer . 1 2 5 29-11 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0-0 . 1 0 0 33-11 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0-0Balich, Amy . 1 1 1 28-2 9 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2-2 . 0 5 0 49-12 20 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2-2Marotti, Maddie . 0 9 1 11-0 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0-0 . 2 4 5 63-27 98 9 24 1 1 0 8 5 0 22 0-0Vargas, Alex . 0 0 0 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 . 2 0 0 28-2 25 2 5 3 0 0 3 10 0 12 0-0Choinacky, Megan . 0 0 0 10-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 . 1 6 7 54-7 30 7 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 9 0-0---------------Ray, Morgan . 0 0 0 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0Duvall, Kat . 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals . 2 6 4 52-52 1385 271 366 75 11 64 241 156 26 291 32-37Opponents . 2 1 2 52-52 1271 192 269 45 6 21 161 267 35 305 36-53

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)SEASON CAREER

Player ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SORay, Morgan 2 . 5 8 18-7 38 25 13 2 2 157.2 111 83 58 112 145 2 . 8 4 27-14 90 42 15 4 4 283.1 235 168 115 193 241McCombs, Shelby 2 . 8 5 17-8 33 25 11 1 2 164.1 130 90 67 128 139 3 . 1 7 29-14 66 42 12 2 5 265.0 236 153 120 199 221Duvall, Kat 4 . 2 6 1-1 13 2 0 0 0 23.0 25 15 14 23 18 3 . 7 1 5-2 27 2 0 0 0 45.1 45 30 24 38 35Hayward, Skylar 7 . 8 8 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 4 3 4 3 7 . 8 8 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 4 3 4 3Totals 2 . 8 6 36-16 52 52 24 5 4 347.2 269 192 142 267 305Opponents 4 . 4 3 16-36 52 52 23 6 2 339.2 366 271 215 156 291

2018 CATEGORY LEADERS

2018 Ohio State SoftballBatting Leaders for Ohio State (as of Jan 02, 2019)

(All games)

Hitting minimums - 20 Games 10 ABPitching minimums - 1 Games

Batting avg1. Piper, Lilli . 4 0 42. McCombs, Shelby . 3 3 83. Sturgeon, Bailee . 2 9 64. Clark, Emily . 2 6 05. Carver, Niki . 2 5 7

Runs scored1. Piper, Lilli 5 02. White, Taylor 3 53. Clark, Emily 3 24. Sturgeon, Bailee 2 85. Carver, Niki 2 7

Doubles1. Piper, Lilli 1 42. McCombs, Shelby 1 13. Clark, Emily 94. White, Taylor 85. Boren, Kallie 7

Total bases1. Piper, Lilli 1 4 12. McCombs, Shelby 9 93. Clark, Emily 8 74. Goodwin, Ashley 6 85. Carver, Niki 6 3

Sac bunts1. Goodwin, Ashley 1 02. Sturgeon, Bailee 2

White, Taylor 24. 4 tied at.. 1

Caught stealing1. Piper, Lilli 2

White, Taylor 23. Betschel, Bri 1

Strikeouts1. McCombs, Shelby 5 02. Gavin, Becca 4 53. Carver, Niki 3 54. White, Taylor 2 95. Sturgeon, Bailee 2 3

At bats1. Piper, Lilli 1 6 12. Clark, Emily 1 5 43. Sturgeon, Bailee 1 5 24. McCombs, Shelby 1 4 55. White, Taylor 1 4 4

Games as sub1. Balich, Amy 2 62. Farrah, Andi 2 43. Boren, Kallie 2 14. Sansom, Spencer 1 85. Stevens, Taylor 1 4

Slugging pct1. Piper, Lilli . 8 7 62. McCombs, Shelby . 6 8 33. Clark, Emily . 5 6 54. Goodwin, Ashley . 5 1 15. Carver, Niki . 4 5 0

Hits1. Piper, Lilli 6 52. McCombs, Shelby 4 93. Sturgeon, Bailee 4 54. Clark, Emily 4 05. Carver, Niki 3 6

Triples1. White, Taylor 3

Carver, Niki 33. Betschel, Bri 24. 3 tied at... 1

Walks1. Piper, Lilli 2 72. Goodwin, Ashley 2 33. Clark, Emily 1 84. Gavin, Becca 1 75. 2 tied at...... 1 2

Sac flies1. Clark, Emily 22. 7 tied at...... 1

Steal attempts1. Piper, Lilli 1 12. White, Taylor 93. Clark, Emily 4

Farrah, Andi 45. 3 tied at.... 2

Grounded into DP1. Goodwin, Ashley 42. Gaskill, Carley 1

Piper, Lilli 1White, Taylor 1

Games played1. Gavin, Becca 5 2

Piper, Lilli 5 2Sturgeon, Bailee 5 2Goodwin, Ashley 5 2White, Taylor 5 2

On base pct1. Piper, Lilli . 4 8 72. Boren, Kallie . 3 9 43. McCombs, Shelby . 3 9 44. Goodwin, Ashley . 3 6 95. Carver, Niki . 3 3 5

Runs batted in1. Piper, Lilli 5 82. Clark, Emily 4 33. McCombs, Shelby 3 54. Goodwin, Ashley 3 15. Carver, Niki 1 8

Home runs1. Piper, Lilli 2 02. McCombs, Shelby 1 33. Clark, Emily 1 24. Goodwin, Ashley 1 05. Carver, Niki 5

Hit by pitch1. White, Taylor 82. Carver, Niki 73. Boren, Kallie 3

Goodwin, Ashley 35. 2 tied at...... 2

Stolen bases1. Piper, Lilli 92. White, Taylor 73. Farrah, Andi 4

Clark, Emily 45. 2 tied at....... 2

Stolen base pct1. Clark, Emily 1.000

Sturgeon, Bailee 1.000McCombs, Shelby 1.000Goodwin, Ashley 1.000Gavin, Becca 1.000

Total plate appearances1. Piper, Lilli 1 8 92. Clark, Emily 1 7 43. Goodwin, Ashley 1 7 04. White, Taylor 1 6 65. Sturgeon, Bailee 1 6 1

Game starts1. Piper, Lilli 5 22. Clark, Emily 5 1

Goodwin, Ashley 5 14. 4 tied at.... 5 0


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2018 CATEGORY LEADERS CON’T

2018 Ohio State SoftballBatting Leaders for Ohio State (as of Jan 02, 2019)

(All games)

Hitting minimums - 20 Games 10 ABPitching minimums - 1 Games

Batting avg1. Piper, Lilli . 4 0 42. McCombs, Shelby . 3 3 83. Sturgeon, Bailee . 2 9 64. Clark, Emily . 2 6 05. Carver, Niki . 2 5 7

Runs scored1. Piper, Lilli 5 02. White, Taylor 3 53. Clark, Emily 3 24. Sturgeon, Bailee 2 85. Carver, Niki 2 7

Doubles1. Piper, Lilli 1 42. McCombs, Shelby 1 13. Clark, Emily 94. White, Taylor 85. Boren, Kallie 7

Total bases1. Piper, Lilli 1 4 12. McCombs, Shelby 9 93. Clark, Emily 8 74. Goodwin, Ashley 6 85. Carver, Niki 6 3

Sac bunts1. Goodwin, Ashley 1 02. Sturgeon, Bailee 2

White, Taylor 24. 4 tied at.. 1

Caught stealing1. Piper, Lilli 2

White, Taylor 23. Betschel, Bri 1

Strikeouts1. McCombs, Shelby 5 02. Gavin, Becca 4 53. Carver, Niki 3 54. White, Taylor 2 95. Sturgeon, Bailee 2 3

At bats1. Piper, Lilli 1 6 12. Clark, Emily 1 5 43. Sturgeon, Bailee 1 5 24. McCombs, Shelby 1 4 55. White, Taylor 1 4 4

Games as sub1. Balich, Amy 2 62. Farrah, Andi 2 43. Boren, Kallie 2 14. Sansom, Spencer 1 85. Stevens, Taylor 1 4

Slugging pct1. Piper, Lilli . 8 7 62. McCombs, Shelby . 6 8 33. Clark, Emily . 5 6 54. Goodwin, Ashley . 5 1 15. Carver, Niki . 4 5 0

Hits1. Piper, Lilli 6 52. McCombs, Shelby 4 93. Sturgeon, Bailee 4 54. Clark, Emily 4 05. Carver, Niki 3 6

Triples1. White, Taylor 3

Carver, Niki 33. Betschel, Bri 24. 3 tied at... 1

Walks1. Piper, Lilli 2 72. Goodwin, Ashley 2 33. Clark, Emily 1 84. Gavin, Becca 1 75. 2 tied at...... 1 2

Sac flies1. Clark, Emily 22. 7 tied at...... 1

Steal attempts1. Piper, Lilli 1 12. White, Taylor 93. Clark, Emily 4

Farrah, Andi 45. 3 tied at.... 2

Grounded into DP1. Goodwin, Ashley 42. Gaskill, Carley 1

Piper, Lilli 1White, Taylor 1

Games played1. Gavin, Becca 5 2

Piper, Lilli 5 2Sturgeon, Bailee 5 2Goodwin, Ashley 5 2White, Taylor 5 2

On base pct1. Piper, Lilli . 4 8 72. Boren, Kallie . 3 9 43. McCombs, Shelby . 3 9 44. Goodwin, Ashley . 3 6 95. Carver, Niki . 3 3 5

Runs batted in1. Piper, Lilli 5 82. Clark, Emily 4 33. McCombs, Shelby 3 54. Goodwin, Ashley 3 15. Carver, Niki 1 8

Home runs1. Piper, Lilli 2 02. McCombs, Shelby 1 33. Clark, Emily 1 24. Goodwin, Ashley 1 05. Carver, Niki 5

Hit by pitch1. White, Taylor 82. Carver, Niki 73. Boren, Kallie 3

Goodwin, Ashley 35. 2 tied at...... 2

Stolen bases1. Piper, Lilli 92. White, Taylor 73. Farrah, Andi 4

Clark, Emily 45. 2 tied at....... 2

Stolen base pct1. Clark, Emily 1.000

Sturgeon, Bailee 1.000McCombs, Shelby 1.000Goodwin, Ashley 1.000Gavin, Becca 1.000

Total plate appearances1. Piper, Lilli 1 8 92. Clark, Emily 1 7 43. Goodwin, Ashley 1 7 04. White, Taylor 1 6 65. Sturgeon, Bailee 1 6 1

Game starts1. Piper, Lilli 5 22. Clark, Emily 5 1

Goodwin, Ashley 5 14. 4 tied at.... 5 0


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2018 BIG TEN-ONLY STATISTICS

2018 Ohio State SoftballConference statistics for Ohio State (as of May 06, 2018)

(Big Ten games only Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 14-8 Home: 10-1 Away: 4-7 Big Ten: 14-8

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%

McCombs, Shelby . 4 0 9 22-22 66 14 27 7 0 8 20 58 . 8 7 9 6 1 18 0 . 4 6 6 0 0 1-1 1 14 0 1.000

Piper, Lilli . 3 7 3 22-22 59 19 22 5 0 7 23 48 . 8 1 4 18 0 3 1 . 5 1 9 0 0 3-3 39 48 6 . 9 3 5

Carver, Niki . 3 6 5 21-20 52 13 19 3 2 3 6 35 . 6 7 3 3 5 11 0 . 4 5 0 0 1 0-0 18 39 3 . 9 5 0

Marotti, Maddie . 3 3 3 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Sturgeon, Bailee . 3 2 0 22-22 75 16 24 1 1 0 4 27 . 3 6 0 5 0 10 0 . 3 6 3 0 0 2-2 26 3 1 . 9 6 7

Betschel, Bri . 2 8 2 20-17 39 9 11 2 2 0 4 17 . 4 3 6 3 1 8 0 . 3 4 9 0 0 0-1 8 1 3 . 7 5 0

White, Taylor . 2 6 9 22-22 67 16 18 5 1 2 12 31 . 4 6 3 9 1 12 0 . 3 5 9 1 1 5-6 14 0 1 . 9 3 3

Clark, Emily . 2 6 2 22-22 65 13 17 2 1 5 22 36 . 5 5 4 6 0 5 0 . 3 1 9 1 0 3-3 45 32 3 . 9 6 3

Goodwin, Ashley . 2 3 6 22-21 55 8 13 1 0 5 14 29 . 5 2 7 10 2 3 2 . 3 7 3 0 1 1-1 99 2 4 . 9 6 2

Gaskill, Carley . 2 0 0 7-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 4 2 . 9 4 7

Gavin, Becca . 1 7 3 22-21 52 7 9 4 0 1 6 16 . 3 0 8 4 0 17 0 . 2 3 2 0 0 0-0 124 12 0 1.000

Boren, Kallie . 1 6 7 16-5 18 2 3 2 0 0 5 5 . 2 7 8 6 2 4 0 . 4 0 7 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Balich, Amy . 0 0 0 10-1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 1 2 1 . 7 5 0

Stevens, Taylor . 0 0 0 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 6 2 . 7 7 8

McMenemy, Megan . 0 0 0 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000

Farrah, Andi . 0 0 0 11-0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Sansom, Spencer . 0 0 0 11-4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000

Choinacky, Megan . 0 0 0 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Vargas, Alex . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Nicholson, Claire . 0 0 0 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

--------------------Duvall, Kat . 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 3 1 . 7 5 0

Ray, Morgan . 0 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 6 0 1.000

Totals . 2 8 8 22 573 134 165 32 7 31 117 304 . 5 3 1 74 12 100 4 . 3 7 9 3 3 19-21 413 172 27 . 9 5 6

Opponents . 2 5 1 22 518 99 130 28 3 12 84 200 . 3 8 6 122 14 118 7 . 4 0 3 6 10 21-31 403 167 30 . 9 5 0

LOB - Team (128), Opp (158). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (8). IBB - Team (7), Piper 6, Clark 1.

(Big Ten games only Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

McCombs, Shelby 2 . 9 3 8-3 15 10 6 1/0 2 71.2 64 39 30 56 57 13 1 6 . 2 4 1 1 8 0 4 4Ray, Morgan 4 . 1 2 5-4 16 11 3 0/0 1 51.0 48 47 30 52 45 10 2 3 . 2 5 0 10 3 0 2 6Duvall, Kat 5 . 1 2 1-1 6 1 0 0/0 0 13.2 16 10 10 13 15 4 0 3 . 2 9 6 0 1 0 0 0Hayward, Skylar 10.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 . 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 0Totals 3 . 6 6 14-8 22 22 9 1/0 3 137.2 130 99 72 122 118 28 3 12 . 2 5 1 12 14 0 6 10

Opponents 5 . 6 8 8-14 22 22 12 2/0 0 134.1 165 134 109 74 100 32 7 31 . 2 8 8 13 12 0 3 3

PB - Team (5), Gavin 4, Clark 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (1), Clark 1. SBA/ATT - Gavin (15-23), Ray (14-18), McCombs (5-10),Clark (6-7), Duvall (2-3).


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2018 COMBINED STATISTICS

2018 Ohio State SoftballStatistics Summary for Ohio State (as of Jan 02, 2019)

(All games)

Record: 36-16 Home: 11-2 Away: 11-10 Neutral: 14-4 Big Ten: 14-8

Date Opponent Score2/9 vs Northern Illinois W 9-12/9 vs Duke W 5-22/10 at Florida Atlantic W 10-12/10 vs Northern Illinois W 10-22/11 vs Boston University W 3-22/16 at NC State L 4-52/17 vs Louisville W 6-52/17 vs NC State W 5-42/18 vs Louisville W 4-0

$2/23 vs Wichita State W 4-3$2/24 at Texas W 8-5$2/24 vs Wichita State W 9-03/9 vs San Diego State W 7-03/10 vs San Jose State W 6-3

%3/11 vs #3 UCLA L 0-113/11 at Cal State Fullerton W 3-13/13 at LMU W 2-13/13 at LMU W 7-03/14 at CSUN W 5-13/16 vs Grand Canyon L 6-73/16 at Cal State Fullerton W 6-23/17 vs CSUN W 4-23/18 vs #5 Oklahoma L 0-5

*3/23 at Indiana L 0-6*3/23 at Indiana L 3-9*3/25 at Indiana L 1-4*3/30 WISCONSIN W 9-7*3/31 WISCONSIN L 1-3*4/1 WISCONSIN W 7-0*4/6 at Rutgers W 12-3*4/7 at Rutgers W 6-2*4/8 at Rutgers W 10-3*4/11 PENN STATE W 9-1*4/11 PENN STATE W 7-4*4/13 at Northwestern L 2-10*4/15 at Northwestern L 6-144/18 OHIO L 0-7

*4/20 MICHIGAN STATE W 10-2*4/21 MICHIGAN STATE W 6-2*4/22 MICHIGAN STATE W 6-5*4/27 MARYLAND W 13-5*4/28 MARYLAND W 9-5*4/29 MARYLAND W 5-25/2 PITT W 5-1

*5/4 at #14 Michigan L 2-3*5/5 at #14 Michigan L 0-8*5/6 at #14 Michigan W 10-15/10 vs #12 Iowa L 1-55/18 vs USF W 3-15/19 at #2 Florida L 2-105/19 vs USF W 3-25/20 at #2 Florida L 0-4

Player avg slug ob% g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb cs ePiper, Lilli . 4 0 4 . 8 7 6 . 4 8 7 52 161 50 65 14 1 20 58 27 11 9 2 11McCombs, Shelby . 3 3 8 . 6 8 3 . 3 9 4 50 145 21 49 11 0 13 35 12 50 1 0 3Sturgeon, Bailee . 2 9 6 . 3 3 6 . 3 2 7 52 152 28 45 4 1 0 9 7 23 2 0 1Clark, Emily . 2 6 0 . 5 6 5 . 3 3 3 51 154 32 40 9 1 12 43 18 15 4 0 8Carver, Niki . 2 5 7 . 4 5 0 . 3 3 5 49 140 27 36 6 3 5 18 10 35 0 0 10Goodwin, Ashley . 2 4 8 . 5 1 1 . 3 6 9 52 133 15 33 5 0 10 31 23 16 1 0 7White, Taylor . 2 4 3 . 3 8 2 . 3 2 9 52 144 35 35 8 3 2 16 11 29 7 2 2Betschel, Bri . 2 2 8 . 3 1 6 . 2 9 9 46 79 12 18 3 2 0 5 6 17 1 1 5Boren, Kallie . 2 2 0 . 3 6 0 . 3 9 4 36 50 4 11 7 0 0 9 12 15 0 0 0McMenemy, Megan . 1 7 9 . 2 1 4 . 2 5 8 18 28 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 0Gavin, Becca . 1 6 2 . 2 5 6 . 2 6 9 52 117 15 19 5 0 2 11 17 45 1 0 1Farrah, Andi . 1 5 4 . 2 3 1 . 2 5 0 26 13 10 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0Stevens, Taylor . 1 5 0 . 2 0 0 . 2 6 1 21 20 0 3 1 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 2Nicholson, Claire . 1 4 3 . 1 4 3 . 3 3 3 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0Gaskill, Carley . 1 4 3 . 1 4 3 . 2 5 0 10 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2Sansom, Spencer . 1 2 5 . 1 2 5 . 3 6 4 29 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0Balich, Amy . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 28 9 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1Marotti, Maddie . 0 9 1 . 0 9 1 . 0 9 1 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0Vargas, Alex . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0Choinacky, Megan . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--------------------Duvall, Kat . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Ray, Morgan . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals . 2 6 4 . 4 7 3 . 3 4 8 52 1385 271 366 75 11 64 241 156 291 32 5 54

Opponents . 2 1 2 . 3 0 6 . 3 5 9 52 1271 192 269 45 6 21 161 267 305 36 17 58

LOB - Team (306), Opp (378). DPs turned - Team (20), Opp (15). IBB - Team (10),Piper 8, Clark 1, Boren 1.

Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so avg hrRay, Morgan 2 . 5 8 18-7 38 25 13 2 2 157.2 111 83 58 112 145 . 1 9 7 5McCombs, Shelby 2 . 8 5 17-8 33 25 11 1 2 164.1 130 90 67 128 139 . 2 1 4 12Duvall, Kat 4 . 2 6 1-1 13 2 0 0 0 23.0 25 15 14 23 18 . 2 7 8 4Hayward, Skylar 7 . 8 8 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 4 3 4 3 . 3 0 0 0Totals 2 . 8 6 36-16 52 52 24 5 4 347.2 269 192 142 267 305 . 2 1 2 21

Opponents 4 . 4 3 16-36 52 52 23 6 2 339.2 366 271 215 156 291 . 2 6 4 64

PB - Team (16), Gavin 14, Nicholson 1, Clark 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (1),Clark 1. SBA/ATT - Gavin (30-45), Ray (19-26), McCombs (15-23), Clark (6-7),Duvall (2-3), Hayward (0-1).

Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TotalOhio State 42 30 45 53 26 37 28 9 1 271Opponents 23 21 33 15 47 33 16 4 0 192

Win-loss breakouts: Day 22-13; Night 14-3; vs Left 1-3; vs Right 35-13;1-run games 7-3; 2-run games 4-1; 5+run games 13-9; Extra inns 5-1; Shutouts 5-6.Current streak: Lost 1; Longest winning streak: 8; Longest losing streak: 4.Attendance: Home 10889 (avg 837); Away 17391 (avg 445); Total 28280 (avg 543).

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2018 RESULTS2018 Ohio State Softball

Game Results for Ohio State (as of Jan 02, 2019)(All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Big Ten Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 09, 2018 vs Northern Illinois W 9-1 6 1-0-0 0-0-0 McCombs (W 1-0) 0 1:52Feb 09, 2018 vs Duke W 5-2 7 2-0-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 1-0) 0 2:16Feb 10, 2018 at Florida Atlantic W 10-1 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 McCombs (W 2-0) 0 2:18Feb 10, 2018 vs Northern Illinois W 10-2 7 4-0-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 2-0) 1 0 6 6 2:38Feb 11, 2018 vs Boston University W 3-2 (8) 5-0-0 0-0-0 McCombs (W 3-0) 0 2:17Feb 16, 2018 at NC State L 4-5 (8) 5-1-0 0-0-0 Ray (L 2-1) 3 2 0 2:45Feb 17, 2018 vs Louisville W 6-5 (9) 6-1-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 3-1) 0 2:56Feb 17, 2018 vs NC State W 5-4 (8) 7-1-0 0-0-0 McCombs (W 4-1) 0 2:30Feb 18, 2018 vs Louisville W 4-0 7 8-1-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 4-1) 0 2:00

$ Feb 23, 2018 vs Wichita State W 4-3 7 9-1-0 0-0-0 McCombs (W 5-0) 0 2:20$ Feb 24, 2018 at Texas W 8-5 7 10-1-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 5-1) 0 2:20$ Feb 24, 2018 vs Wichita State W 9-0 5 11-1-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 6-1) 8 5 5 1:44

Mar 09, 2018 vs San Diego State W 7-0 7 12-1-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 7-1) 1 2 6 2:15Mar 10, 2018 vs San Jose State W 6-3 (8) 13-1-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 8-1) 1 8 4 2:20

% Mar 11, 2018 vs #3 UCLA L 0-11 5 13-2-0 0-0-0 McCombs (L 5-1) 0 1:54Mar 11, 2018 at Cal State Fullerton W 3-1 7 14-2-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 9-1) 1 6 2 1:30Mar 13, 2018 at LMU-1 W 2-1 (8) 15-2-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 10-1) 6 5 2:08Mar 13, 2018 at LMU-2 W 7-0 7 16-2-0 0-0-0 McCombs (W 6-1) 6 8 2:45Mar 14, 2018 at CSUN W 5-1 7 17-2-0 0-0-0 Ray (W 11-1) 7 4 1:48Mar 16, 2018 vs Grand Canyon L 6-7 7 17-3-0 0-0-0 Ray (L 11-2) 1 9 5 2:05Mar 16, 2018 at Cal State Fullerton W 6-2 7 18-3-0 0-0-0 McCombs (W 7-1) 5 7 3 2:09Mar 17, 2018 vs CSUN W 4-2 7 19-3-0 0-0-0 McCombs (W 8-1) 2 6 8 2:03Mar 18, 2018 vs #5 Oklahoma L 0-5 7 19-4-0 0-0-0 Ray (L 11-3) 4 0 3 1:57

* Mar 23, 2018 at Indiana-1 L 0-6 7 19-5-0 0-1-0 Ray (L 11-4) 3 4 7 2:01* Mar 23, 2018 at Indiana-2 L 3-9 7 19-6-0 0-2-0 McCombs (L 8-2) 3 7 3 2:00* Mar 25, 2018 at Indiana L 1-4 7 19-7-0 0-3-0 Ray (L 11-5) 4 3 1 2:14* Mar 30, 2018 WISCONSIN W 9-7 7 20-7-0 1-3-0 Duvall (W 1-0) 6 8 7 2:34* Mar 31, 2018 WISCONSIN L 1-3 7 20-8-0 1-4-0 Duvall (L 1-1) 1 2 2 5 2:07* Apr 01, 2018 WISCONSIN W 7-0 7 21-8-0 2-4-0 McCombs (W 9-2) 3 7 9 2:05* Apr 06, 2018 at Rutgers W 12-3 6 22-8-0 3-4-0 Ray (W 12-5) 2 1 7 2:00* Apr 07, 2018 at Rutgers W 6-2 7 23-8-0 4-4-0 McCombs (W 10-2) 2 4 1 1:57* Apr 08, 2018 at Rutgers W 10-3 7 24-8-0 5-4-0 Ray (W 13-5) 2 3 3 2:06* Apr 11, 2018 PENN STATE-1 W 9-1 6 25-8-0 6-4-0 McCombs (W 11-2) 5 2 5 1:55* Apr 11, 2018 PENN STATE-2 W 7-4 7 26-8-0 7-4-0 Ray (W 14-5) 5 2 5 2:45* Apr 13, 2018 at Northwestern L 2-10 6 26-9-0 7-5-0 McCombs (L 11-3) 2 0 4 2:11* Apr 15, 2018 at Northwestern-1 L 6-14 6 26-10-0 7-6-0 Ray (L 14-6) 2 0 7 2:30

Apr 18, 2018 OHIO L 0-7 7 26-11-0 7-6-0 McCombs (L 11-4) 2 1 5 2:12* Apr 20, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE W 10-2 5 27-11-0 8-6-0 Ray (W 15-6) 6 6 9 1:45* Apr 21, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE W 6-2 7 28-11-0 9-6-0 McCombs (W 12-4) 1 1 4 5 2:12* Apr 22, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE W 6-5 7 29-11-0 10-6-0 McCombs (W 13-4) 1 7 1 9 2:50* Apr 27, 2018 MARYLAND W 13-5 6 30-11-0 11-6-0 Ray (W 16-6) 7 5 1 2:05* Apr 28, 2018 MARYLAND W 9-5 7 31-11-0 12-6-0 McCombs (W 14-4) 8 5 6 2:00* Apr 29, 2018 MARYLAND W 5-2 7 32-11-0 13-6-0 McCombs (W 15-4) 1 6 3 4 1:58

May 02, 2018 PITT W 5-1 7 33-11-0 13-6-0 Ray (W 17-6) 5 5 9 1:39* May 04, 2018 at #14 Michigan L 2-3 7 33-12-0 13-7-0 McCombs (L 15-5) 2 4 9 0 2:00* May 05, 2018 at #14 Michigan L 0-8 5 33-13-0 13-8-0 Ray (L 17-7) 2 4 9 0 1:29* May 06, 2018 at #14 Michigan W 10-1 5 34-13-0 14-8-0 McCombs (W 16-5) 2 4 9 0 1:48

May 10, 2018 vs #12 Iowa L 1-5 7 34-14-0 14-8-0 McCombs (L 16-6) 1 2 6 4 2:13May 18, 2018 vs USF W 3-1 7 35-14-0 14-8-0 McCombs (W 17-6) 0 2:16May 19, 2018 at #2 Florida L 2-10 6 35-15-0 14-8-0 McCombs (L 17-7) 0 2:48May 19, 2018 vs USF W 3-2 7 36-15-0 14-8-0 Ray (W 18-7) 2 0 4 5 1:50May 20, 2018 at #2 Florida L 0-4 7 36-16-0 14-8-0 McCombs (L 17-8) 0 2:26

* = Conference game() extra inning game* = Conference game() extra inning game


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CAREER STATS12 AMY BALICH

SEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2017 ............. .000 21-10 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 1 1 0 .214 0 4 0-0 19 13 1 .9702018 ............ .111 28-2 9 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0 3 0 .111 0 1 2-2 3 5 1 .889TOTAL ........ .050 49-12 20 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 .050 2 1 4 0 .174 0 5 2-2 22 18 2 .952

11 BRI BETSCHELSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2016 ............ .255 45-16 51 10 13 0 0 0 1 13 .255 5 1 7 0 .333 0 5 2 - 5 12 2 1 .9332017 ............. .275 51-43 120 20 33 2 1 0 7 37 .308 8 1 11 0 .326 0 1 5-6 52 3 1 .9822018 ............ .228 46-36 79 12 18 3 2 0 5 25 .316 6 2 17 0 .299 0 1 1-2 20 3 5 .821TOTAL ........ .256 142-95 250 42 64 5 3 0 13 75 .300 19 4 35 0 .319 0 7 8-13 84 8 7 .929

41 KALLIE BORENSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2018 ............ .220 36-15 50 4 11 7 0 0 9 18 .360 12 3 15 0 .394 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 .000

TOTAL ........ .220 36-15 50 4 11 7 0 0 9 18 .360 12 3 15 0 .394 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 .000

8 NIKI CARVERSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2017 ............. .257 49-48 140 27 36 6 3 5 18 63 .450 10 7 35 0 .335 1 1 0-0 69 70 10 .933TOTAL ........ .257 49-48 140 27 36 6 3 5 18 63 .450 10 7 35 0 .335 1 1 0-0 69 70 10 .933

7 MEGAN CHOINACKYSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2016 ............ .000 19-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0002017 ............. .185 25-7 27 2 5 1 0 0 4 6 .222 2 0 9 0 .241 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.0002018 ............ .000 10-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 1 0 1.000

TOTAL ........ .167 54-7 30 7 5 1 0 0 4 6 .200 2 0 9 0 .219 0 0 0-0 4 1 0 1.000

20 EMILY CLARKSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2016 ............ .324 53-48 136 27 44 10 1 6 27 74 .544 19 1 18 2 .410 0 2 3-3 120 55 2 .9892017 ............. .333 51-51 156 30 52 9 0 10 45 91 .583 18 1 11 0 .403 1 1 0-0 149 82 9 .9632018 ............ .260 51-51 154 32 40 9 1 12 43 87 .565 18 0 15 0 .333 2 0 4-4 114 93 8 .963TOTAL ........ .305 155-150 446 89 136 28 2 28 115 252 .565 55 2 44 2 .381 3 3 7-7 383 230 19 .970

17 KAT DUVALLSEASON ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA2016 ............ 3.23 4-0 6-0 0 0 0 13.0 13 9 6 8 8 4 0 1 52 .250 3 4 0 0 12017 ............. 3.86 0-1 8-0 0 0/1 0 9.1 7 6 4 7 9 3 0 0 42 .206 0 0 0 0 12018 ............ 4.26 1-1 13-2 0 0/2 0 23.0 25 15 14 23 18 4 1 4 114 .278 3 1 0 0 0TOTAL ........ 3.71 5-2 27-2 0 0/4 0 45.1 45 30 24 38 35 11 1 5 221 .256 6 5 0 0 2

10 ANDI FARRAHSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2017 ............. .250 33-2 12 11 3 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 0 4 0 .308 0 0 6-7 0 0 0 .0002018 ............ .154 26-2 13 10 2 1 0 0 1 3 .231 2 0 3 0 .250 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 .000TOTAL ........ .200 59-4 25 21 5 1 0 0 1 6 .240 3 0 7 0 .276 1 0 10-11 0 0 0 .000

23 CARLEY GASKILLSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2017 ............. .000 8-2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .125 0 1 0-0 5 5 1 .9092018 ............ .143 10-3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 1 0 2 1 .250 0 0 0-0 35 4 2 .951TOTAL ........ .071 18-5 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .071 2 0 3 1 .188 0 1 0-0 40 9 3 .942


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28 SKYLAR HAYWARDSEASON ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA2018 ............ 7.88 0-0 4-0 0 0/0 0 2.2 3 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 18 .300 2 4 0 0 0TOTAL ........ 7.88 0-0 4-0 0 0/0 0 2.2 3 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 18 .300 2 4 0 0 0

25 MEGAN MCMENEMYSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2018 ............ .179 18-11 28 4 5 1 0 0 1 6 .214 2 1 8 0 .258 0 0 0-0 12 0 0 1.000TOTAL ........ .179 18-11 28 4 5 1 0 0 1 6 .214 2 1 8 0 .258 0 0 0-0 12 0 0 1.000

88 CLAIRE NICHOLSONSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2018 ............ .143 8-1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 2 0 4 0 .333 0 0 0-0 7 0 0 1.000TOTAL ........ .143 8-1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 2 0 4 0 .333 0 0 0-0 7 0 0 1.000

22 LILLI PIPERSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2017 ............. .421 53-53 178 47 75 7 2 18 53 140 .787 7 0 11 3 .436 3 1 13-13 79 114 13 .9372018 ............ .404 52-52 161 50 65 14 1 20 58 141 .876 27 0 11 1 .487 1 0 9-11 85 122 11 .950TOTAL ........ .413 105-105 339 97 140 21 3 38 111 281 .829 34 0 22 4 .462 4 1 22-24 164 236 24 .943

6 MORGAN RAYSEASON ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA2016 ............ 4.00 3-2 26-9 0 0 0 63.0 73 45 36 44 46 14 2 4 248 .294 4 3 1 0 82017 ............. 2.35 6-5 26-8 2 2/1 2 62.2 51 40 21 37 50 9 1 1 288 .217 10 9 0 1 62018 ............ 2.58 18-7 38-25 13 2/1 2 157.2 111 83 58 112 145 21 2 5 705 .197 26 10 0 7 12

TOTAL ........ 2.84 27-14 90-42 15 4/2 4 283.1 235 168 115 193 241 44 5 10 1297 .224 40 22 1 8 26

5 SPENCER SANSOMSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2017 ............. .000 4-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0002018 ............ .125 29-11 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 3 0 3 0 .364 0 0 0-0 6 0 0 1.000TOTAL ........ .100 33-11 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 4 0 3 0 .357 0 0 0-0 6 0 0 1.000

14 TAYLOR STEVENSSEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2018 ............ .150 21-7 20 0 3 1 0 0 3 4 .200 3 0 6 0 .261 0 0 0-0 3 13 2 .889TOTAL ........ .150 21-7 20 0 3 1 0 0 3 4 .200 3 0 6 0 .261 0 0 0-0 3 13 2 .889


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Home plate remains where it has rested at Buckeye Field since 1988, but little else remains the same for the Ohio State softball complex after $5.9 million of stadium renovations. The historical and record-breaking 2009 season marked the first in the 1,500-seat New Buckeye Field - a facility that is undoubtedly among the finest in the country.

In addition to nearly doubling Buckeye Field’s previous capacity of 800, the new stadium includes indoor and outdoor batting cages, a three-plate bullpen, a 650-square foot press box, player clubhouse and locker room, new dugouts, coaches and umpires dressing room and concession areas.

Dedicated April 11, 2009, with the game against Illinois, Buckeye Field quickly became the site of some record-breaking crowds. Some 1,277 fans watched Ohio State defeat the Illini 5-0 after a pregame ceremony that honored the donors, administrators and construction entities that made the building possible.

The field dimensions will remain 190 feet down the left and right field lines and 220 feet to center field. The Kentucky bluegrass and Perennial Rye make Buckeye Field a player-friendly surface.

NOTABLE GAMES IN BUCKEYE FIELD HISTORY April 9, 2017: A single-game record crowd of 1,836 fans filled the stadium to see the Buckeyes blank Michigan, 5-0. The win snapped Michigan’s 14-game winning streak. The 4,979 fans that attended April 8-9 for the Michigan series was the highest attended series in school history.

April 24, 2016: A then-record crowd of 1,627 watched the Buckeyes erase a three-run seventh inning deficit by scoring four times in their final at-bat to secure a 5-4 win over Purdue.

May 7, 2015: In their opening game of the 2015 Big Ten Tournament, the Buckeyes scored a program-record 24 runs while Erika Leonard went four-for-four with a pair of grand slams and 10 RBI.

May 12, 2007: Ohio State won the program first-ever Big Ten Tournament championship with a 2-1 walk-off win over sixth-ranked Northwestern. Megan Schwab scored the winning run when an errant thrown for NU third baseman Darcy Sengewald sailed high to first base. OSU clinched the Big Ten’s regular season title just a week earlier with a 4-0 shutout of Penn State.

May 15, 2010: A then-record crowd of 1,623 watched as Ohio State rolled to a 16-0 run-rule victory over Northwestern on the strength of nine combined RBI from Alicia Herron and Whitney Cooper. The win gave the Buckeyes a 16-2 Big Ten record, its second 16-win conference season in the last four years.

April 11, 2009: Alicia Herron hit a three-run home run and Kim Reeder pitched a three-hitter as the Buckeyes dedicated the new Buckeye Field with a 5-0 win over Illinois. Over 1,200 fans packed the new stadium, which has just recently completed a major upgrade to include a new press box, concessions stands, locker rooms and indoor hitting facility.

DRIVING DIRECTIONSFrom the North: Take I-71 South to 270 West to SR 315 South. Take the Ackerman Road exit. Turn left on to Ackerman Road. Turn right on to Fred Taylor Drive. Buckeye Softball Field will be on your left.

From the South: Take I-71 North to SR 315 North to Worthington. Take the Ackerman Road exit. Turn right on to Ackerman Road. Turn right on to Fred Taylor Drive. Buckeye Softball Field will be on your left.

From the East (Airport): Take I-70 West to SR 315 North to Worthington. Take the Ackerman Road exit. Turn right on to Ackerman Road. Turn right on to Fred Taylor Drive. Buckeye Softball Field will be on your left.

From the West: Take I-70 East to SR 315 North to Worthington. Take the Ackerman Road exit. Turn right on to Ackerman Road. Turn right on to Fred Taylor Drive. Buckeye Softball Field will be on your left.

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ABOUT THE CHARITY CLASSIC• Over the last 18 years, the OCCC has raised over $200,000, making it

one of the largest fundraisers for Breast Cancer Awareness month in central Ohio.

• In 2018, a total of 20 teams participated in the event from Ohio and neighboring states.

• Admission to the games is free, while entrance to the OCCC is a $5 donation with all proceeds benefiting the Stefanie Spielman Fund.

ABOUT THE SPIELMAN FUND AND THE OSUCCC-JAMES• The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research is devoted to

advancing research in breast cancer. One hundred percent of every gift to the fund goes directly to research at Ohio State’s Comprehen-sive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James).

• In June 2014, the fund reached $15.4 million in contributions.• The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute is the

patient-care component of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. The James is the largest cancer hospital in the Mid-west and the third largest in the nation. It consists of over 300 cancer researchers.

Since the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research at Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) was founded in 1998, thou-sands of individuals, companies and charitable foundations have entrusted their philanthropic dollars to the fund.

From day one, the Spielman Fund has made good on its promise to do-nors through smart fiscal management and a prudent spending plan that ensures funds are allocated where they are needed most. When donors designate their charitable contribution to the Spielman Fund, they can trust that their gift—along with the generosity of others who share their desire to help find a cure for breast cancer—will make an important and strategic impact.

Made up of an endowment and current use fund, the Spielman Fund has been engineered to guarantee that both the long-term vision and current needs in breast cancer research have been well accounted for. The fund’s investment approval team includes OSUCCC Director and James CEO Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, OSUCCC-James Senior Executive Director for Administration Jeff Walker, and Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center Director William Farrar, MD—as well as Chris Spielman.

The majority of donations made to the Spielman Fund are designated as current use gifts—meaning they are to be spent in full rather than invested for the long term. The total amount of current use giving fluctuates each year but has averaged approximately $2.25 million in recent years. The current use portion of the Spielman Fund connects the OSUCCC – James team of physicians and experts to vital research dollars meant to rapidly advance promising science.

Investments made by the fund have enabled Ching-Shih Chen, PhD, to study novel therapeutic agents that selectively target metabolic and sur-vival machineries in breast cancer cells; Sarmila Majumder, PhD, to explore the emerging role of microRNAs in drug-resistant breast cancer; creation of a designated fellowship in breast cancer research; and more. And, ac-cording to OSUCCC – James Executive Director of Development Jennifer McDonald, current use dollars may soon create a new multi-investigator grant opportunity that will connect OSUCCC – James researchers to those at other institutions doing novel work. “One of the ways we’re going to beat breast cancer is by collaborating with other institutions across the country,” says McDonald. “This grant, similar to an R01 grant from the National Insti-tutes of Health (NIH), would provide seed funding for investigators to prove that their work has merit and is worthy of additional funding from NIH or the National Cancer Institute.

“‘With each year, each month, and each day there are new breakthroughs and possibilities in the fight against cancer.’ Those were my wife, Stefanie’s, words and they have given me the strength and determination to carry on her dream of ending the terrible disease. I am grateful to each and every one of you for joining me in the continuing Stefanie’s legacy of hope. I am thrilled to announce that Spielman Fund reached $15.4 million in 2014. This is an outstanding achievement and it is because of generous support that we have reached this milestones.

Fortunately, I have been part of many great teams during my life and I am humbled to be a part of a team that will one day find a cure for cancer.”

OHIO COLLEGIATE CHARITY CLASSIC

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