Big Ten Road Test Awaits This Weekend at Indiana

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State’s first Large Ten weekend highway collection awaits, because the Buckeyes head west to Bloomington, Ind. for a three-game set in opposition to No. 24 Indiana this weekend.

The collection will get underway with a 6 p.m. sport on Friday after which continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. The finale is ready for Sunday at 1 p.m. All three video games might be streamed dwell on BTN+ and dwell stats might be obtainable on the schedule web page of OhioStateBuceyes.com.

The Fundamentals
Ohio State at No. 24 Indiana // Friday, March 31 // 6 p.m. // Andy Mohr Discipline; Bloomington, Ind.
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Ohio State at No. 24 Indiana // Saturday, April 1 // 2 p.m. // Andy Mohr Discipline; Bloomington, Ind.
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Ohio State at No. 24 Indiana // Sunday, April 2 // 1 p.m. // Andy Mohr Discipline; Bloomington, Ind.
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Fundamentals on the Buckeyes

• Following a 17-6 run-rule win at Dayton on Wednesday afternoon, Ohio State is 21-8 on the season.
• Total, the Buckeyes have gained 15 of their final 16 video games and produce a 2-1 Large Ten report on this weekend’s collection.
• In Monday’s NCAA RPI rankings, the Buckeyes had been one in every of 5 convention groups with an RPI or 35 or increased.
• Sophomore Melina Wilkison, a local of Greensburg, Ind., continues to be one of many prime hitters within the Large Ten. Her .400 common ranks sixth within the Large Ten whereas her OPS of 1.118 is tenth.
• Kaitlyn Farley (.373), Mariah Rodriguez (.342), Kami Kortokrax (.337), Destinee Noury (.308) and Jaycee Ruberti (.304) are among the many six on a regular basis starters who bat .300 or higher.
• Ohio State’s common of 5.8 runs per sport for the season is third-best within the Large Ten.
• Within the circle, junior Allison Smith is among the many Large Ten’s statistical leaders in strikeouts (second – 130), wins (fifth – 11), full video games (sixth – eight) and innings pitched (third – 100.2).
• In her final 10 appearances, Smith has a 1.27 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 60.2 innings and a 8-1 report.
• Junior Emily Ruck has the second-most innings pitched this yr, logging 52.2 innings with a 5-4 general mark.

Concerning the Hoosiers  

• Indiana enters this weekend’s collection as one of many hottest groups within the nation. Following a doubleheader sweep on Purdue on Wednesday, the Hoosiers are 25-9 general, 5-0 in Large Ten play and have gained 18 consecutive video games.
• The Hoosiers possess the convention’s prime general batting common at .333, led by freshman Taryn Kern, who’s hitting .446 with 14 residence runs and 39 RBI.
• Indiana’s pitching employees has a 3.77 ERA and is led by Brianna Copeland, who’s 12-0 with a 2.37 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 76.2 innings.

Historical past In opposition to IU

• The Buckeyes and Hoosiers have break up their final 16 conferences relationship again to 2017.
• Final yr, the 2 groups squared off within the opening weekend of convention play because the Buckeyes took two of three from IU in Columbus.
• Ohio State final performed in Bloomington in the course of the conference-only season of 2021. The Hoosiers who three of 4 video games that weekend.

The Final 16 Video games

• Throughout its run of 15 wins within the final 16 video games, one in every of Ohio State’s hottest bats has been sophomore Kaitlyn Farley.
• She’s hitting .462 in that stretch with six additional base hits, 10 RBI and a .553 on-base share.
• Farley had an 11-game hitting streak in the course of the stretch and has reached based mostly in 15 video games of the 16 video games.
• For the season, she’s elevated her batting common by 108 factors from final season.
• Two different starters – Melina Wilkison and Sam Hackenbracht – are hitting .400 or higher on this stretch.
• Wilkson has 24 hits within the final 16 video games and has pushed in 18 runs, each workforce highs.
• Hackenbracht is hitting .406 within the 11 video games that she’s performed with two residence runs and 12 RBI.
• The Buckeyes’ pitching employees has a sub-2.00 ERA, led by Allison Smith (8-1, 60.2 IP, 1.27 ERA) and Emily Ruck (4-0, 32.1 IP, 3.03 ERA).
• All 5 starters have a minimum of one win during the last 16 video games.