Buckeyes’ NCAA Tournament Run Comes to a Close

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – An Ohio State softball season full of huge wins and even larger recollections got here to a detailed on Saturday night on the Knoxville Regional at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on the campus of the College of Tennessee.

Enjoying two elimination video games again to again, Ohio State received the primary – a 10-0 six-inning run-rule victory over Campbell – however dropped the second, a 5-1 setback to Oregon State. The Buckeyes end their 2022 marketing campaign with a 36-17 general report. Ohio State’s win whole is tied for its most since 2010 and its profitable proportion is its greatest in 12 seasons.

Senior Sendoff
Saturday marked the ultimate video games for 5 Buckeye seniors – pitcher Lexie Handley, first baseman Niki Carver, pitcher Jessica Ross, third baseman Avery Clark and outfielder Kaitlyn Coffman. All 5 of them left their mark in distinctive methods on this system.

Handley, for instance, spent only one 12 months within the scarlet and grey. However what a 12 months it was. She set the single-season strikeouts report, ending the marketing campaign with 271 in 225.0 innings. Carver, a fifth-year senior, had profession highs in each statistical class and earned first workforce All-Huge Ten honors. Coffman was the workforce’s most clutch pinch hitter, whereas Ross and Clark contributed is numerous methods each on and off the sector, with their management and selflessness.

Quotable
Lexie Handley: “I’m so grateful for this group of women. Clearly good issues involves an finish however no one tells you what occurs to nice issues. They’re quite a bit tougher to take care of. Particularly as a result of I solely obtained one 12 months with this group. I want I had extra time. I’m so grateful that for this time I used to be cherished and accepted and felt like I could possibly be myself once more.”

Kaitlyn Coffman: “The quantity of affection and assist that I’ve from my sisters on this workforce is completely superb. I’ll endlessly cherish every thing that Ohio State has given me.”

Avery Clark: “I’m only a small city lady desirous to make it massive. For all of the younger ladies who’ve a dream of taking part in at a Division I degree, the previous three years at Ohio State have been nothing however one of the best. I hope I impressed so many younger ladies on the market. It doesn’t matter what you’ve gone although. You are able to do it should you really adore it.”

Niki Carver: “The love and keenness for the sport this 12 months has grown tremendously between all 5 of us. Coming again for a fifth 12 months has meant the world to me. I wouldn’t need anybody else by my aspect.”

Jessica Ross: “Whatever the end result as we speak, I believe everybody can simply say that we select this workforce and this group of women. We had unwavering perception by all our video games that we have been going to come back by as a workforce.”

Ohio State 10, Campbell 6 (6 inn.)
The Buckeyes confirmed no ill-effects from Friday’s powerful 4-3 loss to Oregon State, leaping out on high of Campbell 3-0 within the high of the primary inning. Sam Hackenbracht’s RBI single drove residence Melina Wilkison, after which the following batter, Niki Carver, hit her eleventh residence run of the season to make the rating 3-0.

That’s the way it stayed till the fourth inning, because of the pitching of Allison Smith and assist of a powerful protection behind her. Within the high of the fourth, Taylor Pack hit her third residence run of the season, a solo shot over the appropriate subject fence, to present the Buckeyes a 4-0 benefit.

Ohio State busted the sport open within the fifth inning, getting an RBI floor out by Kaitlyn Coffman to increase the result in 5-0 after which a two-run single off the bat of pinch hitter Taylor Heckman to make the rating 7-0. One inning later, Hackenbracht hit Ohio State’s third residence run of the sport – a three-run shot – to present the Buckeyes a 10-0 lead.

A well-balanced offense noticed seven totally different gamers acquire hits. Hackenbracht completed 2-for-2 with a house runs and 4 RBI. The 4 runs batted in have been her forty ninth, fiftieth, 51st and 52nd of the season. Solely 10 different gamers in program historical past have reached the 50 RBI mark in a season, and none since Lilli Piper in 2018.

Smith picked up her ninth win of the season, hanging out 5 over six innings whereas permitting only one hit.

Oregon State 5, Ohio State 1
Oregon State’s Mariah Mazon hit a two-run residence run within the high of the primary inning to stake the Beavers to an early 2-0 lead, and that benefit was prolonged to 3-0 within the backside of the second on Savanah Whatley’s RBI double.

Freshman Melina Wilkison continued her sturdy weekend when she doubled within the high of the third, scoring Taylor Pack, who had reached on an error. The hit was Wilkison’s fifth of the weekend.

Oregon State first baseman Frankie Hammoude put two extra runs on the board within the backside of the fifth through a two-run residence run, her 14th of the season.