Ohio State 2018 Softball World Series Capsule

 

Ohio State Buckeyes

Big Ten (34-14, 14-8)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/18 vs Louisville (4-0), 2/24 at Texas (8-5), 5/6 at Michigan (10-1)
Bad Losses: 3/16 vs Grand Canyon (6-7), 3/31 Wisconsin (1-3), 4/18 Ohio (0-7)
Coach: Kelly Kovach Schoenly
 
Key Field Players:
Lilli Piper, Junior, IF, .417 BA, 20 HR, 57 RBI
Shelby McCombs, Senior, P, .338 BA, 13 HR, 34 RBI
Bailee Sturgeon, Senior, OF, .295 BA, 9 RBI
Niki Carver, Freshman, UTL, .277 BA,5 HR, 18 RBI
Emily Clark, Junior, C/UTL, .273 BA, 12 HR, 43 RBI
Ashley Goodwin, Senior, IF.254 BA, 9 HR, 29 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Morgan Ray, Junior, P, 2.38 ERA, 17-7 W/L, 12 CG, 150.0 IP, 140 SO
Shelby McCombs, Senior, P, 2.94 ERA, 16-6 W/L, 9 CG, 145.1 IP, 127 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .274 (121st in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.43 (35, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.57 (13, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.83 (81, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .963 (103, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.32 (6, 1)
Scoring Offense: 5.57 (34, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .495 (17, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.23 (212, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (51, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017Regionallost to USC Upstate, eliminated by Longwood
2016Regionallost to Arizona, defeated Marist, eliminated by Tennessee
2010Regionallost to Kentucky, defeated Bucknell, defeated Kentucky, eliminated by California
2009Regionaldefeated Canisius, defeated BYU, defeated Kentucky
2009Super Regionaleliminated by Georgia
2007Regionaldefeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated Virginia Tech, lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2006Regionaldefeated Auburn, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Auburn
2004Regionallost to South Florida, defeated Bethune-Cookman, eliminated by Cal State Northridge
 
*all team stats through 5/6