Ladies defeat Iowa [26-7] at the new softball field ... One hit shutout! SB: No. 15 Buckeyes Rally for Three in the Sixth, Defeat Iowa 3-0 - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
A Sammy Clone? Need More Sammies? Brooming is good, when it's our broom: Ladies sweep two from Ball State yesterday go 26-6 for season, best start in several years.... SB: Sam Marder Homers Twice in Doubleheader Sweep of Ball State - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
SB: No. 17 Ohio State Sweeps Minnesota in Big Ten Doubleheader - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com Pair of 1-0 wins over Minnesota today bring Ladies to 5-1 in Big Ten....
SB: No. 16 Shuts Outs Illinois, 5-0, on Dedication Day at New Buckeye Field - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com Ladies 1/2 G behind NW at 9-1 for 1st in BT. Set single game attendance record on Dedication Day at new field. 2nd & final game tomorrow.
Ladies come back from early 4 run deficit, and late 5 run deficit...to win slugfest and tie for 1st in the BT at 9-1.... walk Grand Slamming Marder 3 times after her blast... SB: No. 16 Ohio State Edges Illinois in 32-Run Affair, 17-15 - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
SB: No. 14-Ranked Buckeyes Knock Off Oakland in Sunday Doubleheader - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com Ladies take DH today from sub .500 Oakland, MI team... 11-3 & 13-0
SB: No. 11 Ohio State Earns Highest Program Ranking on Eve of Western Michigan Doubleheader - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com interesting article ... a point about "Ohio State glasses on" long term trends: -when Ohio St teams are 'winning alot'...there are tendancies toward 'best evers' and stats and kudos... instead of larger perspectives such as schedule strength, comparative quality of upcoming opponents... In this case, like Men's Beisbol, the women defeated some ranked teams early, and the early conference schedule was vs the weaker conf teams. Now, both the women and men are "ranked"...but face the better conference teams from here on in. The women's opponents are ranked considerably higher than the men's ... GO BUCKS!
Ohio State softball player Courtney Pruner returns to field following mother's passing - ESPN Courtney Pruner...a player in the crucible. Excerpt: This is our team. This isn't the Courtney Pruner Show; this is the Ohio State Buckeyes. You're not going to be the sole factor in every game -- in any game, for that matter. So just cheer on your teammates, and luckily, you're going to be here for another game. I think that's what my biggest thing is." At this point of her life, she is not a finished product, nor has she been tested for the final time.
SB: Courtney Pruner Leads No. 11 Ohio State Over No. 12 Northwestern, 7-6 - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com [edit add] A quality W vs a quality team in their house. Another example of our pitching staff's strengths & weaknesses...to say nothing of the interesting sub innie outie SB rules....
Hmmm, maybe if we IGNORE scum, they will go away? The Buckeye psyche deserves some problem-solving attention - and not just in softball. Losing becomes a mental attitude mix of several 'choices', e.g. denial, avoidance, projection, and false mental 'esteem building'. It's not nice 'to be in the mix'.... SB: Sam Marder Ties All-Time Homerun Record In Doubleheader Loss to No. 8 Michigan - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com Meanwhile the SB team sweeps PSU [sub .500 league team] 1-0, 6-0 to close B10 season at 16-4 in second place. No BTT this year by coaches' vote. Buckeyes at 44-9 and 'ranked'... next stop, the NCAA's. interesting the sweep isn't up on the osuad website yet.