Ohio State 2018 Softball World Series Capsule
May 5, 2018 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2017 | Regional | lost to USC Upstate, eliminated by Longwood |
| 2016 | Regional | lost to Arizona, defeated Marist, eliminated by Tennessee |
| 2010 | Regional | lost to Kentucky, defeated Bucknell, defeated Kentucky, eliminated by California |
| 2009 | Regional | defeated Canisius, defeated BYU, defeated Kentucky |
| 2009 | Super Regional | eliminated by Georgia |
| 2007 | Regional | defeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated Virginia Tech, lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton |
| 2006 | Regional | defeated Auburn, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Auburn |
| 2004 | Regional | lost to South Florida, defeated Bethune-Cookman, eliminated by Cal State Northridge |
*all team stats through 5/6
