Softball Wins Two at Purdue – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/28/1998 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 28, 1998
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Ohio State (33-21 overall, 9-12 Big Ten) defeated Purdue (28-28, 7-14) 3-0 and 5-2 in a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. Jodi Dolan pitched a shutout in game one giving up five hits and a walk. Cheryl Palaroan scored two runs and had three stolen bases as the Buckeyes scored single runs in the first three innings to seal the win.
%^$In game two Dolan, the designated hitter, went two for three with a double and a home run, collecting three runs batted in. Her two run blast in the fifth inning broke a two-all tie to put the Buckeyes ahead for good. Toni Hileman went the distance for Ohio State giving up two runs on nine hits with two strikeouts.
%^$Ohio State will travel to Firestone Stadium to face Kent State Thursday in a 7 p.m. doubleheader. The Buckeyes will then travel to Northwestern for a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday to end the regular season.%^$
%^$Game 1%^$Ohio State 3, Purdue 0
%^$ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E%^$Ohio State 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 1%^$Purdue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
%^$Dolan and Chenevey%^$Schave and Povlitz%^$W – Dolan%^$L – Schave%^$%^$Game 2%^$Ohio State 5, Purdue 2
%^$ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E%^$Purdue 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 2%^$Ohio State 1 0 1 0 2 1 x 5 7 1
%^$Deno and Povlitz%^$Hileman and Chenevey%^$W – Hileman%^$L – Deno%^$HR – Dolan
