Ohio State Softball Nips Sacramento State, 3-2 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 19, 2000%^$%^$
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Buckeyes edged Sacramento State, 3-2, in the SDSU Cartier/Campbell Softball Classic in Poway, Calif. The Buckeyes posted three runs off 13 hits to improve 5-4 for the season. The Hornets drop to 3-5 overall.%^$
%^$Ohio State opened the second inning with the lead and maintained it throughout the game. Renae Weigel started the Buckeye rally with a single to centerfield. She advanced to second on a pass ball. Rogeanna Hottinger notched a single to send Weigel to third. On a successful double steal sign, Weigel came home to score the first Buckeye run. Ohio State led 1-0.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes followed in the second with another run, when Anna Smith led off with a single to right field. She would advance to second on a Holly English sacrifice slap. Two batters later, Stacy Roth blasted a single into centerfield, sending Smith home. The Buckeyes up 2-0.%^$
%^$At the top of the fifth inning English lined a perfect bunt up the third baseline to open the inning. Roth followed again with another single into right field to score English.%^$
%^$The Hornets posted two runs in the bottom of the fifth, but was unable to post the come back.%^$
%^$Kristi Martin held Sacramento State to six hits and struck out five. Martin is now 2-2 for the season.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes will conclude the SDSU Campbell/Cartier Softball Classic tomorrow as they go up against No. 3 Fresno State at 9:30 a.m. and No. 15 Long Beach State at noon.
