Softball Sweeps Oakland, 6-1 and 5-0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 2, 2000
Box Score
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio State softball team defeated Oakland today in a doubleheader, 6-1 and 5-0, at Buckeye Field to break a four-game losing streak. Freshman Kristine Himes led the Buckeye contingent, going 5-for-7, with five hits and two runs batted in on the day. She also nailed a home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to post an OSU record of ninth home runs this season.
Game One
Ohio State scored first as Anna Smith and Jennifer Link both reached base on back-to-back singles. With Smith on third and Link on second, they would double steal, scoring Smith. Kristine Himes and Renae Weigel added two more runs off a single and a double to centerfield. Sarah West notched a sacrifice fly to score Weigel and give the Buckeyes a 4-0 lead.
The Grizzlies came back in the bottom of the fourth off a Bozenna Johnson’s RBI-single to rightfield. But Ohio State extended its lead in the bottom of the fourth when Himes blasted her ninth home run of the season to left field.
Katie Chain (11-9) completed the game, giving up only five hits, walking two and striking out five. She extendsled off with a single to the shortstop and advanced to second on a steal. Oakland’s Linnea Utecht collected the loss after giving up four runs and walking one in 0.2 innings pitched.
Game Two
Ohio State shut out the Grizzlies, holding them to two hits and notching 12 hits for the doubleheader sweep. Smith opened the bottom of the first with a single and advance to second on a steal. She would score off Link’s single and a throwing error from Oakland. After Weigel reached first on a walk, West followed with an RBI-single to centerfield and Holly English added another run off a fielder’s choice.
Ohio State captured the 5-0 win off Link and Himes’ back-to-back RBI-doubles in the bottom of the fourth.
Inside the circle, Kristi Martin pitched six innings, giving up only one hit and striking out nine for her seventh win of the season. Tiffany Evans fell to 1-5 on the season, after going 1.2 innings, giving up three runs and walking one.
Ohio State will end its home season on Wednesday, as the Buckeyes take on Robert Morris in a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.
