Softball Falls to Wisconsin, 1-0, to Split Twin Bill – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 27, 2001
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State softball team (40-15 overall, 11-5 in the Big Ten) will have to postpone celebration of breaking the school record for wins in a season at least until later in the weekend.
Looking to break its tie with 1994 Buckeyes that notched a 40-20 record, OSU was looking to break the record in Madison, Wisc., after taking game one of a doubleheader with the Badgers, 8-2. The Buckeyes were held to two hits in game two, however, and never really posed a scoring threat.
Andrea Kirchberg improved her record to 17-10 with a two-hit, six-strikout performance. Kristi DeVries took the loss for OSU, allowing eight hits and one run with two strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work. DeVries is now 14-6 for the season.
“Kirchberg was tough today,” Linda Kalafatis, OSU head coach, said. “We couldn’t get anything going offensively, and the one run they got early held up.”
Wisconsin third baseman Sheena Padovan singled to center field to bring home leftfielder Anna Jones for the only run of the afternoon. Jones had reached on a fielder’s choice andmovedto second on an error.
OSU will face Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday at 6 p.m. (central) in game one of a two-day set.
