Ohio State Returns Home to Face IUPUI Wednesday – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 16, 2007
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SETTING THE SCENE
COLUMBUS, Ohio – It has been nearly a month since the Ohio State softball team played a non-conference game, but it will attempt to take a step outside the Big Ten Wednesday when IUPUI visits Buckeye Field for a 5 p.m. doubleheader. It also has been three weeks since the Buckeyes (22-14, 5-1 Big Ten) played at home, where they are 6-0 this season.
Before traveling to Columbus, the Jaguars (8-21, 1-5 Mid-Continent) host Butler Monday and Purdue Tuesday, marking their first match-up this season with an opponent from the Big Ten.
Ohio State’s student radio station will broadcast both games live on its Web site at www.OhioStateSports.com. GameTracker will also have live statistics at www.OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
After having eight consecutive games cancelled because of poor weather, Ohio State pulled off its biggest upset of the season thus far last Friday with a 5-3 win in nine innings at No. 7 Northwestern. The Wildcats, who won the Big Ten last year and played for the national championship, came back for a 5-3 win Saturday, but nonetheless the Buckeyes had taken over first place in the Big Ten and established the program’s best conference start at 5-0.
This weekend, the Buckeyes embark on their third-consecutive and final Big Ten road weekend of the season with games at Illinois (26-15, 5-3) Friday and Saturday and Iowa (30-17, 6-4) Sunday.
OHIO STATE AT BUCKEYE FIELD
Ohio State is 98-10 in non-conference games at Buckeye Field since 11th-year head coach Linda Kalafatis took over the program in 1997. The Buckeyes have won 21-consecutive home non-conference games in a streak that dates back to April 21, 2004 when Kentucky nipped Ohio State, 4-3. So far in 2006, the Buckeyes are 6-0 at home, are batting .361 and own a 1.92 staff earned run average.
Last year at Buckeyes Field, Ohio State went 21-2, batted .350 as a team and owned a 1.58 staff earned run average.
BUCKEYES ATOP IN BIG TEN
At the midway point in the Big Ten season, Ohio State sits in first place in the conference standings for the first time since 2002, when the Buckeyes were in first at 13-3 April 22. Crucial league games await the Buckeyes this weekend on the road, however, at fifth place Illinois (5-3), which knocked off No. 8 Michigan last weekend, and sixth place Iowa (6-4).
Last weekend, the Buckeyes split a pair of games at No. 7 Northwestern, who then also split with Penn State to slip to third place (8-3). Weather has claimed four of Ohio State’s Big Ten games (at 0-6 Michigan State, at fourth-place 4-2 Michigan). The second-place Nittany Lions are 3-1 in the conference and have had six league games cancelled. By rule, Big Ten games are not rescheduled.
OHIO STATE AT A GLANCE
The Buckeyes (22-14, 5-1 Big Ten) have won eight of their last 10 games and 13 of their last 18. After an 11-day layoff that saw eight games cancelled because of weather, Ohio State returned to the field last Friday with an impressive win at No. 7 Northwestern.
Ohio State is hitting .269 as a team, compared to .236 by its opponents. The pitching staff owns a 2.70 ERA, which is nearly a full run lower than the opposition (3.59).
Ohio State’s first three batters in its lineup lead the team in batting, including Nycole Koyano (.304), Brittany Vanderink (.317) and Sam Marder (.344), which helps explain why the Buckeyes have outscored their opponents 27-13 in the first inning this season and 30-14 in the third. The Buckeyes own signature wins at then-No. 7 Northwestern and on neutral fields over then-No. 22 Fresno State, then-No. 17 Cal and then-No. 26 Virginia Tech.
Ohio State has 10 letterwinners and eight starters back from its 2006 squad that went 39-23 and 11-7 in the Big Ten and went to the Tucson Regional of the NCAA tournament. The Buckeyes have led the Big Ten in batting the last two years. Head coach Linda Kalafatis is in her 11th year at Ohio State and is one of three coaches in the Big Ten with more than 600 wins. Since 2000, the Buckeyes are 282-160 for a .640 winning percentage, which ranks third in the Big Ten during that time.
A LOOK AT THE JAGUARS
IUPUI (8-21, 1-5 Mid-Continent Conference) dropped its first 11 games of the season, but snapped the skid with six wins in its next nine outings. The Jaguars, who are 2-12 on the road this season, host Butler Monday and travel to Purdue Tuesday.
IUPUI has nine letterwinners, including five starters, back from its 2006 team that went 13-37 and finished sixth in the Mid-Continent Conference at 8-15. Leading the Jaguars are senior Sarah Needy (.371, 0 HR, 19-21 SB), who is IUPUI’s all-time stolen base leader, and sophomore Cayleigh Harvey (.338, 2 HR). The Jaguars’ pitching staff is led by sophomore Breanna Howell (5-10, 4.20 ERA), who threw all three of IUPUI’s games over the weekend, and senior Angelica Espinosa (3-2, 4.77 ERA). Head coach Maggie Calcaterra is in her second season with the Jaguars.
BUCKEYES VS. JAGUARS
The Buckeyes hold a 3-1 all-time record against the Jaguars. In 2006, Ohio State swept IUPUI 2-0 and 8-0 at Buckeye Field. Their last regular season match-up before last season was in 2001, when the Buckeyes won 8-1.
LAST YEAR: OSU SWEEPS IUPUI
Last year at Buckeye Field, Ohio State topped IUPUI 2-0 and 8-0 to extend its winning streak to a season-best 12 games. In the opener Ohio State got an RBI single in the fifth inning from then-senior Nicole Lancaster to break a scoreless game, while then-freshman Kim Reeder threw a three-hit shutout.
In the nightcap, then-freshman Courtney Pruner threw a two-hit shutout and the Buckeyes scored six runs in the fifth inning for the mercy-rule win. Highlighting the offensive surge was a two-run homer from then-junior Nycole Koyano.
STREAKS ON THE LINE…
The Buckeyes are 17-4 when they score first and also 17-4 when they out-hit their opponent. Ohio State is 13-1 when it both out-hits its opponent and scores first, with the only loss coming in eight innings at Cal State Fullerton March 24.
Junior Brittany Vanderink saw her 12-game hitting streak snapped Friday at Northwestern, but responded with two hits in the game Saturday. Vanderink is batting .340 in her last 14 games. The team’s current best streaks are held by senior Christina Douglas at six games and freshman Sam Marder at five games. Douglas is batting .563 (9-16) during that stretch, while Marder is hitting .375 (6-16).
JUAREZ CLOSING IN ON RECORDS
The climb to the top of several categories in the Ohio State pitching record book is nearly complete for senior Jamee Juarez. She has pitched 670.2 innings in her career, which are 6.2 innings shy of the school record held by Katie Chain (677.1, 2000-03). Last weekend, Juarez moved past Kristi DeVries (2001-04) into second-place all-time in strikeouts with 626 (Chain owns record with 692).
Juarez’s 64 wins are three shy of Chain’s school record 67 wins and her 22 shutouts are four shy of Chain’s school record 26. Juarez ranks fourth in complete games with 59. Belinda Cernava Quisenberry (1990-93) ranks third with 60.
In addition, Juarez ranks third all-time at Ohio State in runs batted in with 112.
RECORD BOOK WATCH
In addition to senior Jamee Juarez, several other Buckeyes are moving up the career record charts. Senior Nycole Koyano owns 104 walks, which rank second in OSU history and are 12 shy of the school record. She ranks second all-time in stolen bases (71) and fourth all-time in runs scored (141, 1 shy of second place). If Koyano leads the Buckeyes in runs this season, she will be the first to do that all four years.
Senior Megan Schwab is third all-time with 44 doubles (1 shy of No. 2) and fourth with 18 home runs. Schwab’s 107 RBI are fourth and her 111 runs scored are sixth. She has started 99 consecutive games for the Buckeyes, the longest streak on the team.
Sam Marder’s 33 walks this season are already an OSU freshman record and her 31 runs batted in are five shy of the record 36 set by Jamee Juarez in 2004.
Five Buckeyes rank among the Top 15 in career batting average at Ohio State, including Brittany Vanderink (.333), Liz Caputo (.324), Nycole Koyano (.318), Megan Schwab (.314) and Jamee Juarez (.296).
LAST WEEK: OSU SPLITS AT NO. 7 NU
If an 11 day layoff wasn’t enough of a challenge, the Buckeyes were asked the shake off the rust at No. 7 Northwestern last weekend. Ohio State responded with a 5-3 win in nine innings Friday on the home field of the defending Big Ten champ and national runner-up.
OSU sophomore Courtney Pruner homered twice off 2006 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Eileen Canney, including a three-run bomb in the top of the ninth inning. Sophomore Kim Reeder went eight innings for the win and senior Jamee Juarez earned her third save. Saturday, Ohio State came back from an 0-2 deficit behind home runs from senior Megan Schwab and freshman Sam Marder, but NU scored three runs in the top of the seventh for the 5-3 win.
HEAD COACH Linda Kalafatis
Head coach Linda Kalafatis is in her 11th season at Ohio State and in her 19th season as a collegiate head coach. She is OSU’s all-time wins leader (356-246, .591) and is one of three Big Ten coaches with more than 600 career wins (629-361-2, .634). Six times the Buckeyes have won at least 30 games under Kalafatis, who has guided OSU to the NCAA tournament three times (2002, 2004, 2006). She is assisted by former collegiate All-Americans Ali Viola (Nebraska) and Erica Beach (Arizona State).
Noting the Buckeyes…
OSU Pitchers: Tied for Big Ten lead in saves (5), rank 5th in the Big Ten in ERA (2.70) and 5th in strikeouts per game (6.4) … own 17 complete games, 4 shutouts and 3 no-hitters in 36 outings this season … have thrown 15 cg in last 26 g … no-hitters have come from Reeder (2) and Juarez.
Jamee Juarez, sr., RHP (9-8, 3 s, 1.97 ERA, 119 SO, 110.0 IP)
In 2007: Had 6 game win streak snapped Sat. at NU … leads staff in strikeouts … among Big Ten leaders and continues to move up all OSU pitching records (see below) … owns a 5.7-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio … 2-1 in Big Ten with 2.90 ERA, 22 SO, 4 BB … threw no-hitter 3/18 vs. Oakland (13 SO) … 5 of her losses have come to No. 1 Ariz., at No. 5 Ariz. St., No. 9 Okla., No. 26 VaTech and at No. 7 Northwestern … threw complete game 4-hitter in 2-1 win vs. No. 22 Fresno St. 2/23.
In the Big Ten: As of April 12: 5th in ERA, 8th in SO, 9th in IP, 9th in APP (22), 4th in fewest BB (20), 10th in opp. avg. (.233)
2007 highs: Innings: 7.2; Hits: 11; Runs: 5; Earned runs: 4; Walks: 4; Strikeouts: 13.
2007 lows: Innings in a start: 3.0; Hits in 5 inn.: 11; Hits in 6 inn.: 7; Hits in 7 inn.: 0; Hits in 7+ inn.: 4 (7.2 IP).
Career statistics: 64-41, 2.07 ERA, 626 SO, 670.2 IP, 59 CG
Career highlights: OSU MVP last two years … ranks 2nd all-time at Ohio State in shutouts (22), wins (64) innings pitched (670.2) and strikeouts (626) … set OSU single-season wins record as soph. (25). 2006 Recap: 17-11, 2.48 ERA, 196 SO, 189.1 IP … 2nd-team All-Big Ten … threw 10-inning shutout of Auburn in NCAA tournament (2nd of her career) … ranked 10th in the Big Ten in innings pitched, 7th in strikeouts, 10th in wins (tied with OSU’s Reeder) and t-4th in games started (31) … threw 1st career no-hitter 3/24 at Long Beach State.
Kim Reeder, so., RHP (12-5, 1 s, 2.53 ERA, 102 SO, 110.2 IP)
In 2007: 2 no-hitters this season (3/3 at UAB, 3/18 vs. Oakland) … Big Ten Pitcher of the Week March 13 … among Big Ten leaders (see below) … leads staff in opp. batting avg. (.211) … won at #7 Northwestern 4/13 (8 IP, 6 H, 3 ER) … threw 9 K, 7 hit complete-game win vs. Wisconsin 4/1 … shut out No. 26 VaTech 3/10 (7 IP, 3 H) … threw 2-hitter in 3-1 win over BSC March 4 … went 25.1 straight innings without allowing an earned run 3/3 thru 3/9 … threw 11-strikeout cg in win vs. BYU 2/23 … got win vs. Cal 2/24 with 4.2 innings of 1-run relief … got win in season-opener vs. New Mexico (5.2 IP, 6 K) … UAB Magic City Classic all-tourn. team.
In the Big Ten: As of April 12: T-7th in wins, 7th in opp. avg. (.212), 10th in IP, 10th in SO, T-5th in fewest HR allowed (4)
2007 highs: Innings: 8.0; Hits: 8; Runs: 7; Earned runs: 6; Walks: 8; Strikeouts: 11.
2007 lows: Innings in a start: 2.2; Hits in 5 inn.: 3; Hits in 6 inn.: 4; Hits in 7 inn.: 0.
Career statistics: 28-16, 2.15 ERA, 260 SO, 290.1 IP.
2006 Recap: 16-11, 1.91 ERA, 158 SO, 179.2 IP … tied OSU freshman wins record … allowed 1 earned run in 15.2 innings vs. Top 10 opponents … threw 4 3-hit shutouts in April … led staff in ERA … among OSU frosh pitchers all-time, 179.2 innings pitched 3rd, 158 strikeouts 2nd, 1.91 ERA 10th, 4 shutouts tied-3rd, 15 complete games tied-third … 5-3 in Big Ten, 1.56 ERA … Crimson Classic All-Tourn. Team 3/5, including a 3-1 win at #4 Alabama 3/3.
Megan Miller, fr., RHP (1-1, 6.54 ERA, 10 SO, 20.1 IP)
In 2007: Threw 0.2 inn. of no-hit relief at Northwestern 4/14 … threw 1 inn. vs. Minnesota 3/31 (2 earned runs) … of OSU’s 2 wins at season-opening ASU Kajikawa Classic, Miller had the win in one and the save in the other … became 3rd OSU freshman ever to pitch in 5-straight games … got win in 9-3 over Northridge Feb. 10 with 4 innings of one-run relief … made 1st collegiate start Feb. 24 vs. Cal (2.1 IP, no decision) … had save in 4-3 season-opening win over New Mexico (1.1 IP, 0 R) … tossed 2 innings of scoreless relief at No. 5 Arizona State Feb. 11.
2007 highs: Innings: 4.0; Hits: 5; Runs: 6; Earned runs: 5; Walks: 2; Strikeouts: 2.
2007 lows: Innings in a start: 2.1; Hits in 5 inn.: N/A; Hits in 6 inn.: N/A; Hits in 7 inn.: N/A.
Courtney Pruner, so., LHP (0-0, 12.00 ERA, 2 SO, 2.1 IP)
In 2007: Threw 1.1 innings of no-hit relief at Northwestern 4/14 … pitched vs. No. 1 Arizona (0.0 IP), Feb. 9 and Oklahoma (0.2 IP) Feb. 25 and vs. Wisconsin Apr. 1 (.1 IP).
2007 highs: Innings: 1.1; Hits: 3; Runs: 4; Earned runs: 4; Walks: 1; Strikeouts: 1.
2007 lows: Innings in a start: N/A; Hits in 5 inn.: N/A; Hits in 6 inn.: N/A; Hits in 7 inn.: N/A.
Career statistics: 6-1, 3.43 ERA, 50 SO, 53 IP.
2006 Recap: 6-1, 2.96 ERA, 49 SO, 52.0 IP … got 1st two collegiate wins on April 9 vs. #15 Northwestern, 1st in relief (1 IP, 3 K w/ bases loaded), then in 1st start (7 IP, 6 H, 7 K) … with runners on base, batters hit just .186 against her, best on the OSU staff (lowered to .143 in league games) … went 3-0 in Big Ten with 1.53 ERA … one of only 2 left-handed pitchers in the Big Ten (Wisconsin freshman Leah Vanevenhoven was the other).
Buckeyes at the Plate
#33 Liz Caputo, jr., cf, L/R (.261, 0 HR, 5 RBI): 2007: has started in CF all but 2 games and hit in the No. 9 spot in all but 3 games … batting average ranks 5th on team … hit .333 (9-27) in 9 games from 3/21 to 4/1 … hit 6th inning game-winning RBI in 4-2 win over Minnesota 3/30 … went 4-for-7 in 2 games Feb. 24 (vs. Texas, vs. Cal) … went 2-for-2 in the season-opening win over New Mexico.
Career: .324 career hitter … 2nd-team all-region and All-Big Ten selection as a freshman … missed 51 games as a soph. because of broken tibia 2/19/06 … went 4-for-4 in the 2006 season-opener at New Mexico St. … had pinch-hit single vs. Michigan 4/22/06 in first at bat after the injury … as a freshman, batted .367 with 4 homers, 19 RBI, team-best .516 in league games … OSU’s 2005 Rookie of the Year … as a freshman, .710 slugging percentage and .516 on-base percentage in Big Ten games were best on the team … 7 RBI vs. Long Island 2/27/05 set OSU freshman record.
#21 Whitney Cooper, fr., ss, R/R (.129, 1 HR, 2 RBI): 2007: has started at SS in 16 games and hit in the No. 8 spot in 14 games … homered against then-No. 1 Arizona’s Taryne Mowatt Feb. 10 in Tempe … 38 defensive assists 2nd on team … 3 of 4 hits this season have come against ranked teams … had 5 assists in win over #22 Fresno State Feb. 23 … had 5 putouts in two different games.
#8 Lauren Daykin, sr., c/dp, R/R (.220, 0 HR, 6 RBI): 2007: missed Northwestern series last weekend (sick) … had game-tying and game-winning RBIs in wins over Minnesota and Wisconsin (both doubles off the wall) … has started 21 games (16 C, 5 DP) and played in 22 games overall … has at least 1 hit in 6 of her last last 7 games … had 4 game hitting streak into 1st weekend of Big Ten play … 106 putouts rank 3rd on team.
Career: Career .238 hitter … native of Australia and a member of the junior national team … 2006 2nd-team Academic All-Region and Academic All-Big Ten … homered off Arizona All-American Alicia Hollowell in 2006 NCAA tournament … hit .275 in Big Ten games as a junior … upped avg. to .303 with runners in scoring position and led team in that dept. in Big Ten games (.556) … hit .636 (7-for-11) with a runner on third and less than two outs … started all 18 Big Ten games at catcher in 2006 … played junior college softball in Florida two years and hit 30 home runs.
#31 Christina Douglas, sr., 1b, L/L (.300, 1 HR, 14 RBI): 2007: OSU captain … is 9-for-9 with a runner on 3B and less than 2 outs … overall avg. ranks 4th on team … batting team-best .583 at Buckeye Field this season … owns 6 game hit streak, all in Big Ten games, during which time she is hitting .563 (9-16, best on team in league games) … batting .500 (6-12) in April … has committed only one error in last 155 chances … has started all but 3 games at 1B and played in all but one … went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI in win over #17 Cal Feb. 24 … hit 2-run HR in 9-3 win over Cal State Northridge Feb. 10.
In the Big Ten (as of April 12): T-4th sacrifice bunts (8)
Career: .267 career hitter with 9 HR, 68 RBI and 26 2B … has homered off two All-American pitchers – 4/22/06 vs. Michigan’s Jennie Ritter and 3/3/06 vs. Alabama’s Stephanie Van Brakle … hit .397 at Buckeye Field in `06 … led team with 10 sacrifice bunts as a junior … 2006 Buckeye Invitational all-tournament team … hit .293 as a soph. and .320 in Big Ten games … OSU’s 2005 Most Improved Player when she led team in doubles (12), was No. 2 in RBI and runs scored … played RF as freshman.
#1 Arlynda Flores, fr., UT, R/R (0 AB): 2007: has pinch-run in 4 games.
#44 Tory Haddad, fr., 3b/c, R/R (.130, 0 HR, 2 RBI): 2007: has started 10 games (8 at 3B, 2 at DP) and played in 16 overall … started both games at Northwestern last weekend … played in all 4 games in Birmingham March 3-4 and in 4 of 8 games last weekend in Clearwater … has team-high 4 pinch-hit at bats.
#22 Jamee Juarez, sr., RHP/3b, R/R (.260, 2 HR, 16 RBI): 2007: (Pitching notes above) … OSU’s best 2-out hitter (.333, 9-27) and leads team in success rate advancing runners (.565) … also leads team in batting average at Buckeye Field (.450) … has started all 36 games (17 P, 19 3B) … hit walk-off HR in 3-2 win over Fordham March 8 … had hit streaks of 5 and 4 games this season … collected 100th career RBI Feb. 24 in win over #17 Cal … went 2-for-4 vs. #17 Cal to extend season-long hitting streak to 5 games … went 2-for-3 in season-opening win over New Mexico Feb. 10.
Career: .296 career hitter with 11 HR … ranks 3rd in OSU history with 112 RBI … OSU’s 2005 and 2006 MVP … 2005 and 2006 2nd-team All-Big Ten … has played in 202 games in career (all but 3) … tied OSU and Big Ten record with 3 HR vs. #22 Oregon 2/25/06 … led team 2006 in multiple RBI games (10), bases loaded hits (5–12), 2-out RBI (14), average with a runner on third and less than two outs (.706) and was 2nd in doubles (11) … hit .397 at Buckeye Field in `05 … Buckeye Invitational all-tournament team … Big Ten Player of the Week twice in 2005 (2/22, 3/1) and Pitcher of the Week once (5/9) … set OSU freshman RBI record (36 in 2004).
#00 Nycole Koyano, sr., ss/2b, L/L (.304, 1 HR, 10 RBI): 2007: OSU’s leadoff hitter in all 36 games (reaches base as leadoff hitter at .414 rate) … owned 6 game hitting streak 3/24 thru 4/1 (.455, 10-22) … has 2 hits in 7 of last 13 games (.364, 16-44) … leads team in runs (25), triples (5, 2nd in nation), stolen bases (13-15), multiple-hit games (13) and defensively in assists (58) … 2nd on team in on base pct. (.404) and success rate advancing runners (.563) … went 3-for-3 with HR in loss at UAB March 4 … batted team-best .429 in Tempe Feb. 9-11 to begin season … had game-winning RBI in 9-3 win vs. Northridge.
In the Big Ten (as of April 12): 2nd triples (5) … T-3rd stolen bases (13) … 10th total plate appearances (132)
Career: .318 career hitter with 8 HR … aiming to be first Buckeye to lead team in runs 4 consecutive years … ranks 2nd in walks (104) and stolen bases (71-for-83) all-time at OSU and ranks 3rd in runs scored (141) … 2nd-team All-Big Ten and all-region as a junior … 3rd-team All-Big Ten as a soph. … co-captain as a junior … led Big Ten in stolen bases in `06 (26-for-32) … batted 3-for-9 in NCAA tournament … hit .373 (28-for-75) in last 23 games of 2006 with 4 HR … Crimson Classic all-tourn. team 3/5/06 after batting .333 in 5 games … grand slam in `06 season-opener … set OSU frosh. record for walks (27) and stolen bases (16) in 2004.
#4 Leah Ledford, fr., of, R/R (.100, 0 HR, 2 RBI): 2007: has started 3 games and played in 12 … drove in 2 runs in win over Oakland (gm2) March 18 … made 1st collegiate start March 9 vs. Hofstra (RF) … played RF in win over Robert Morris March 8 … saw action in LF at No. 5 Arizona St. Feb. 11 when Megan Schwab left with an injury … has 3 pinch-hit at bats.
#13 Sam Marder, fr., c, R/R (.344, 8 HR, 31 RBI): 2007: Big Ten Player of the Week March 13 … featured in a Q&A on the Big Ten Web site March 14 … bats 3rd in line-up and has started all 36 games (20 C, 15 DP, 1 3B) … owns 6 game hitting streak, during that time batting .375 (6-16) … leads team in HR (8), RBI (31), total bases (63), on-base percentage (.531), slugging percentage (.677), 2-out RBI (13), walks (33, 2nd in nation, leads Big Ten, OSU freshman record), hit by pitch (4), average with runners on base (.368), average with runners in scoring position (.370) and multiple-RBI games (10, next Buckeyes has 4) … her 1st 7 HR all came in her 1st 48 AB of season … batted .546 (10-for-22) in Clearwater March 8-11 with 3 doubles, 2 HR and 10 RBI … was walked school-record 5 times vs. Hofstra March 9 … UAB Magic City All-Tourn. Team March 4 … homered twice vs. #9 Oklahoma Feb. 25 … first OSU freshman to ever hit grand slam in first collegiate game (led OSU to 4-3 win over New Mexico Feb. 9).
Marder In the Big Ten (as of April 12): 1st BB (33) … T-2nd on base pct. (.545) … T-8th HBP (4) … 10th slg. pct. (.674)
#12 Michelle Reynolds-Parra, so., UT, L/R (0 AB): 2007: OSU’s top pinch-runner … has pinch-run in 27 games and scored 12 runs … scored in 5-3 win at No. 7 Northwestern 4/13 … scored game-winner vs. Long Island March 10 … scored in 4-0 win over No. 26 Virginia Tech March 10.
#20 Courtney Pruner, soph., 1b/dp/LHP, L/L (.244, 5 HR, 21 RBI): 2007: (Pitching notes on page 7) … 2nd on team in RBI … has started all but 5 games and played in all but 2 … homered twice at No. 7 Northwestern (Eileen Canney) in 5-3 win 4/13 … went 3-for-6 in split at Northwestern … went 4-for-4 in DH vs. Oakland 3/18 … hit 7th-inning game-tying HR in eventual win over Long Island March 10 … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in that game … hit team-best .444 in Palm Springs Feb. 23-25 with HR, 5 RBI, 5 R … scored career high 3 runs in win over #17 Cal Feb. 24.
Career: Career .242 hitter with 12 homers … 7 HR in 2006 2nd-most ever by an OSU freshman, 4 triples tied for most … homered off Arizona All-American Alicia Hollowell 2/25/06 (her first run allowed in 51 innings) … 2nd in Big Ten in triples (4) as frosh. … 33 RBI 3rd-most by an OSU frosh and 29 runs ranked 5th … 2 HR at Miami 4/19/06 … 1st collegiate hit was HR (2/11 vs. Portland St.) … all-time HR leader in Ohio high school softball history.
#9 Rebecca Schultz, fr., 3b, R/R (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI): 2007: has started 11 games (9 3B, 2 DP) … has seen action in 16 games overall (8 AB) … has 10 putouts, 12 assists and no errors.
#11 Megan Schwab, jr., lf, L/L (.252, 4 HR, 18 RBI): 2007: hitting .444 (8-18) in Big Ten games (2nd on team) … batting .414 (12-29) in last 10 games overall … batting .462 (6-13) in April … has started all 36 games in LF … batting .389 in home games … leads team in doubles (8) and is 2nd in 2-out RBI (11) … went 3-for-4 in 9-2 win vs. Wisconsin 4/1, including 2 hits (hr, 1b) in 4th inning … drove in 100th career run March 11 in win over UMass … owned 6 game hitting streak 2/23 thru 3/3 … hit 3-run HR in near comeback vs. #10 Texas Feb. 24.
Career: .314 career hitter … 18 career homers (4th at OSU), 44 doubles (3rd) and 107 RBI (4th) … twice has hit 2 HR in a game (3/6/05 vs. Miss. St., 3/23/05 at Fullerton) … 2nd-team All-Big Ten/all-region as junior … started all 62 games in `06 and led team in on-base pct. (.415), slugging pct. (.492), hits (61), doubles (12), total bases (89), average with two out (.375), pct. advancing runners (.620) … went 3-for-10 in `06 NCAA tournament … Big Ten Player of the Week 4/10/06 … hit team-best .417 at Buckeye Field as junior … Buckeye Invitational all-tourn. team 3/19/06 … hit .362 as soph. with 7 HR and 33 RBI … 2005 first-team all-region and OSU’s co-Offensive MVP … led `05 Buckeyes in HR (7), RBI (33), total bases (81), multiple-hit games (14) and multiple-RBI games (11).
#17 Brittany Vanderink, jr., rf, L/R (.317, 0 HR, 6 RBI): 2007: bats 2nd for the Buckeyes and leads team in hits (39) and at bats (123) … 2nd on team in avg., stolen bases (11-12), avg. with runners on base (.349) … batting .333 in Big Ten games … owned team-best 12 game hit streak 3/18 thru 4/1, during that time hitting .356 (16-45) … has started all 36 games, including last 20 at 2B … had 6 game hitting streak March 8-11 (.391, 9-for-23) … drove in go-ahead runs in 10-7 win over #17 Cal Feb. 24 … went 4-for-5 in 2 games Feb. 10 in Tempe.
In the Big Ten (as of April 12): T-4th sac bunts (8) … T-7th SB (11) … 10th AB (115).
Career: .333 career hitter … 2006 1st-team All-Big Ten and all-region … 41-for-44 in career stolen bases … led `06 team in average (.359) overall and in Big Ten games (.459) … led `06 team in average with runners on base (.367) and with runners in scoring position (.391) … had career-best 13-game hitting streak in `06 (4th-best streak at OSU since 1998) … went 4-for-8 in the `06 NCAA tournament, including a 3-for-4 effort vs. Auburn May 18 which stands as OSU’s only 3-hit performance in NCAA tournament … hit .517 (30-for-58) in last 17 games of the `06 season … Big Ten Player of the Week 5/1/06 … was the toughest Buckeye to strike out last year (once every 7.8 at bats) … went 4-for-4 at Iowa 4/28/06 … batted .311 as a freshman and upped that to .364 in Big Ten games … tied OSU single-season record for triples by a frosh (4).
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