Exhibition with Ohio Dominican – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Sept. 28, 2011
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio State softball team faced its first outside competition of the fall season in an exhibition with Ohio Dominican at Buckeye Field Wednesday night.
Melanie Nichols, the 2010 Big Ten freshman of the year, returned to the circle for the Buckeyes after missing the 2011 campaign with an injured shoulder. She pitched five scoreless innings, striking out five batters while allowing only three infield hits.
Newcomer Mikayla Endicott, a transfer from Oregon, pitched three hitless innings for the Buckeyes, striking out six batters. Sophomore Kasie Kelly struck out four batters in two innings of work. Freshman Olivia O’Reilly pitched two scoreless innings with two strike outs. Alex DiDomenico finished off the evening with a scoreless inning.
At the plate, sophomore Evelyn Carrillo was sensational, with a second-inning grand slam to center field and a three-run homer to right field in the sixth inning. A three-run shot by freshman Anne McGowan in the second and a two-run homer to left by Alicia Herron were the other big offensive strikes of the evening.
Other extra-base hits by the Buckeyes were a Melissa Rennie triple down the left-field line in the fifth inning, a pair of doubles by freshman Taylor Watkins, and doubles by Megan Coletta (in the third inning), Shelby Pickett (in the fourth inning) and Caitlin Conrad (in the sixth). Danielle LeBeau was three-for-three at the plate.
The Buckeyes play an exhibition doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Pitt before hosting the 11th annual Collegiate Charity Classic Oct. 8-9 at Fred Beekman Park in Columbus.
