Buckeyes Host 22nd Ohio Collegiate Charity Classic This Weekend
9/28/2023 10:22:00 AM | General, Softball
Ohio State will face Tiffin, Akron and Bowling Green Saturday & Sunday
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Softball fans have four opportunities to get a sneak peek at the 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes this weekend. That's because Ohio State will play its third and final Scarlet vs. Gray intrasquad scrimmage on Friday evening and then host the Ohio Collegiate Charity Classic on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
The Basics
Scarlet vs. Gray // Friday, Sept. 29 // 6 p.m. // Buckeye Field; Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State vs. Tiffin // Saturday, Sept. 30 // 12:15 p.m. // Buckeye Field; Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State vs. Akron // Sunday, Oct. 1 // 10 a.m. // Buckeye Field; Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State vs. Bowling Green // Sunday, Oct. 1 // 12:15 p.m. // Buckeye Field; Columbus, Ohio
Scarlet vs. Gray on Friday
Fans are encouraged to start their weekend with the Scarlet vs. Gray scrimmage on Friday evening beginning at 6 p.m. This fall, the Buckeyes are playing their intrasquad scrimmages using the Athletes Unlimited scoring system. Over the first two scrimmages, the leaderboard (Top 10) looks like this:
1. Allison Smith – 320 pts.
2. Kaitlyn Farley – 240 pts.
3. Hannah Church – 220 pts.
4. Reagan Milliken – 216 pts.
5. Melina Wilkison – 210 pts.
Taylor Heckman – 210 pts.
7. Destinee Noury – 190 pts.
Kirsten Eppele – 190 pts.
9. Lottie Landmesser – 180 pts.
10. Hannah Bryan – 176 pts.
22nd Annual Ohio Collegiate Charity Classic
The premier event on Ohio State's fall schedule every year, the Ohio Collegiate Charity Classic started in 2001 and ran for 19 consecutive years before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Like in past years, the event will occur exclusively at Buckeye Field. Action gets underway on Saturday at 10 a.m. and continues with a total of five games on both Saturday and Sunday.
Division I, II and III teams from Ohio will be making the trip to Columbus, making it one of the largest showcases of softball at levels in the state. Admission is a $5 donation that will be collected upon entry at Buckeye Field.
The Ohio Collegiate Charity Classic has raised over $250,000, making it one of the largest fundraisers for Breast Cancer Awareness month in central Ohio. Proceeds benefit The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research at the OSUCCC-James.
Full Charity Classic Schedule
All games will be played at Buckeye Field on the campus of Ohio State University
Saturday, Sept. 30
Tiffin vs. Ohio // 10 a.m.
Tiffin vs. Ohio State // 12:15 p.m.
Ohio vs. Whittenberg // 2:30 p.m.
Mount Vernon Nazarene vs. Tiffin // 4:45 p.m.
Wittenberg vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene // 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 1
Akron vs. Ohio State // 10 a.m.
Bowling Green vs. Ohio State // 12:15 p.m.
Ohio Dominican vs. Akron // 2:30 p.m.
Kenyon vs. Bowling Green // 4:45 p.m.
Kenyon vs. Ohio Dominican // 7 p.m.
More About the Buckeyes
The Buckeyes faced their first outside competition of the fall last Sunday when they split a doubleheader against Louisville at Buckeye Field. Ohio State dropped the first game, 4-3, but came back to win the second, 9-3.
The Buckeyes return five starters and all five pitchers from last year's squad. There are two All-Big Ten returners – Sam Hackenbracht and Kami Kortokrax – bolstered by five newcomers: freshmen Lottie Landmesser (Canton, Ga.), Taylor Cruse (Basehor, Kan.), Jazzy Burns (Menifee, Calif.), Hailey Lang (Ashland, Ohio) and Cadyn Ruffer (La Mesa, Calif.).
