Ohio State
18-10
Dayton
13-13
Buckeyes Score Early and Often in 6-2 Win over Dayton
3/27/2024 7:03:00 PM | Softball
Freshman Jasmyn Burns goes 3-for-4 with and double and RBI single
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State's 2024 home debut was a winning one, as the Buckeyes built a 6-0 lead after three innings and cruised to a 6-2 victory against the Flyers on Wednesday afternoon. Ohio State improved to 18-10 on the season while Dayton is now 13-13.
The Short Story
A 12-hit attack was keyed by Jasmyn Burns (3-for-4 with a double and an RBI), McKenzie Bump (2-for-3 with a double) and Hannah Church (2-for-3 with a double), as Ohio State's offense scored one in the first inning, two in the second and three in the third.
Starting pitcher Allison Smith went 3.2 innings and allowed just one hit. Fellow senior Emily Ruck finished the game, going the final 3.1 innings to register her fourth win of the season.
How The Runs Were Scored
First Inning: Kami Kortokrax singled and scored Taylor Heckman, who had singled to center two batters earlier.
Second Inning: McKenzie Bump singled to the pitcher and scored pinch runner Cadyn Ruffer, who ran for Hannah Church after she began the inning with a double.
Jasmyn Burns singled to left field with two outs, scoring Bump. In all, Ohio State's inning included two runs, four hits and two runners left on base.
Third Inning: Kirsten Eppele doubled to left center field; Kaitlyn Farley, who walked with one out earlier in the inning, scored.
Tegan Cortelletti doubled to left field and scored both Eppele and Hannah Church. Church had singled through the left side in her at-bat.
Sixth Inning: Dayton scored its two runs on a two-out double off the right field wall. Ruck, however, recorded the final out of the inning on a strikeout.
This and That
- Burns' 3-for-4 showing was her sixth multi-hit game of the season, which is the third-most on the team. Tegan Cortelletti (eight) and McKenzie Bump (seven) are the only two players with more.
- Ohio State president Walter "Ted" Carter Jr. attended today's game and was joined the BTN+ broadcast during the second and fifth innings.
- Cortelletti has now reached base in 24 consecutive games. She's batting .459 on the season and has hit safely in 16 of the last 17 games that she's played in.
- Ohio State has outscored its opponents 46-23 in the first two innings of games this season.
- The five doubles that the Buckeyes hit on Wednesday were a season high.
What's Next
Ohio State hosts Northwestern (17-7, 3-0 Big Ten) for a three-game series beginning on Friday evening at 6 p.m. The series continues Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.).
Single game tickets are available with prices ranging from $4-$8 before fees. Seating at Buckeye Field is general admission. A limited number of student tickets will be available for free at each game with a BuckID on a first come, first served basis. Children under two years old and younger will be admitted free but must sit on an adult's lap.
Tickets can be purchased HERE and the full schedule is available at OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ruck, Emily (4-2)
L: Haven Dwyer (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Maddie Kapsimalis 1 ; Deirdre Flaherty 1
RBI: Deirdre Flaherty 2
SH: Kirnan Bailey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Emma Schutter 1 ; Norah O'Donnell 1
Batting:
2B: Cortelletti, Tegan 1 ; Burns, Jasmyn 1 ; Church, Hannah 1 ; Eppele, Kirsten 1 ; Bump, McKenzie 1
RBI: Cortelletti, Tegan 2 ; Burns, Jasmyn 1 ; Kortokrax, Kami 1 ; Eppele, Kirsten 1 ; Bump, McKenzie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Heckman, Taylor 1 ; Farley, Kaitlyn 1 ; Church, Hannah 1 ; Ruffer, Cadyn 1 ; Eppele, Kirsten 1 ; Bump, McKenzie 1
SB: Ruffer, Cadyn 1
