Ohio State Finishes 4-0 Weekend with 3-1 Triumph over UConn

Sunday, February 9

Elon, NC

12:00 P.M.

Ohio State

4-0

UConn

1-3

UConn

Ohio State

Ohio State Finishes 4-0 Weekend with 3-1 Triumph over UConn

2/9/2025 2:24:00 PM | Softball

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Jasmyn Burns’ two-run home run proved to be all the offense the Buckeyes would need

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pair of freshman pitchers combined to limit UConn to just three hits and sophomore Jasmyn Burns' two-run home run was enough offense for Ohio State, which finished its opening weekend with a 4-0 record thanks to a 3-1 triumph against UConn on Sunday on the campus of Elon University.

How It Happened
Kasandra Gewecke started on Sunday and pitched three scoreless innings before fellow freshman Lorin Boutte finished the next four innings while allowing just one unearned run. Boutte struck out seven batters and surrendered just one hit.

Burns hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning – her second long ball of the weekend – and overall finished the day 2-for-3. Kami Kortokrax, who doubled in her first at-bat of the day prior to Burns' home run, scored two runs. The Buckeyes' third run of the day came in the bottom of the fifth inning when Kortokrax came home following a throwing error by UConn's third baseman.

The Huskies' best scoring opportunity came in the sixth inning when they had runners on first and second base with nobody out. Boutte, however, struck out two of the next three batters to end the threat.

Buckeye This and That

Gewecke was the third pitcher to make her Ohio State debut this weekend, joining Boutte and Layna Gerhard.
For the weekend, Burns hit .714 and collected 10 hits in her 14 at-bats while driving in seven runs. She had a 1.143 slugging percentage and .733 on-base percentage.
Kortokrax (.571, two RBI and a .647 on-base percentage) and Morgan Frye (.429 with five walks and a .714 on-base percentage) also had notable offensive weekends for the Buckeyes.
Boutte (3-0) logged a team-high 12.1 innings pitched this weekend and did not allow an earned run while striking out 25 and walking just one.
Of the 26.0 innings pitched this weekend, 21.1 came from freshmen. Boutte, Gerhard and Gewecke combined to strike out 36 batters and allowed just four earned runs.
Ohio State improved to 5-1 all-time against UConn. It was the first meeting between the two teams in nine years.

What's Next
Ohio State makes a trip south next weekend for five games at the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex in Clearwater, Fla. The Buckeyes are slated to face No. 12 Florida State (Friday), No. 15 Missouri (Friday), No. 11 Alabama (Saturday), Clemson (Sunday) and UCF (Sunday). All five Ohio State game will be carried on the ESPN family of networks – either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPN+.