Ohio State
23-6-1, 3-1
Michigan State
9-13, 1-4
Buckeyes Take Friday Doubleheader at Michigan State
3/21/2025 8:07:00 PM | Softball
Ohio State wins 17-1 and 7-4 to improve to 24-6-1 on the season
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State packed the momentum it generated from an 11-game homestand and took it on the road Friday to East Lansing, as the No. 25 Buckeyes swept a doubleheader against Michigan State. Ohio State is 24-6-1 on the season and 3-1 in Big Ten play while the Spartans fall to 9-14 overall and 1-5 in the Big Ten.
The Buckeyes won the first game of the day in five innings, 17-1, and then had a barrage of late-game home runs in the nightcap to secure a 7-3 victory. Reagan Milliken, Kaitlyn Farley and Morgan Frye hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the second game to break the game open. Lorin Boutte was the winning pitcher in the first game and improved to 11-4 while Kennedy Kay's relief work in the second game helped her secure her fifth win of the season.
How It Happened
- It only took three pitches for Ohio State to take an early lead, as Hadley Parisian's lead off home run to center field gave the Buckeyes a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
- Ohio State's offense really got hitting on all cylinders in the second inning, as five runs crossed the plate via a Sami Bewick two-run RBI double and Kami Kortokrax's three-run home run. It was the sixth home run of the year for Kortokrax.
- Eleven runs crossed the plate in the top of the third inning to make the score 17-0 in the Buckeyes' favor. Highlights included a run-scoring double by Morgan Frye and singles off the bats of Taylor Cruse, Parisien, Bewick and Reagan Milliken. Cruse also added a grand slam, which was her eighth home run of the season and third in the last five games.
- In the second game, Ohio State picked up right where it left off, plating a run in the top of the first inning thanks to a Michigan State error. The Spartans would respond, however, with a pair of solo home runs in the bottom half of the inning to go ahead 2-1.
- The teams traded the late in the middle innings and with the game knotted a 3-all in the top of the seventh inning, back-to-back-to-back home runs from Milliken, Farley and Frye gave Ohio State to lead for good at 7-3. Millken's blast was a two-run shot while Farley and Frye added solo homers.
Buckeye This and That
- Parisien led off a game with a home run for the third time this season. The other two games were versus Alabama (Feb. 15) and Clemson (Feb. 16).
- The 17 runs scored tied for a season high. The Buckeyes also plated 17 runs vs. Merrimack two weeks ago on March 7.
- The run-rule win in Friday's first game was the 11th such victory this season.
- Ohio State came into the game with a Big Ten-leading 60 home runs and added six to that total. It's 66 round-trippers this season has surpassed last year's total of 65. All six home runs on Friday came from different players.
- Thanks in large part to her grand slam in the first game, Taylor Cruse drove in a team-best six runs today. She's batting .643 with three home runs and 14 RBI in the last five games.
- Cruse and Frye each finished with four hits on Friday. Her 4-for-5 days upped Frye's batting average to .400 on the season. She's the third everyday starter now batting .400 or better this season.
What's Next: Sunday Single Game
Ohio State's series against Michigan State will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m. inside Secchia Stadium. The finale will be streamed live on B1G+ with a link to live stats available on the schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
Prior to Sunday's game, the Buckeyes plan to attend the Big Ten men's ice hockey championship game on Michigan State's campus Saturday night. The Buckeyes meet the Spartans at 7:30 p.m. inside Munn Ice Arena.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Boutte, Lorin (11-4)
L: Guidry, Faith (2-4)
Batting:
2B: Bewick, Sami 1 ; Milliken, Reagan 1 ; Frye, Morgan 1
HR: Parisien, Hadley 1 ; Kortokrax, Kami 1 ; Cruse, Taylor 1
RBI: Parisien, Hadley 2 ; Bewick, Sami 3 ; Kortokrax, Kami 3 ; Milliken, Reagan 2 ; Frye, Morgan 1 ; Limon, Skylar 1 ; Cruse, Taylor 5
Base Running:
RUNS: Parisien, Hadley 3 ; Bewick, Sami 2 ; Kortokrax, Kami 1 ; Landmesser, Lottie 1 ; Milliken, Reagan 1 ; Farley, Kaitlyn 1 ; Frye, Morgan 3 ; Limon, Skylar 3 ; Cruse, Taylor 2
HBP: Landmesser, Lottie 1
Batting:
2B: Allen, Collette 1
RBI: Holverstott, Sophie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Allen, Collette 1
