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Milliken’s Three Home Runs Power Ohio State Past Penn State
4/13/2025 2:57:00 PM | Softball
Buckeyes earn the series win with a 14-11 triumph
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Reagan Milliken became just the third Buckeye to ever hit three home runs in a game as Ohio State (33-10-1, 8-5) clinch a series win over Penn State with a 14-11 victory on Sunday afternoon at Beard Field in State College, Pa.
Milliken went 4-for-5 with home runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings. She drove in five runs and paced an offensive attack that finish the day with 15 hits, including six for extra bases. Milliken joins Amy Haug and Jamee Juarez as the only other Buckeye to hit three home runs in a game. Juarez did it most recently against Oregon on Feb. 25, 2006.
In addition to Milliken's big day, Morgan Frye went 3-for-3 with a three-run double in the fifth inning. Jasmyn Burns also collected three hits and scored three times while Skylar Limon drove in three runs.
How The Runs Were Scored
- Penn State used a single and two walks in the bottom of the first inning to load the bases and then cashed in on the scoring opportunity when Michela Barbanente hit a grand slam to left field.
- Facing a 4-0 deficit, the Buckeyes began to chip away in the top of the second inning, as Jasmyn Burns and Morgan Frye singled to set up Skylar Limon, who hit a two-out triple in the left center field gap that made the score 4-2 in Penn State's favor. The RBI were Limon's 20th and 21st on the season.
- Parisien led off the third inning with her 15th home run of the season and second in as many games. The solo shot – which cleared the right center field wall – made the score 4-3 in Penn State's favor.
- Milliken's 14th home run of the season led off the top of the fourth inning and tied the game at 4-all. The Buckeyes would put the next three batters on, via two singles and a walk, and eventually push across two runs to take a 6-4 lead.
- Penn State re-took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning on a Madison Seidel lead off home run and error that allowed to Nittany Lions to cross the plate.
- The back-and-forth nature of Sunday's series finale continued into the fifth inning, as Ohio State loaded the bases with no outs and then watched as Morgan Frye delivered a bases-clearing three-run double to make the score 9-7 in Ohio State's favor. The next batter – Limon – brought Frye home with a single to right field.
- Milliken hit her second home run of the day – a two-run bomb to left field – with one out in the top of the sixth inning. Penn State, however, would push a run across in the home half of the sixth on a Buckeye fielding error to cut the deficit to 12-9.
- Milliken put the finishing touches on her historic day with a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning that made the score 14-9 in Ohio State's favor. Penn State scored twice in the bottom half of the inning but would get no closer.
Buckeye This and That
- Millken's big day gives her 16 home runs and 62 RBI on the season. It was her 18th multi-RBI game of the season. She hit .667 on three games this weekend vs. Penn State and drove in a team-high seven runs.
- Lorin Boutte picked up her 15th win of the season, going a full seven innings with three strikeouts. She now has the third-most wins of any freshman pitcher in program history. Melanie Nichols is the record holder with 21 in 2010.
- Limon's second-inning triple was her team-leading third of the season. She also became the ninth player this year with 20 or more RBI on the season.
- Parisien's third-inning home run places her ninth on Ohio State's single-season list.
- In four games this past week – one vs. Pitt and three against Penn State – Burns batted .600 with a .714 on-base percentage and 1.500 slugging percentage. With three hits on Sunday, her season average rose to .492.
What's Next
Ohio State finishes its eight-game road trip on Wednesday with a midweek showdown against at Dayton. First pitch at UD Softball Stadium is set for 4 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and a link to live stats is available on the schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
The Flyers are currently 19-13 on the season and are on a four-game winning streak headed into today's series finale at Loyola Chicago. Wednesday will be the 18th meeting all time between Ohio State and Dayton with the Buckeyes holding a 15-2 advantage in the series. Last season, Ohio State won 6-2 in Columbus.
