Buckeyes Included in Softball America Postseason Awards
5/20/2025 12:30:00 PM | Softball
Burns is named a second team All-American, Ohio State also tabbed as Coaching Staff of the Year
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Softball America announced its All-America team and award winners on Tuesday, and the Ohio State Buckeyes were well represented.
Jasmyn Burns, a sophomore catcher, was named a second team All-American while the Buckeyes' coaching staff - consisting of head coach Kirin Kumar and assistant coaches Matthew Guemmer and Courtney Vierstra – took home Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
Burns, a unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection and first team NCFA All-Great Lakes Region honoree, hit .455 with a Big Ten-record 25 home runs and 72 RBI. She ranks in the top 10 nationally in batting average, home runs, home runs per game, slugging percentage and total bases.
In her first season with the Buckeyes, Kumar led Ohio State to 45 wins and an NCAA Regional appearance. Her team was powered by the best offense in the country, as Ohio State led the nation in home runs (147), slugging percentage (.701), runs scored (495), runs per game (8.25) and walks (280). In the circle, the staff saw pitchers Lorin Boutte, a freshman, and Kennedy Kay, a fourth-year junior, finish a combined 34-14 in over 256 innings pitched.
