Friday, February 20
Charlottsville, Va.
4:30 p.m.
Ohio State
vs
Delaware
Buckeyes Head to Virginia for Mizuno Classic
2/18/2026 2:49:00 PM | Softball
Two of the three slated competitors made the NCAA tournament last year
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State softball team (5-4) will enter week three of its season primed for another road trip, where it heads to the Mizuno Classic in Charlottesville, Va. The Buckeyes will take on Delaware and No. 21 Virginia twice each, then finish the slate with a match-up against Liberty.
Coverage Plans
Each of Ohio State's two games vs. Virginia will air live on ACC Network+, which is also available through the ESPN app.
Live in-game updates will be posted all weekend on the team's official X account: @OhioStateSB. OhioStateBuckeyes.com will have recaps and stats at the end of the each day as well.
Game Basics
Ohio State vs. Delaware | Friday, Feb. 20 | 1 p.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
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Ohio State vs. No. 21 Virginia | Friday, Feb. 20 | 4 p.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
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Ohio State vs. Delaware | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 11 a.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
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Ohio State vs. No. 21 Viriginia | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
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Ohio State vs. Liberty | Sunday, Feb. 22 | 11 a.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
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The Buckeye Bats
The Ohio State offense shone in Austin, swinging at a .341 clip as a team while putting up 41 runs over a span of five games, two of which it ended in run rule victories. The weekend propelled sophomore Abbie Wilhelm's batting average to the top of the roster, which now sits at .484. Wilhelm went 9-18 with four home runs and 10 RBI, five of which came in the 9-0 victory against Syracuse. Wilhelm's batting average is tied for seventh best among Big Ten hitters.
Senior Skylar Limon also caught fire, hitting a hefty .571 on the weekend and upping her average to .455 on the season, good for second best on the team. Limon collected eight hits and six RBI, including her first home run of the season against Texas. She is on a six-game hitting streak and is tied with Wilhelm for the most runs scored on the team.
A handful of Buckeyes also got their first career and season home runs over the weekend. Lottie Landmesser, Reese Cullen, and Kailea Ricks all saw their first Buckeye dingers leave the yard. Limon, Emma Tolley, and Sami Bewick each notched their first home runs of the 2026 season as well.
In the Circle
Freshman Jenna Molk (2-2) continues to lead the Ohio State pitching stable, with a team best ERA of 3.94 and 15 strikeouts. Teams are only batting .232 against Molk, who has three complete game performances under her belt. She struck out a season-high six batters in the win over Northern Illinois.
Sophomore Lorin Boutte got her first win of the season over the weekend in a 15-7 victory over Abilene Christian. Boutte's four strikeouts in the contest were her most on the season.
A Note on the Competition
Coverage Plans
Each of Ohio State's two games vs. Virginia will air live on ACC Network+, which is also available through the ESPN app.
Live in-game updates will be posted all weekend on the team's official X account: @OhioStateSB. OhioStateBuckeyes.com will have recaps and stats at the end of the each day as well.
Game Basics
Ohio State vs. Delaware | Friday, Feb. 20 | 1 p.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
Live Stats
Ohio State vs. No. 21 Virginia | Friday, Feb. 20 | 4 p.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
Live Stats | Watch
Ohio State vs. Delaware | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 11 a.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
Live Stats
Ohio State vs. No. 21 Viriginia | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
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Ohio State vs. Liberty | Sunday, Feb. 22 | 11 a.m. | Charlottesville, Va.
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The Buckeye Bats
The Ohio State offense shone in Austin, swinging at a .341 clip as a team while putting up 41 runs over a span of five games, two of which it ended in run rule victories. The weekend propelled sophomore Abbie Wilhelm's batting average to the top of the roster, which now sits at .484. Wilhelm went 9-18 with four home runs and 10 RBI, five of which came in the 9-0 victory against Syracuse. Wilhelm's batting average is tied for seventh best among Big Ten hitters.
Senior Skylar Limon also caught fire, hitting a hefty .571 on the weekend and upping her average to .455 on the season, good for second best on the team. Limon collected eight hits and six RBI, including her first home run of the season against Texas. She is on a six-game hitting streak and is tied with Wilhelm for the most runs scored on the team.
A handful of Buckeyes also got their first career and season home runs over the weekend. Lottie Landmesser, Reese Cullen, and Kailea Ricks all saw their first Buckeye dingers leave the yard. Limon, Emma Tolley, and Sami Bewick each notched their first home runs of the 2026 season as well.
In the Circle
Freshman Jenna Molk (2-2) continues to lead the Ohio State pitching stable, with a team best ERA of 3.94 and 15 strikeouts. Teams are only batting .232 against Molk, who has three complete game performances under her belt. She struck out a season-high six batters in the win over Northern Illinois.
Sophomore Lorin Boutte got her first win of the season over the weekend in a 15-7 victory over Abilene Christian. Boutte's four strikeouts in the contest were her most on the season.
A Note on the Competition
- Delaware travels to Charlottesville 4-8 on the year. Delaware was also in the Paradise Classic with Ohio State in week one of the season, but the two teams did not matchup. The Blue Hens are hitting .275 as a team, with Sydney Shaffer holding the leading batting average of .419. Shaffer is among four total Delaware hitters with an average above .300. Josie Crossman leads the Blue Hens in the circle with an ERA of 4.78 and 24 strikeouts. Delaware will face Maryland before facing the Buckeyes, marking the first-ever meeting between these two programs.
- The hosting Virginia Cavaliers hold a 7-1 record thus far, with their lone loss coming to No. 8 Arkansas. UVA is ranked No. 21 in this week's NFCA Top 25 poll and No. 25 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. The Cavaliers will face off with another Big Ten foe, Maryland, twice before facing Ohio State. Virginia made an appearance in the NCAA Columbia Regional in 2025, finishing with a 38-19 record while going 14-10 in ACC play. The Cavaliers have outscored opponents 55-25 this season, hitting .335 compared to an allowed average of .195. Senior pitcher Courtney Layne leads the pitching stable, with three runs and an ERA of .036 that is good for third best in both the ACC and nation.
- Liberty University enters week three of the 2026 season 2-8. Those losses include No. 1 Tennessee, No.14 Oregon, No. 24 Clemson, No. 7 Florida State, and No. 9 Alabama. Liberty's two wins each came over Georgia Southern. Ella Fox, hitting .333 with eight runs scored, leads a Flame's roster that is hitting .230 collectively. Liberty entered the season ranked No. 21/23, following a 50-15 2025 that earned them NFCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Coaching Staff of the Year laurels and an appearance in the Eugene Super-Regional. The Flames took down a then-top-ranked Texas A&M squad twice in that postseason run.
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