Buckeyes Take 11-1 Five Inning Victory Over Indiana State

Sunday, March 22

Columbus, Ohio

12:30 p.m.

Ohio State

11-18

Indiana State

15-15

Indiana State

Ohio State

Buckeyes Take 11-1 Five Inning Victory Over Indiana State

3/22/2026 2:24:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Ohio State hit five home runs on the day with ten hits

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State (11-18) got back in the win column with an 11-1 run rule victory over the Indiana State Sycamores (15-15), their second over ISU on the weekend, in the final game of this weekend's Ohio State Tournament..

The win saw hits by six different Buckeyes and home runs three different players. Hadley Parisien and Kiki Estrada each had two homers apiece, with Abbie Wilhelm adding one. Parisien went 2-for-3 on the day with six RBI, with Estrada going 3-for-3 with a double and two home runs. Izzy Neal would also go 2-2 with two stolen bases and two runs scored.

Jenna Molk went the distance for her eighth win of the year and her eighth complete game. Molk's seven strikeouts were good for a season-high, breaking her previous mark of six that was set in Ohio State's first matchup with the Sycamores. Molk has continued to not allow any more than two runs in each of her wins.

On the weekend, Parisien hit .444 with four home runs, six runs scored, 10 RBI and a slugging percentage of 1.167. Molk picked up the win in each of Ohio State's three victories and had a 2.21 ERA in 19.0 innings in the circle. Bewick was also hot at the plate, finishing with 10 hits in five games, a .556 average, and three extra base hits.

How it Happened

Ohio State plated four runs in the bottom of the second inning on a Lottie Landmesser sac fly that scored Kiki Estrada and a Hadley Parisien home run that scored both Hailey Lang and Izzy Neal.
Kiki Estrada notched her sixth home run of the year in the bottom of the third, a solo shot that gave the Buckeyes a 5-0 lead.
Three home runs, another three-run shot by Parisien, a solo bomb by Abbie Wilhelm, and a two-run shot by Estrada gave Ohio State an 11-0 lead through four.
Indiana State would score in the top of the fifth on a Morgan Goodrich single that brought in Bella Pusateri.
Jenna Molk (8-10) got the nod and the win, allowing six hits and one earned run while striking out seven.

What's Next
The Buckeyes will continue their current homestand with a midweek game against Cal (10-22), followed up by a three-game Big Ten series against Michigan State (13-16). Ohio State's matchup with Michigan State on Sunday, March 29 will be televised on B1G Network, with all other games available for streaming on B1G+. Links to ticketing, streaming, and live stats are available on the schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com, with in-game updates provided on the official Ohio State Softball X account, @OhioStateSB.