Buckeyes Defeat Michigan in Five, Tie Program Record for Single-Game Home Runs

Sunday, April 12

Ann Arbor, Mich.

3 p.m.

Ohio State

20-21, 8-7

Michigan

26-15, 6-9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Ohio St.	2	6	5	0	0	13	18	0
Michigan	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	0

Buckeyes Defeat Michigan in Five, Tie Program Record for Single-Game Home Runs

4/12/2026 5:37:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Each run Ohio State scored was via home run

By: Layla Azmoun, Ohio State Athletics Communications

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State softball (20-21) defeated conference-rival Michigan in five innings, by a 13-2 margin. A cumulative seven home runs tied the program record for single-game homers, a mark last met on March 25, 2025, vs. Purdue Fort Wayne. Ohio State's three second-inning home runs also tied the program record for most home runs in an inning.

Abbie Wilhelm etched herself into Ohio State softball history, becoming just the fifth Buckeye to homer thrice in one game, the first since Kami Kortokrax hit three home runs against Ohio University on April 22, 2025. She joins teammate Reagan Milliken, who also went yard three times in the 2025 season against Penn State. Wilhelm garnered five RBI on the day.

Hadley Parisien, Lottie Landmesser, Kiki Estrada, and Taylor Cruse all went deep as well. Those four, alongside Wilhelm, Skylar Limon, and Sami Bewick, all had multiple hits. The offense combined for 18 total hits, the most of any game this season.

Sophomore Lorin Boutte twirled a gem in the circle, picking up her third win of the season on a five-strikeout, two-earned run performance. Boutte tossed a total of 10.1 shutout innings against the Wolverines in the series.

How it Happened, 5 inn.

The Ohio State offense got off to a quick start, with Hadley Parisien and Abbie Wilhelm hitting consecutive solo home runs to open the game and give Ohio State a 2-0 lead.
The Buckeyes put up another six runs in the second inning via three two-run home runs, courtesy of Wilhelm, Taylor Cruse, and Lottie Landmesser.
Wilhelm launched her third home run of the day, a two-run shot in the top of the third, which was followed up by a three-run bomb by Kiki Estrada to give Ohio State a 13-0 lead.
Michigan added two runs on consecutive solo home runs by Lauren Putz and Erin Hoehn in the bottom of the third, but the defense would allow further scoring.
Lorin Boutte got the start and the win for the Buckeyes, allowing just two earned runs on six hits while striking out five. Jenna Molk worked the final two outs of the fifth inning. Grayson Lamarche got the start and the loss for Michigan.

Back to Buckeye Field
The Buckeyes will return home to Columbus for a five game homestand, beginning with a midweek contest against the Pitt Panthers (21-20), to then host Penn State (26-15) for a three-game conference series. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster and on the schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Links to streaming and live stats are also available, with in-game updates to be provided on the Ohio State Softball official X account, @

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Boutte, Lorin (3-5)

L: Grayson Lamarche (4-3)

Ohio St.

Batting:

2B: Tolley, Emma 1 ; Limon, Skylar 1

HR: Parisien, Hadley 1 ; Wilhelm, Abbie 3 ; Cruse, Taylor 1 ; Estrada, Kiki 1 ; Landmesser, Lottie 1

RBI: Parisien, Hadley 1 ; Wilhelm, Abbie 5 ; Cruse, Taylor 2 ; Estrada, Kiki 3 ; Landmesser, Lottie 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Parisien, Hadley 1 ; Wilhelm, Abbie 3 ; Bewick, Sami 2 ; Cruse, Taylor 2 ; Estrada, Kiki 1 ; Tolley, Emma 1 ; Landmesser, Lottie 1 ; Limon, Skylar 2