Tuesday, April 21
Columbus, Ohio
5 p.m.
Ohio State
vs
Akron
Buckeyes to Host Akron in Final Midweek Game of the Season
4/20/2026 12:15:00 PM | Softball
Ohio State has won four of its five midweek games this year
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Riding a conference series win over Penn State, Ohio State softball (23-22) looks to welcome Akron (26-21) for a 5 p.m. contest on April 21. The game was initially scheduled for March 11 but then moved due to weather. Buckeye Field will also hold Dollar Dog Night the evening of the matchup.
Game Basics
Ohio State vs. Akron | Tuesday, April 21 | 5 p.m. | Buckeye Field
Promotion: Dollar Dog Night
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Buckeye Bats Stay Hot
The Buckeyes enter week 12 of the season batting a hefty .326 collectively, with 107 home runs and 308 runs scored, trailing only UCLA in the conference for most home runs. Eight every day Buckeyes are batting .305 or higher, with four of that group boasting double digit home runs. The Buckeyes put up 20 runs in the Penn State series, slugging seven homers in the process.
Sami Bewick, riding a 10-game hitting streak, leads Ohio State in average, swinging .394 with 54 hits on the year. Not far behind her are Skylar Limon and Hadley Parisien, who are batting .382 and .380 respectively. Parisien's 18 home runs on the year are good for third best on the team, trailing only Taylor Cruse and Abbie Wilhelm, who each have 20 home runs.
Those 20 home runs have both Cruse and Wilhelm tied at third all-time in single season home runs, joining Kami Kortokrax, Lilli Piper, and teammate Reagan Milliken. They are on the heels of Parisien, who is second all-time with 21. Jasmyn Burns holds the record with 25 home runs.
Boutte Back in Command
Sophomore pitcher Lorin Boutte (5-4) has continued to ascend in the latter half of the season, picking up three conference wins in the last two weekends, including one over Michigan and two over Penn State. Boutte got the bulk of the work in the Penn State series, throwing 12 innings and striking out 11. In her last 24.2 innings pitched, Boutte has struck out 28.
Scouting Akron
Akron will faceoff with the Buckeyes with a 26-21 record thus far and a 17-4 MAC record. The Zips have notable wins over Illinois, UConn, Ball State, Miami, UMass, and Buffalo. Akron is batting .294 collectively, while allowing a batting average of .308. Meagan Lee leads Akron in average swinging .400 on the year. Sophia Wygast leads in power numbers, with 10 of Akron's 37 home runs, an OPS of 1.056, and a .612 slugging percentage. The pitching stable holds a cumulative ERA of 4.40. The innings and wins are nearly split, with 12 wins and 125.1innings belonging to Macy Walters and 11 wins and 127.0 innings going to Madie Jamrog. Jamrog leads in both ERA (3.53) and strikeouts (69). The Buckeyes and Zips last matched up on March 26, a matchup that ending in a 13-6 Ohio State victory.
Game Basics
Ohio State vs. Akron | Tuesday, April 21 | 5 p.m. | Buckeye Field
Promotion: Dollar Dog Night
Live stats | Watch | Tickets
Buckeye Bats Stay Hot
The Buckeyes enter week 12 of the season batting a hefty .326 collectively, with 107 home runs and 308 runs scored, trailing only UCLA in the conference for most home runs. Eight every day Buckeyes are batting .305 or higher, with four of that group boasting double digit home runs. The Buckeyes put up 20 runs in the Penn State series, slugging seven homers in the process.
Sami Bewick, riding a 10-game hitting streak, leads Ohio State in average, swinging .394 with 54 hits on the year. Not far behind her are Skylar Limon and Hadley Parisien, who are batting .382 and .380 respectively. Parisien's 18 home runs on the year are good for third best on the team, trailing only Taylor Cruse and Abbie Wilhelm, who each have 20 home runs.
Those 20 home runs have both Cruse and Wilhelm tied at third all-time in single season home runs, joining Kami Kortokrax, Lilli Piper, and teammate Reagan Milliken. They are on the heels of Parisien, who is second all-time with 21. Jasmyn Burns holds the record with 25 home runs.
Boutte Back in Command
Sophomore pitcher Lorin Boutte (5-4) has continued to ascend in the latter half of the season, picking up three conference wins in the last two weekends, including one over Michigan and two over Penn State. Boutte got the bulk of the work in the Penn State series, throwing 12 innings and striking out 11. In her last 24.2 innings pitched, Boutte has struck out 28.
Scouting Akron
Akron will faceoff with the Buckeyes with a 26-21 record thus far and a 17-4 MAC record. The Zips have notable wins over Illinois, UConn, Ball State, Miami, UMass, and Buffalo. Akron is batting .294 collectively, while allowing a batting average of .308. Meagan Lee leads Akron in average swinging .400 on the year. Sophia Wygast leads in power numbers, with 10 of Akron's 37 home runs, an OPS of 1.056, and a .612 slugging percentage. The pitching stable holds a cumulative ERA of 4.40. The innings and wins are nearly split, with 12 wins and 125.1innings belonging to Macy Walters and 11 wins and 127.0 innings going to Madie Jamrog. Jamrog leads in both ERA (3.53) and strikeouts (69). The Buckeyes and Zips last matched up on March 26, a matchup that ending in a 13-6 Ohio State victory.
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