Final Stats

Ohio 4_Tennessee Tech 3 Box Score (PDF)

KENNESAW, Ga. - With the score tied in the bottom of the seventh with runners on first and third, Mikayla Cooper singled to the centerfield wall, scoring Sloan Walker and giving the Bobcats the 4-3 walk-off win against Tennessee Tech, Saturday afternoon at the KSU Classic hosted by Kennesaw State.  

Ohio struck first in the bottom of the second inning when with two outs, Casie Hutchinson (Lebanon, Ohio) hit a homerun to right center. The Bobcats weren't done scoring in that inning. The next batter, Raven King (Alpine, Utah) walked, then advanced to second on a Michaela Dorsey (Grove City, Ohio) single to centerfield. The next batter, Walker (Cypress, Texas) doubled down the leftfield line, scoring both Michaela Dorsey and King to give Ohio a 3-0 lead.

Tennessee Tech (1-1) got on the board in the top of the fourth inning when Hannah Eldridge roped a single down the left field line, scoring Gabby Perez from second to cut the Bobcat lead to 3-1. The Golden Eagles would tie the game up in the top of the fifth inning when Olivia Bennett hit a two-run homerun to rightfield.

After Tennessee Tech threatened in the top of the frame, the Bobcats went into the bottom of the seventh looking for the victory. With one out, walker singled to right field and then stole second. Amanda Dalton (Salem, Va.) then singled to the pitcher, placing runners on first and third, setting up Cooper's (Delaware, Ohio) game winning double to centerfield, and giving Ohio the 4-3 victory.

Offensively, the Bobcats had eight total hits, with Walker and Dalton each with two. Michaela Dorsey, Hutchinson, Cooper and Madison Claytor (Alpharetta, Ga.) all added one hit. Walker led the way for the Bobcats with two RBIs.

In the circle, junior Savannah Jo Dorsey (1-1) (Grove City, Ohio) went the distance, pitching seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits and striking out nine.

The Bobcats (1-2) close out play at the KSU Classic on Sunday, Feb. 8 when they take on Northern Kentucky (0-2). First pitch is set for 10 a.m.

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