Final Stats

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ATHENS, Ohio – Led by home runs in both games from both Morgan Geno and Madison Claytor, the Ohio softball team (29-14, 10-7 MAC) completed the doubleheader sweep of Mid-American Conference East foe Bowling Green (23-25, 9-8 MAC) on Friday (April 21). The Bobcats defeated the Falcons 7-1 in game one, and then returned to down BGSU, 4-1 in the second game of the twin bill.

“We started off a good week at Marshall,” head coach Jodi Hermanek said. “I thought we competed very well against a tough Marshall team and we swung with a really aggressive attack. That led in to today. I was really proud of our approach in the first game offensively. I thought Sav does what Sav does in the first game. She wasn’t her sharpest by any means, but she’s good enough to get a number of strikeouts and a big ‘w’ for us. That’s saying something about our team that when she isn’t at her best we are able to have her back with the offense. I thought Dani threw awesome today. She had really good attack in the zone and was the leader that we needed in the second game. I’m really proud of our team. You don’t always want to see so many left on base, but in this instance it was good for us. We have struggled getting on base so I’m proud of us for putting the pressure on in both games.”

GAME ONE: Ohio 7, Bowling Green 1
Bowling Green would get runners on in the top of the first inning. With one out, Haley Schrock would draw a walk. She would then advance to second on a wild pitch. Then with two outs, Chelsea Raker would also draw a walk and Schrock would move to third on another wild pitch. Then with two outs and runners on first and third, starter Savannah Jo Dorsey (Grove City, Ohio) would get the last batter of the inning to strike out, getting out of the jam.

The Bobcats struck first in the bottom of the first inning. When with one out, Alexa Holland (Rochester, Ind.) drew a walk, bringing Geno (Chillicothe, Ohio) to the plate. Geno would then take a pitch and drive it to straight-away center field for her ninth home run of the year, giving Ohio a 2-0 lead. The Bobcats tried to add on when Natalie Alvarez (Long Beach, Calif.) drew a walk with two outs. However, she would be erased from the bases when MacKenzie Brunswick (Bellefontaine, Ohio) hit into a fielder’s choice, giving Ohio a 2-0 lead entering the second inning.

After Dorsey sent the Falcons down in order in the top of the second, Ohio added on in the bottom of the second, when with one out, Claytor (Alpharetta, Ga.) crushed her sixth home run of the year to left center, giving the Bobcats a 3-0 lead.

The Bobcats would add on in the inning. Still with one out, Taylor Saxton (Circleville, Ohio) hit a hard single through the left side. She would then steal second and then score when Mikayla Cooper (Delaware, Ohio) singled up the middle. Cooper would advance to second on the BGSU throw home. Still with one out, Holland would single to shallow center field, outing runners on first and second. With that hit, the Bobcats would run the Falcon starter out of the game, bringing Kiley Sosby into the circle. Cooper would then advance to second when Geno nearly missed her second home run of the day. Alex Day (Hilliard, Ohio) would then draw a walk to load the bases. However, the Falcons would get out of the inning with the Bobcats leading 4-0 going to the third inning.

Bowling Green would get on the board in the top of the third inning, when Taylor Blevins would reach base on a fielding error. Then with two outs, Blevins would advance to second on a wild pitch and then would score one pitch later when Aspen Searle would register a single to centerfield, cutting the Ohio lead to 4-1.

Ohio would get the run back in the bottom of the third inning. With one out, Jamie Wren (Whittier, Calif.) would double to left center. Then Claytor would hit her own double, scoring Wren, and putting Ohio up 5-1. The Bobcats would try to add on more when Saxton would double on a bunt to the catcher and then Cooper would draw a walk to load the bases with one out. Unfortunately, the Bobcats up would be unable to add on and would go to the fourth inning with a 5-1 lead.

Bowling Green would get runners on in the top of the fourth inning when Laine Simmons led off with a walk. Dorsey would then get the next two batters to foul out and strike out before Sami Parave would also draw a walk, putting runners on first and second. Dorsey would then get Blevins to strikeout and would send Ohio to the bottom of the inning with a 5-1 lead.

Ohio would add on in the bottom of the fourth inning. Day would lead off with a single up the middle. Alvarez would then reach first when she was hit by a pitch. She would then be replaced on the bases by Dallas Messenger (Bellaire, Ohio). Then with one out, Day and Messenger would both score on Brunswick’s bases-clearing double to left center, putting Ohio up 7-1. Still with no outs, Wren would draw a walk, putting runners on first and second, however, the Falcon defense would get out of the jam and the Bobcats would go to the fifth inning with the 7-1 lead.

Bowling Green would make some noise in the top of the fifth inning. Alex Sorgi would lead the inning off with a single to shallow left field. She would then steal second and with one out, shed move to third on a passed ball. With one out, Searle would then draw a walk, putting runners on first and third with one out. Dorsey would then get the next two BGSU batters to strike out, once again getting herself out of the jam.

After an uneventful few innings, Ohio would get a runner on in the bottom of the sixth inning when Brunswick drew a walk. However, she would be unable to score and Ohio would go to the top of the seventh with the 7-1 lead.

Bowling Green would make noise in the top of the seventh, when with one out, Sorgi would get her second single of the game. Then pinch hitter Hannah Giammarino would draw a walk, putting runners on first and second with no outs. However, Dorsey would get the final two batters to strike out, giving Ohio the 7-1 win.

At the plate, Ohio scored seven runs on 10 hits. Claytor when 2-for-3 with a home run, double and two RBI. Saxton went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Brunswick added a double and two RBI, while Geno hit a home run and had two RBI as well. Cooper added a single and an RBI, while Wren also hit a double. Holland also added a base hit for the Bobcats.

In the circle, Dorsey pitched seven innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits, walking six and striking out 14 Falcon batters.

GAME TWO: Ohio 4, Bowling Green 1
After starter Danielle Stiene (Loveland, Ohio) sent the Falcon’s down in order in the top of the first, Ohio would get runners on in the bottom of the frame. Cooper led the game off by drawing a walk. Then with one out, Geno would draw a walk of her own, putting runners on first and second, however the Bobcats would be unable to get a run around and the game would go to the second scoreless.

In the top of the second inning, Bowling Green would strike first. Raker would lead the inning off by drawing a walk and then Makayla Wood would enter to run. Wood would then move to second on a passed ball. She would then advance to third on a sacrifice bunt. Hinkle would then get hit by the pitch and then steal second. Then with two outs, Parave would single up the middle, scoring Wood. With two outs and runner son first and third, Stiene would get the BGSU batter to strike out sending the inning to the bottom of the frame with the Bobcats trailing 1-0.

The Bobcats would respond and take the lead in the bottom of the second, when Wren would lead off the inning with a single to center field. She would then be out at second when Brunswick reached on a fielder’s choice. Brunswick would then steal second. Then with one out, Claytor would come to the plate and demolish a two-run shot over the left field wall onto the roof of the batting cages, giving Ohio a 2-1 lead. The home run was Claytor’s seventh of the season and second of the day.

After a clean inning by the Bobcat defense in the top of the third, the Bobcats would add on in the bottom of the frame. With one out, Geno would hit a cruise missal over the right field wall for her 10^th home run of the season and second of the day. Ohio would try to add on with Day smashing the first pitch of her at bat to left center for a double and then moving to third on an error by the center fielder. However, Day would be unable to score and the Bobcats would go to the top of the fourth leading 3-1.

Bowling Green would get runners on in the top of the fifth inning. With two outs, Sorgi would draw a walk and then Schrock would single through the left side, putting runners on first and second. Both base runners would then advance a base on a passed ball. Stiene would get the last batter of the inning to foul out to Claytor, ending the inning with the Bobcats still leading 3-1.

The Bobcats would threaten to add on in the bottom f the fifth inning. Cooper would lead off with a single up the middle. She would then be erased from the bases when Holland hit into a fielder’s choice. Geno would then draw a walk, where Alexis Milesky (Plain City, Ohio) would come in to run. Day would then reach first on an infield single, loading the bases. With one out, Holland would be out at home when Alvarez hit into a fielder’s choice. Then with two outs and the bases loaded, Wren would single home Milesky, giving Ohio a 4-1 lead going to the sixth inning.

After Stiene sent the Falcons down in order in the top of the sixth, the Bobcats threatened to add on in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Saxton reached first on an error by the BGSU shortstop. She would then make it to third when Cooper roped a single up the middle. With one out, Cooper moved to second on a ground out by Casie Hutchinson (Lebanon, Ohio). Unfortunately, the Bobcats would be unable to add on and the game would go to the top of the seventh with Ohio leading 4-1.

Bowling Green would be unable to get anything going in the top of the seventh and the Bobcat defense sent BGSU down in order, sending Ohio home with the 4-1 victory.

At the plate, Ohio scored four runs on eight hits. Cooper went 2-for-3 and drew a walk. Day went 2-for-3 with a double, while Wren also went 2-for-3. Geno went 1-for-2 with a home run, RBI, a run scored and drew a walk, while Claytor went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored.

In the circle, Stiene was solid, going seven innings and only allowing one run on two hits while striking out 10.

UP NEXT
Due to heavy rain in the forecast on Saturday, the Bobcats will now wrap up the three game series with Bowling Green on Sunday, April 23. First pitch is set for noon at the OSF.  

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