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CONWAY, S.C. – Once again led by junior Katie Yun, the Ohio softball team (8-12) wrapped up play at the 2020 Courtyard Marriott Barefoot Landing Invitational Sunday morning (March 1), defeating USC Upstate (13-4), 3-1.
In the top of the first inning. Ohio got the first baserunner after freshman Alexis Dawe (Valley Springs, Calif.) drew a walk. However, the Bobcats were unable to get her home, sending the game to the bottom of the inning with the game still scoreless.
After a scoreless bottom of the first and second inning, Ohio struck in the top of the third. With one out, freshman Molly Troutman (Gahanna, Ohio) drew a walk. She then moved to second on an error after junior Allie Englant (Long Beach Calif.) reached on a fielder's choice. Then with two outs, Yun (North Canton, Ohio) came to the plate and crushed the Bobcats' first hit of the day over the fence, giving Ohio a 3-0 lead going to the bottom of the third.
After a scoreless bottom of the third for Upstate, Ohio threatened to add on in the bottom of the inning when with two out, junior Brooke Rice (Mason, Ohio) singled. However, the Bobcats were unable to get her around, sending the game to the bottom of the frame with Ohio leading, 3-0.
After a scoreless fourth and top of the fifth, Upstate got on the board in the bottom off the fifth inning on a leadoff solo home run to cut the Ohio lead to 3-1 going to the sixth inning.
Ohio threatened to add on in the top of the sixth inning when Yun and sophomore Caitlin Fogue (Columbia, Mo.) both walked, putting runners on first and second with no outs. However, the Upstate defense got out of the jam, sending the game to the bottom of the sixth with Ohio still leading, 3-1.
Neither team would make much noise offensively over the final inning and a half, with the Bobcats sealing the 3-1 victory.
Overall, Ohio scored three runs on two hits and did not commit an error, while USC Upstate scored one run on nine hits and committed one error.
Individually, Yun recorded one hit, a home run with three RBI and one run scored, while Rice registered the Bobcats other hit.
In the circle, junior Madi McCrady (Brimfield, Ohio) pitched four innings, allowing one run on eight hits and did not allow a walk. Redshirt sophomore Baylie Thornhill (Baton Rouge, La.) entered the game in the fifth inning and pitched the final three innings and did not allow a run on one hit.
Up next, the Bobcats head to Madeira Beach, Fla. March 7-8 for THE Spring Games where they will take on St. Bonaventure, Iowa, South Dakota State and Merrimack.
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