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ATHENS, Ohio –It's MAC Tournament week for Ohio softball and the last home series of the season and Senior Day for baseball! Check out everything that's ahead for Ohio Athletics in this week's Paw Prints.
SOFTBALL
May 8 / at 2025 Mid-American Conference Tournament Quarters/ vs No. 3 CMU/No. 6 NIU / Akron, Ohio / Firestone Stadium / 2:30 p.m. ET / ESPN+ / Watch / Live Stats / Bracket / Tournament Central / Tickets
May 9 / at 2025 Mid-American Conference Tournament Semis / vs TBA / Akron, Ohio / Firestone Stadium / 12 p.m. ET / ESPN+ / Watch / Live Stats / Bracket / Tournament Central / Tickets
May 10 / at 2025 Mid-American Conference Tournament Finals / vs TBA/ Akron, Ohio / Firestone Stadium / 1 p.m. ET / ESPN+ / Watch / Live Stats / Bracket / Tournament Central / Tickets
With the conclusion of the 2025 regular season, the Ohio softball team (35-17, 18-8 MAC) has earned the No. 2 seed at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Tournament May 7-10 at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio. With the No. 2 seed, the Bobcats earned a first-round bye and will begin action on Thursday, May 8 against No. 3 Central Michigan or No. 6 Northern Illinois at 2:30 p.m. ET. All games will be streamed on ESPN+. The double elimination tournament begins Wednesday, May 7 with No. 4. Ball State and No. 5 Akron opening play at Noon ET, with the CMU/NIU matchup to follow.
With a win on Thursday, Ohio will advance to Friday's day of competition beginning at 12 p.m. ET, with a loss, Ohio will have to battle back through losers bracket. the 2025 MAC Championship game is scheduled for Saturday, May 10 at 1 p.m. ET, with the if necessary game to follow at 3:30 p.m. ET.
This is the third-straight year Ohio as earned the second seed.
Redshirt junior
Skipp Miller helped lead the Ohio Softball team this past week and tossed her second no-hitter of the season. Overall, Miller saw action in four games, making three starts, while going 2-2. She threw three complete games and 22.0 innings She recorded a 2.55 ERA with eight earned runs on 19 hits, walked 11 and struck out 12. On April 29 against Ball State, Miller threw her second no-hitter of the season in a 2-0 win, throwing seven innings, allowing no runs on no hits, walked one and struck out five. Sophomore
Brenna Farmer helped lead the Ohio softball team this past week. Overall, Farmer hit .500 with five hits in 10 at bats and 18 plate appearances. She recorded one double, one home run and drew eight walks and registered one sacrifice fly. She score four runs, had five RBI and recorded a .900 slugging percentage, a 1.584 OPS and a .684 on base percentage, while also stealing one base.
BASEBALL
May 6 / at Ohio State / Columbus, Ohio / Bill Davis Stadium / 6 p.m. ET / BIG+ / Watch / Live Stats / Listen
May 9 / vs Ball State / Athens, Ohio / Bob Wren Stadium / 6 p.m. ET / Youtube / Watch / Live Stats / Listen / Tickets
May 10 / vs Ball State / Athens, Ohio / Bob Wren Stadium / 2 p.m. ET / Youtube / Watch / Live Stats / Listen / Tickets
May 11 / vs Ball State / Athens, Ohio / Bob Wren Stadium / 1 p.m. ET / Youtube / Watch / Live Stats / Listen / Tickets / Senior Day
The Ohio baseball team (11-34, 6-18 MAC) is back in Athens for the final regular season series. However, the week starts on Tuesday, May 6 when Ohio heads to Columbus, Ohio to take on Ohio State (11-33). First pitch is set fro 6 p.m. ET at Bill Davis Stadium and can be seen on BIG+. Ohio then returns to Athens for the final time during the 2025 season May 9-11 when the Bobcats host Ball State (32-16, 18-6 MAC), who is currently tied for first in the MAC. The series starts on Friday, May 9 at 6 p.m. ET at Bob Wren Stadium. The series continues on Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m., before concluding on Sunday, May 11 at 1 p.m. ET. Sunday will serve as Ohio's Senior Day, with the Bobcats honoring 10 seniors. All three games will be streamed on YouTube.
Ohio is coming off a doubleheader split at Akron on Sunday.
Ohio State is 11-33 overall and is 3-21 in BIG Ten play. The Buckeyes are coming off being swept by Michigan last weekend in Columbus. Ball State is currently 32-16 and 18-6 in MAC play. The Cardinals are currently in a three-way tie for first in the MAC next to Kent State and Miami. Ball State is coming off series loss against Kent State last weekend in Muncie and will take on Purdue on the road on Tuesday before heading to Athens.
TRACK AND FIELD
May 8-9 / at Northeast Ohio Open / Akron, Ohio / Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex / 10:0 a.m. ET / Meet Information / Live Results
Ohio track and field concludes the 2025 outdoor regular season this week when the Bobcats head to Akron, Ohio May 8-9 for the 2025 Northeast Ohio Open. Both days of competition will begin around 10"30 a.m. ET at Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex.
Ohio is coming off a successful weekend at the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus, Ohio last weekend. Junior Allie Martin was Ohio's top performer of Friday in the women's 1500m. Martin recorded the fifth fastest time in program history with a PR of 4:29.94. On Saturday, sophomore Elinor Shuttleworth placed second in the women's 400m.
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