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Winner Ohio OHIO 24-13, 7-5 MAC
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Ball State BALL 15-17, 3-9 MAC
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Ohio OHIO
24-13, 7-5 MAC
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Ball State BALL
15-17, 3-9 MAC
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Ball State BALL 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 7 10 1

W: Lieving, Mikie (2-3) L: Murphy, Bridie (4-4) S: Miller, Skipp (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Ohio Softball Defeats Ball State, 8-7, for Series Win

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MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ohio softball team (24-13, 7-5 MAC) wrapped up the three-game series against Ball State (16-16, 3-8 MAC) Saturday (April 4), defeating the Cardinals, 8-7, to earn the series win. 

Overall, Ohio scored eight runs on nine hits and committed two errors, while Ball State scored seven runs on 10 hits and committed one error.  

At the plate, junior Izzie Wilson (Delaware, Ohio) led the Bobcats, going 3-for-4, including a home run, RBI and one run scored. Sophomore Sydney Young (Charleston, W. Va.) hit a home run, finishing with one hit, three RBI and a run. Sophomore Alexis Book (Chillicothe, Ohio) went 1-for-2 at the plate, recording a home run, two RBI and two runs. Senior Belle Hummel (Cincinnati, Ohio) hit 2-for-4 with one run scored, while sophomore Jordyn Wycuff (Pataskala, Ohio) finished with one run on one hit, and senior Colleen Bare (Pickerington, Ohio) added a hit. 

In the circle, graduate student Skipp Miller (Bradford, Ohio) got the start and the save, pitching 2.2 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits, walked two and struck out two. Senior Keegan Moore (South Point, Ohio) allowed three runs on three hits, walked one and struck out two in two innings pitched. Junior Mikie Lieving (New Haven, W. Va.) got her second win of the season, allowing one run on three hits, walked one and struck out two in 2.1 innings pitched. 

After a scoreless first inning, Ball State scored four unanswered runs on five hits for a 4-0 lead after four.  

After being held scoreless, Ohio's bats came alive in the top of the fifth. Two walks and a single loaded the bases, then junior Brenna Farmer (Mt. Blanchard, Ohio) was walked for the first run of the inning. Scoring off a wild pitch added one run, then Young crushed the ball over the fence in left field for a three-run home run, giving the Bobcats their first lead of the game. Wilson followed with a solo home run to extend the advantage, 6-4. 

The Cardinals tied the game, 6-6, with two runs in the bottom of the fifth.  Ohio retook the lead in the top of the sixth inning when Book hit a two-run home run, putting the Bobcats up, 8-6. 

After a rain delay, Ball State hit a home run in the bottom of the seventh, cutting the Ohio lead to one. After Miller reentered the game in the circle, she was able to record the final out, securing the 8-7 victory.  

UP NEXT: 
The Bobcats head to Oxford, Ohio to take on Mid-American Conference rival Miami for a three-game midweek series. The series begins on Tuesday, April 7 at 3 p.m. ET. 

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