Paced by Whitney Cooper's seven RBIs, the Ohio State softball team defeated Kent State, 5-2, and Bowling Green, 10-3, Sunday afternoon at the Kent State Fall Invitational in Kent, Ohio. The Buckeyes are 2-0 through the start of their fall season.
Kim Reeder went the distance against Kent State, striking out 12 and giving up just four hits. After surrendering a hit to the first batter of the day, she struck out seven consecutive Golden Flash players before giving up four hits and two runs in the sixth inning. In the batter's box, Tory Haddad went 2-4 with a RBI, while Brittany Goodchild was 2-2 and scored a run. Cooper tallied her first RBI of the day in the fifth inning following a triple by Rachael Shepherd.
"The players haven't been together very long as a team," head coach Linda Kalafatis said. "We've had maybe five full team practices, but they played with a lot of confidence and energy today. I think I am most pleased with the way that they played defensively. It was a very solid effort all around."
Cooper found her groove against Bowling Green, tallying two homeruns and batting in six runs. Shepherd also accounted for two runs vs. the Falcons after being walked 3-of-4 at bats. Megan Miller started the day on the mound, pitching five innings before handing the ball off to Lindsay Bodeker, who saw her first action with the Buckeyes since April after suffering an injury against Iowa. Bodeker gave up two hits and a run, but struck out the side in the seventh.
The Buckeyes' fall season continues next Sunday when they host the eighth annual Ohio Collegiate Charity Classic at Fred Beekman Park.
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