Ohio State ended a disappointing and frustrating weekend at the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, California, suffering a 10-0 defeat in five innings to No. 18 Nebraska and a 12-5 rout at the hands of No. 2 UCLA.
In their first game on Sunday morning, the Buckeyes were blitzed by a potent Nebraska offensive attack that allowed the Cornhuskers to score 3 runs in each of the first three innings. It also did not help matters that the main firestarter of these Cornhusker offensive outbursts were three Buckeye errors. Nebraska received excellent pitching from starter Ashley Hageman (10-1) and reliever Tatum Edwards, who combined on a one hit shutout. Aubrey Plant fell to 0-2 for the Buckeyes as she gave up two earned runs on three hits in one inning with one strikeout.
In their second game, the Buckeyes found themselves behind early after UCLA scored four runs in the bottom half of the first inning. Buckeye freshman pitcher Kasie Kelly was called for two consecutive illegal pitches with runners on second and third, allowing the Bruins to go up 3-0 early on. The Bruins would add a fourth run after Kelly tallied her third illegal pitch of the inning. Aubrey Plant, the third pitcher of the inning for the Buckeyes, was finally able to get Ohio State out of the first with a strikeout and groundout. It ended a very frustrating inning for Ohio State pitching which was called for six illegal pitches during the bottom of the first.
Ohio State would make a rally in the top of the second inning via a rbi single by Vanessa Spears and a double steal that scored Meghan Coletta from third, drawing the Buckeyes within two of the Bruins. UCLA would respond, scoring three runs in the bottom half of the second courtesy of an rbi single by Kellie Fox and Alyssa Tiumalu knocking in two with a single.
Again, the Buckeyes attempted to rally in the top of the 4th. Thanks to a couple of Bruin errors, the Buckeyes were able to load the bases. Junior co-captain Alicia Herron then delivered for the Buckeyes with a single that drove in Melaina Saalfeld. An error by Bruins shortstop Kellie Fox allowed Megan Coletta to score for the second run of the inning. Soon after that, a wild pitch allowed senior co-captain Dee Dee Hilman to score from third to draw the Buckeyes within two.
Unfortunately for Ohio State, it would be UCLA the rest of the way as the Bruins added three runs in the bottom of the fourth and two in the bottom of the sixth.
Karisa Medrano dropped to 1-6 for the Buckeyes while Jessica Hall (7-3) picked up the win for the Bruins.
The Buckeyes will be back in action next weekend when they travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma to partcipate in the Tulsa Tournament.
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