The awards are starting to pile up for Emily Wethington. The senior from New Palestine, Ind. has already broken a pair of records this season and now she can add Mid-American Conference East Pitcher of the Week to her already impressive resume.
After her squad's two-game sweep of Akron this weekend, Ohio coach Jodi Hermanek emphasized the parity -- at least to this point in the season -- in the Mid-American Conference.
Once the hectic schedule of Saturday's event wore down, coach Clay Calkins was able to break down the results from the day.
With the count tied at 2-2, the rain started to come down harder and harder on Ohio pitcher Emily Wethington as she stood at the plate in the bottom of the fourth. Within a few minutes, the entire field was covered with a tarp, and both Akron and Ohio took refuge in their dugouts as they waited out the delay, hoping for better weather conditions.
Ohio women's golf has been up and down this season. Recently Ohio won a match play event against Bowling Green and the Bobcats are looking to carry the success for that win into the next few events.
Ed. Note: This is a companion piece to the feature on Ohio Softball pitcher Emily Wethington that appeared in Thursday's copy of The Post.
We're in the bottom of the fourth here in the Ohio vs. Xavier baseball game. Ohio's up 3-1.
On the first day of spring practice last Wednesday, LaVon Brazill donned a football helmet and took to the turf of Peden Stadium for the first time since last fall. He was ready to pick up exactly where he left off.
I thought of this game in the same terms that LeBron James thought of when he considered participating in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. There's little to gain if you win, and a lot to lose if you fail, so why bother?
For one day, Donte Foster beat LeBron James.
Ohio University filled a void in its media relations department despite the school's hiring freeze.
Emily Wethington continues to be a prominent player for the Bobcats as the season progresses. As both the starting pitcher and the number four slot in the lineup, she has been a key to any success Ohio has had in the past couple of games.
More than four months ago, the Toledo women's basketball team lost two of its three games in the Preseason WNIT to open its non-conference schedule. But Saturday afternoon, the Rockets accomplished something no other Mid-American Conference school had ever done: winning a WNIT title.
Baseball: Ohio vs. Central Michigan (game 3)
After three innings of play, Ohio leads Central Michigan 4-2.
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