Softball: Three Ohio players win Mid-American Conference awards
With the Mid-American Conference season closing this past weekend, the MAC end-of-season awards have been announced.
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With the Mid-American Conference season closing this past weekend, the MAC end-of-season awards have been announced.
Entering the weekend, Ohio (30-22, 18-8 Mid-American Conference) had already locked up its spot in the MAC Tournament following a mid-week doubleheader sweep against Akron. The pending matchup against Bowling Green on Senior Night would determine what seed they would finish with.
Heading into its mid-week doubleheader against Akron (22-28, 10-13 Mid-American Conference), Ohio (28-22, 16-8 MAC) had won 13 of its last 15 conference matchups, putting the team on the verge of clinching back-to-back MAC Tournament appearances in Ohio coach Jenna Hall’s first two seasons with the program.
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After a 1-5 start in Mid-American Conference play, it looked unlikely that Ohio (26-22, 14-8 MAC) would be able to achieve the second-place spot the team was projected to finish with, according to the conference’s preseason coaches poll.
While Ohio (23-22, 11-8 Mid-American Conference) has seen itself on the right side of a handful of comebacks this season, the team’s final nonconference matchup against Pitt (16-29, 6-15 Atlantic Coast Conference) would see Ohio on the other end, falling 5-4.
After scoring first off a quick RBI single from Riley Dittmar, Western Michigan (23-19, 12-7 Mid-American Conference) loaded the bases. In response, Ohio (23-21, 11-8 MAC) coach Jenna Hall made a quick decision to pull her starting pitcher, Ellie Greene, and replace her with Skipp Miller.
Defensive slug fests are no new concept for Ohio (22-21, 10-8 Mid-American Conference), and that’s what the team experienced through the majority of its doubleheader against Western Michigan (23-18, 12-6 MAC). However, following a low-scoring first game, the cracking of bats became routine as one electric play after another allowed Ohio to split the opening doubleheader of the three-game series.
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Despite an 8-0 loss to Ohio State in Ohio’s (20-19, 8-6 Mid-American Conference) most recent game, the team’s season has taken a turn towards success. In the last seven MAC games, Ohio has gone without a loss, playing dominant softball on both offense and defense.
Ellie Greene is a junior pitcher for Ohio who played her first season of post-high school softball for Jackson College, a community college. Greene led Jackson College to a regional championship that year and quickly transferred to Ohio (20-18, 8-6 Mid-American Conference) where she had not found the same kind of usage she did the previous year.
Conference play started slow for Ohio (19-18, 7-6 Mid-American Conference) as it was scheduled to test the water against a competent Ball State team and an undefeated conference powerhouse in Miami. Through the two three-game series, Ohio started its conference slate at 1-5.
After a 1-6 start to Mid-American Conference play, during which Ohio (17-18, 5-6 MAC) allowed 5 or more runs in all but two games, the team has started to hit its stride in its most recent two series, winning its last four games.
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The day before Ohio (15-18, 3-6 Mid-American Conference) was set to take on Central Michigan (6-21, 3-3 MAC), the team faced a last-second schedule change. With a strong possibility of rain on the second day of the Bobcats’ weekend series against the Chippewas, their doubleheader was changed from Saturday to Friday.
After an extended period away from its home field, Ohio (14-18, 2-6 Mid-American Conference) walked onto the diamond in Athens to face off against Central Michigan (6-20, 3-2 MAC) in a Friday doubleheader. Against Miami, and towards the end of the Ball State series, it seemed as though the Bobcats were finding their rhythm on offense but inning-to-inning consistency was stressed by Ohio coach Jenna Hall leading up to the series against the Chippewas.
For a team projected to finish second in the Mid-American Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, Ohio (13-17, 1-5 MAC) has gotten off to a rough start in conference play. Last weekend, Ohio suffered a bitter series of losses against a historic rival in Miami when it was swept on the road.
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Ohio (13-17, 1-5 Mid-American Conference) came into the weekend facing off against their bitter rival, Miami (22-6, 6-0 MAC). The series against the RedHawks has more history than usual as they were the team that eliminated the Bobcats in last season’s MAC tournament and the only team to outrank them in the MAC Preseason Coaches Poll.