Softball: Ohio kicks off MAC Tournament against Miami
By Trevor Colgan | May 9, 2018The Bobcats went 2-1 against the RedHawks this season.
The Bobcats went 2-1 against the RedHawks this season.
Savannah Jo Dorsey signed with DSS Haarlem on Monday.
The Bobcats earned the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament.
It is the Bobcats' second outright MAC title, first since 1995.
Ohio softball swept Buffalo in its final home series of season.
Taylor Saxton went 5-6 in Ohio's doubleheader sweep Saturday.
Ohio outscored Buffalo 25-0 over the course of two games Saturday and moved to 18-2 in MAC play.
The top home run hitter from last year, Morgan Geno only had one home run before MAC games began this year. Since then she has hit six.
The Bobcats didn't feel any pressure at the plate in their 9-1 win.
The Bobcats will honor their four seniors Saturday.
Ohio defeated Marshall 10-2 in Wednesday's non-conference game at Ohio Softball Field.
Ohio hosts Marshall in another edition of the Battle for the Bell between teams with contrasting ways to score runs.
Ohio defeated Miami to win its sixth conference series of the season.
The Post grades the team after a program-best start.
The Bobcats will travel to Columbus to play the Buckeyes.
Ohio defeated Akron 12-0 in Saturday's conference game.
The Bobcats all seem to attribute some success to assistant coach Jeremy Manley.
Line drives were not falling for Ohio earlier in the season, but in Mid-American Conference games, they are propelling Ohio to a 12-1 record.
Seventeen runs were scored on home runs by Ohio in its sweep of Kent State Wednesday.
Ohio (20-13, 8-1 Mid-American Conference) travels to MAC East rival Kent State (19-14, 5-4 MAC) for a weekday doubleheader.