02-08-2008, 10:01 AM
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Softball ready for season opener
by: Josh Ellis
 Linda Kalafatis
The No. 22 Ohio State softball team took to the field and the skies as it opened its 2008 season Tuesday. The defending Big Ten Champions are coming off one of their best seasons in program history with a 40-18 record while claiming both the regular season and tournament championships. Beginning today with the Stetson Lead-Off Classic in DeLand, Fla., the Bucks will play in five tournaments throughout the next six weeks. The Buckeyes will travel to Florida twice, followed by a trip to California, Las Vegas and then back to California before returning home to start the Big Ten schedule.
"We've gotten away from calling them pre-season tournaments," coach Linda Kalafatis said. "But these tournaments are a real critical piece in RPI and making it to the (NCAA) tournament."
The reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year added although the young team, which includes 13 freshman and sophomores, might go through growing pains and lineup changes, it needs to do so while still winning games.
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