Northwestern eliminates Ohio State
From the Official Site
EVANSTON, Ill. ? Top-seed and 12th-ranked Northwestern scored all eight of its runs in the fourth inning and Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Lauren Delaney held the Ohio State softball team to one hit as the host Wildcats eliminated the Buckeyes, 8-0, Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament at Sharon J. Drysdale Field in Evanston.
It was a rematch of the 2007 Big Ten Tournament championship game in Columbus that defending Big Ten champion Ohio State won, 2-1. The Buckeyes are now 33-23 overall and will await the NCAA tournament selection show Sunday night to see if their season will continue.
Big Ten co-champion Northwestern is now 35-13 and will play either Minnesota or Purdue in a semifinal game Friday afternoon.
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