2008 Lady Buckeyes Softball. Defending Big Ten Champions

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The 2008 season schedule is out.

OSU Official Site - Softball

Due to a weird quirk, Ohio State will finish the regular season against Ohio U.

I'll begin a break down of the competition in the near future.

Cal State Fullerton, the team that ended Ohio State's run in the regionals last season, appears on the schedule on February 22nd, in Palm Springs. Count on Ace Junior Pitcher Kim Reeder circling that game.

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Stetson Tournament (Deland, Florida) February 8th-10th

University of Detroit-Mercy Titans



2007 season record 12-31
vs Horizon conference 3-14
ooc record 9-17
neutral site 7-9
vs. Lefty 0-3

2007-2008 Roster

No. Name Pos. Yr. B/T Hometown/High School
1 Jacqueline Nortman OF Jr. R/R Groves, TX/Msgr. Kelly Catholic
2 Courtney Gill C So. R/R Surrey, BC/Earl Marriott
6 Caitlin McPartlin INF So. R/R Trenton, MI/Trenton
7 Lauren Memmer P Fr. R/L Davisburg, MI/White Lake
10 Chelsea Lathrop OF Fr. R/R Colleyville, TX/Grapevine
13 Breanna Sesoko C Fr. R/R Anaheim Hills, CA/Canyon
14 Ellen Sinclair UTL Fr. L/R Chatham, ONT/Chatham-Kent
15 Erica Houthoofd INF So. R/R Unionville, MI/USA
17 Kristen Gulock INF Fr. R/R Warren, MI/Regina
18 Danielle Garshott OF So. R/R Milford, MI/Milford
21 Jill Perry P So. L/L Ortonville, MI/Brandon
22 Jessica Liebner INF So. R/R Ortonville, MI/Brandon
23 Kristen Sclater INF Fr. R/R Taylor, MI/Kennedy
33 Kelli Short P Sr. R/R Toledo, OH/Rogers/Owens CC
40 Katelyn McCutcheon OF So. R/R Pleasant Ridge, MI/Ferndale


Last season's big star was Kaleigh Rafter, who will not be on the roster this year due to her position on Team Canada.

More on UDM to come soon.

To be continued....

[MrsB]

Enough is enough let's playyyyyyyyyyyy ball!
Brittany Vanderink will captain the 2008 Ladies softball team
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COLUMBUS, Ohio ? The defending Big Ten champion Ohio State softball team has elected senior second baseman Brittany Vanderink as its captain for the 2008 season. One of six starters back from the Buckeyes? squad that went 40-18 a year ago, Vanderink is a two-time All-Big Ten selection and ranks sixth in program history with a .338 career batting average.

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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.

Cont'd ...

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We start out a winner!
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Softball: Vanderink?s Ninth Inning Single Lifts No. 22 Ohio State Past Detroit, 2-0

In season-opener, junior Kim Reeder strikes out eight in one-hit shutout
DeLAND, Fla. ? In its 2008 season opener, the 21st-ranked Ohio State softball team got a two-run single in the top of the ninth inning from senior captain Brittany Vanderink to break a 0-0 game and give the Buckeyes a 2-0 win over Detroit Friday at Patricia Wilson Field in the opener of the Stetson Lead-Off Classic.
Junior Kim Reeder struck out eight and allowed only one hit in a nine-inning shutout. She retired 17 of the first 18 batters she faced and gave up only a second-inning single. With her 34th career win, Reeder moves into a tie for seventh on the Ohio State career wins list with Krinon Clark (1991-94). Reeder now owns 299 career strikeouts, which are eight away from fourth-place in OSU history.
Reeder owns two no-hitters in her career, but Friday marked her first career one-hitter.
Four freshmen and three sophomores were in the starting lineup for the defending Big Ten champions in the season-opener Friday, including all but Vanderink at second base in the three spot and senior Liz Caputo at center field in the nine spot.
Vanderink led the Buckeyes with two hits, while freshman Dee Dee Hillman and sophomore Sam Marder both had a hit.

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Sam!!!!!!

[Bestbuck36]

Great weekend ladies! Need to cut down on the errors as the season matures though.

You'd be hard pressed to find a better battery this season than Reeder and Marder. There may be some but these two could give anybody a run for their money.

If I was 10 years younger......!