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Ohio State softball 2026 conference schedule unveiled
It was an overachieving year for the Ohio State softball team this past season. Despite losing a lot of key players, new head coach Kirin Kumar was able to lead the team to an offensive explosion in which the Buckeyes led the country in home runs, runs scored, and a few other categories. OSU ended up tying for third place in the Big Ten and found its way into the NCAA Tournament. Now, the trick will be to continue that momentum and continue the climb in the Big Ten and nationally. To do it, Ohio State will have to navigate a Big Ten schedule that now includes West Coast power teams like UCLA and Oregon. Advertisement This past week, the Big Ten unveiled the conference schedule for the 2026 softball season, so we got a look at who the Buckeyes will play next season and where they will do it. Ohio State will host four home series in the conference and hit the road for four others. Here's how it'll all look next season. Ohio State 2026 Big Ten Softball Schedule March 6-8, 2026: Iowa (Columbus, Ohio)March 13-15, 2026: at Purdue (West Lafayette, Ind.)March 27-29, 2026: Michigan State (Columbus, Ohio)April 3-5, 2026: at Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.)April 10-12, 2026: at Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.)April 17-19, 2026: Penn State (Columbus, Ohio)April 24-26, 2026: at Oregon (Eugene, Ore.)May 1-3, 2026: Washington (Columbus, Ohio) It's still a long time before we see any of these games, but it's nice to see how everything will look next year. The nonconference schedule will be released at a later day. Advertisement Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X. This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State softball unveils its 2026 Big Ten schedule
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12-05-2025
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Ohio State softball falls flat vs. Purdue in Big Ten Tournament
It's been a great year for the Ohio State softball team, but it picked the wrong time to hit a snag on Thursday night. The Buckeyes' offense -- which leads the country in several categories -- started out hot by putting four runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning, but then hit the doldrums the rest of the way against host Purdue, eventually losing 14-6 to the No. 12 seed. Advertisement It wasn't just the offense that was a problem for OSU. The pitching by freshman Lorin Boutte was great until the fourth inning. She started the contest by retiring the first three batters and made it into the top of the fourth inning with a shutout going. But then, some costly errors and control issues by the pitcher let Purdue claw its way back into the contest, eventually plating four runs to tie it after four innings of play. Meanwhile, Ohio State's bats went cold after the Boilermakers made a pitching change. They went from a drop ball pitcher to a rise, and it seemed to baffle and stymie the Scarlet and Gray offense until the Buckeyes were able to finally get two more runs on the board when the outcome was already decided in the bottom of the seventh inning. While OSU's bats went cold, Purdue kept connecting in front of the home crowd in West Lafayette. The Boilers scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 7-4 lead, then tallied a whopping seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to put things out of reach. The loss ends Ohio State's short-lived run in the Big Ten Tournament well before anyone thought, but there's still the NCAA Tournament to look forward to. Surely the Buckeyes have done enough to easily get into the field, though a small chance of hosting a regional is now down the drain. Advertisement We'll have more about Ohio State's path in the NCAA Tournament when the field is announced on Sunday. This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State softball knocked from Big Ten Tournament by Purdue
