University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
31-16, 0
Ohio State
30-16, 0
Gophers Defeat Buckeyes for Sixth Straight Victory
4/28/2023 7:40:00 PM | Softball
Pease's eight strikeout performance lead Minnesota over Ohio State 7-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Fifth year senior Autumn Pease had everything working on Friday, fanning eight Ohio State hitters over seven innings of work to help propel the Minnesota Golden Gophers past the Buckeyes 7-1.
In addition to her eight strikeouts, Pease (22-6) went seven innings, giving up one run on seven hits and walking none for Minnesota (31-16, 12-6 Big Ten).
Senior Natalie DenHartog led the way offensively for the Golden Gophers, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a double, a home run and two RBI. Sophomore Kayla Chavez put together a standout performance at the plate as well, going 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Senior Sydney Strelow also helped out, going 1-for-3 for Minnesota with a home run and two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Golden Gophers put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Minnesota plated two runs when Strelow left the yard with sophomore Taylor Krapf aboard.
The Golden Gophers then held the Buckeyes scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning. Minnesota scored twice on back-to-back home runs from freshman Jess Oakland and DenHartog, which brought the Golden Gophers lead to 4-0.
Minnesota held Ohio State scoreless before building their lead to 5-0 in the sixth inning. The Golden Gophers added a run on DenHartog's RBI double.
Minnesota held the Buckeyes scoreless before their offense got things moving the next inning. The Golden Gophers scored twice on Chavez's two-run homer, bringing the Minnesota advantage to 7-0. Ohio State put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Golden Gophers still coasted to the 7-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Pease struck out eight Buckeyes hitters.
» The Golden Gophers power output was led by DenHartog, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Minnesota's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed two runs across.
» The Golden Gophers had control of the rest of the game after jumping ahead of the Buckeyes 2-0 in the top of the second.
» Minnesota hitters hit four dingers in the ballgame.
» Minnesota pitchers limited Ohio State to just 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 28 Ohio State hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out eight.
» DenHartog led the Golden Gophers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBI.
UP NEXT
Minnesota and Ohio State will pick up where they left off tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. CT in Columbus.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pease, Autumn (22-6)
L: Smith, Allison (16-10)
Batting:
2B: DenHartog, Natalie 1 ; Schwartz, Sydney 1
HR: Chavez, Kayla 1 ; Oakland, Jess 1 ; DenHartog, Natalie 1 ; Strelow, Sydney 1
RBI: Chavez, Kayla 2 ; Oakland, Jess 1 ; DenHartog, Natalie 2 ; Strelow, Sydney 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Chavez, Kayla 1 ; Oakland, Jess 2 ; DenHartog, Natalie 1 ; Krapf, Taylor 1 ; Strelow, Sydney 1 ; Cox, Delanie 1
Batting:
HR: Ruberti, Jaycee 1
RBI: Ruberti, Jaycee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ruberti, Jaycee 1
