Ohio State Buckeyes softball explained

Ohio State Buckeyes softball
Founded:1972
University:Ohio State University
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Conference Short:Big Ten
City:Columbus
Stateabb:OH
State:Ohio
Coach:Kirin Kumar
Tenure:1st
Stadium:Buckeye Field
Capacity:1500
Nickname:Buckeyes
Wcws2:1982
Ncaa Tourneys:1990, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Conference Tournament:2007
Conference Champion:1990, 2007

The Ohio State Buckeyes softball team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes are led by head coach Kirin Kumar. The team plays its home games at Buckeye Field located on the university's campus.[1]

History

Coaching history

1972–1973 Catherine O’Brien 16–6
1974–1977 Harriet Reynolds 27–28
1978 Don Dungee 20–7
1979–1985 Dianne Thompson 146–147–2
1986–1988 Barb Dearing 56–89–2
1989–1996 Gail Davenport 220–247
1997–2012 Linda Kalafatis 538–358
2013–2024 367–226–1
2025–present 0–0
[2]

Championships

Conference championships

1990 17–7 Gail Davenport
2007 Big Ten Conference 14–2 Linda Kalafatis

Conference tournament championships

Linda Kalafatis

Coaching staff

1st
Jenna Hall Assistant coach 7th
Jordan Clark Assistant coach 1st
Anna Kirk Volunteer Assistant Coach 2nd
Megan Smith Director of Operations 5th
Reference:[3]

Notable players

Big Ten Player of the Year
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Big Ten Coach of the Year

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buckeye Field . OhioStateBuckeyes.com . Ohio State University . 1 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Ohio State Softball History . OhioStateBuckeyes.com . Ohio State Athletics . 1 May 2019 . 14.
  3. Web site: Ohio State Buckeyes 2019 Softball Roster . OhioStateBuckeyes.com . Ohio State University . 1 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Big Ten Softball Record Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041749/https://bigten.org/documents/2018/8/28/2019_Softball_Record_Book.pdf . dead . February 22, 2019 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . 1 May 2019 . 19.