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.
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 Kelly Kovach Schoenly 367–226–1 2025–present Kirin Kumar 45–14–1
Championships Conference championships 1990 Big Ten Conference 17–7 Gail Davenport 2007 Big Ten Conference 14–2 Linda Kalafatis
Conference tournament championships 2007 Big Ten Columbus, OH Linda Kalafatis
Coaching staff Kirin Kumar Head Coach 2nd Courtney Vierstra Assistant Coach 2nd Matthew Guemmer Assistant Coach 2nd Karli Spaid Assistant Coach 1st Megan Smith Director of Operations 10thReference:
Notable players Big Ten Player of the Year Wendy Allen, 2002
Big Ten Freshman of the Year Wendy Allen, 2001 Melanie Nichols, 2010
Big Ten Coach of the Year Gail Davenport, 1990 Linda Kalafatis, 2002 Linda Kalafatis, 2007
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