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Wooster Farmers Market, open Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, downtown Wooster. The market will be held each Saturday throughout the season. For more information, call 330-262-6222 or email john@mainstreetwooster.org.
Medina Square County Farmers Market, downtown Medina, Saturdays through Oct. 16, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information call 330-722 6186, email info@mainstreetmedina.com or visit www.medinafarmersmarket.com.
5K Walk/Run, Saturday, 11 a.m., Ashland, a benefit for the Ashland County Cancer Society; $20 fee includes a T-shirt and a free meal provided by Ohio Fire. Meet at Ohio Fire, 88 E. Main St., at 11 a.m. rain or shine. To register, call or visit the Ashland County Cancer Association, 419-281-1863, or Ohio Fire, 419-496-0728.
URBANA, Ill. – It was a good day for the Ohio State softball field at Eichelberger Field in Urbana, Ill. Just how good? How does 17 runs, 16 hits and just one run allowed in a doubleheader sweep sound? That’s what Ohio State produced on Friday as they followed up a 12-0 five-inning win and game one with a 5-1 victory in game two to improve to 20-17 on the season. Illinois is now 22-16.
The win in game was one was highlighted by an offensive onslaught that included 11 runs in the fourth inning, including a two-run home run by Sam Hackenbracht and RBI singles off the bats of Carley Gaskill, Taylor Pack and Avery Clark. The Buckeyes chased Illinois pitcher Sydney Sickles out of the game after 3.1 innings and six earned run allowed. She came into the contest with the fifth-best ERA in the Big Ten.
Saturday on BTN
The first game on Saturday’s doubleheader will air live on BTN. Chris Vosters (play by play) and Elise Menaker (color analysis) will be on the call. The other three games will be carried on BTN Plus.
Briefly on the Buckeyes
Ohio State brings an 18-17 record into this weekend’s series after a four-game set last weekend at Purdue.
The Buckeyes won the opening game, 5-1, on Friday but then suffered three setbacks to close out the weekend.
Ohio State’s .269 team batting average is fourth best in the Big Ten.
Mariah Rodriguez and Sam Hackenbracht lead the way amongst the everyday starters with the top batting averages. Rodriguez checks in at .343 with five doubles, two triples and two home runs. Hackenbracht is at .342 with 10 home runs and 21 RBI.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Ohio State belted four home runs and got a strikeout with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to split a Saturday doubleheader against Indiana. The Buckeyes and Hoosiers wrap up their series tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in a contest that will air live on BTN.
After dropping the first game of the day, Ohio State (14-12) rebounded in game two, building an 8-2 lead in the fifth inning before Indiana (13-14) stormed back to score seven times in the fifth and sixth innings. The Buckeyes eventually went ahead 10-9 on an RBI single in the top of the eighth inning and thwarted a bases-loaded rally by the Hoosiers in the bottom half of the inning.