Ohio State Buckeyes softball

Ohio State Buckeyes softball
Founded	1972
University	Ohio State University
Head coach	Kirin Kumar (1st season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Columbus, OH
Home stadium	Buckeye Field (Capacity: 1500)
Nickname	Buckeyes
Colors	Scarlet and gray[1]
AIAW WCWS appearances
1982
NCAA super regional appearances
2009
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2025
Conference tournament championships
2007
Regular-season conference championships
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.^[2]

History

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1972–1973	Catherine O’Brien	16–6	.727
1974–1977	Harriet Reynolds	27–28	.491
1978	Don Dungee	20–7	.741
1979–1985	Dianne Thompson	146–147–2	.498
1986–1988	Barb Dearing	56–89–2	.388
1989–1996	Gail Davenport	220–247	.471
1997–2012	Linda Kalafatis	538–358	.600
2013–2024	Kelly Kovach Schoenly	367–226–1	.619
2025–present	Kirin Kumar	45–14–1	.758

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Championships

Conference championships

Season	Conference	Record	Head coach
1990	Big Ten Conference	17–7	Gail Davenport
2007	Big Ten Conference	14–2	Linda Kalafatis

Conference tournament championships

Year	Conference	Tournament Location	Head coach
2007	Big Ten	Columbus, OH	Linda Kalafatis

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Ohio State in current position
Kirin Kumar	Head coach	1st
Jenna Hall	Assistant coach	7th
Jordan Clark	Assistant coach	1st
Anna Kirk	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2nd
Megan Smith	Director of Operations	5th
Reference:[4]

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^[5]

References

1. "Primary Colors Buckeye UX Design System". August 20, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
2. "Buckeye Field". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. "Ohio State Softball History" (PDF). OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State Athletics. p. 14. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
4. "Ohio State Buckeyes 2019 Softball Roster". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
5. "Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.