:: Ohio University Zanesville

OUZ Lady Tracers lost 2 games Saturday to UC Clermont. In the first game with the score tied at 9, OU had the bases loaded with no outs and got the fly ball they needed to center field, but UC Center fielder Niki Doane threw a perfect strike home to stop the go ahead run . Then, winning pitcher Hanna Rinhart got a fly ball to third to end the inning. Leading hitters for OUZ were Kristin Chipps with 3 hits and Sara Butts and Sara Stephenson with 2 hits apiece. Leading hitters for UC Clermont were Melanie Vagedes with a Triple , Double, and a Single., and Danielle Kidwell with 3 singles.

In game 2, the Cougars from Clermont came out with hot bats and went up on the Lady Tracer 8 -0 before OUZ got the bats going and scored 3 runs in the fifth on a 3 run double from Carla Brown. Winning pitcher in game 2 was Hanna Rinehart helping her own cause with 3 singles and Amanda Diaz with a double and a single. Leading hitters for OUZ were Brown with the 3 run Double and Jenny Ward and Taryn Lawler with 2 singles. Losing Pitcher was Jenny Ward.

OUZ plays again Friday night at home against OU Lancaster- game time at 4:30. They hit the road Saturday morning to play Miami Middletown. OUZ 's record is 1 -4 in league play. UC Clermont 3 -1 in league play.

OUZ Lady Tracers vs. OSU Newark - OSU 22 OUZ 0 . Newark took advantage of 11 errors in the second inning to score 22 runs. Winning Pitcher Sara Bowers. Losing pitcher Jenny Ward. Record OUZ 1 - 2 OSU Newark 3 -0 -- OUZ travels to Lancaster Saturday at 1:00.

The start of the season is under way for the Lady Tracers of OUZ, playing in the first game of the year against Miami Hamilton. In the first game it was OUZ 13 Miami Hamilton 11 winning pitcher Jenny Ward led the way with 9 strikeouts on the mound. Leading hitters for OUZ were Sara Butts with a 2 run homerun and a single, Rickki Kneer and Sara Stephenson both with a double and a single. Leading hitters for Miami were Sarah Pressler with 2 singles. Losing pitcher was Brittani Stapleton.

In the second game Miami jumped out to a 9 run lead and never looked back even though the Lady Tracer wouldn't go away, cutting the lead down to four going into the top of the seventh. When Miami scored 6 more runs in the top of the seventh. Winning the game 20 - 11 for the final. Leading hitters for Miami were Megan Batt with a 2 run Homer, double and 2 singles and Sarah Pressler with 4 singles. Winning Pitcher was Brittani Stapleton.

Leading hitters for OUZ were Sara Stephenson with a double and a single, Sara Butts & Jenni Reihl with 2 singles. Carla Brown with a double. Losing Pitcher was Jenny Ward.

OUZ plays on the road April 8 against OSU Newark, and again away April 11 at Lancaster.