After a 4-0 start to the season in the Elon Softball Classic last week, Ohio (5-4) hit a speed bump, going 1-4 on the weekend in the Bear Down Fiesta. Although Ohio was able to get a 3-2 win over South Alabama, the weekend was still a slight setback.
The Bobcats will have a four-game slate heading down to College of Charleston for the Lowcountry Classic, with all four of those games favoring them. Here is everything you need to know for the Lowcountry Classic.
Series information
Opponents: Dartmouth, Rhode Island, College of Charleston
Times: Friday at 10 a.m., Friday at 12:30 p.m., Saturday at 12:30 p.m., Saturday at 5:30 p.m., Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Location: College of Charleston Softball Stadium (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina)
Where to Watch: FloSports,
Games One and Three: Dartmouth (0-5)
Head Coach: Jen Williams (sixth season)
Statistical leaders:
Batting Average: Aleena Panu (.400)
Hits: Panu (6)
On-Base Percentage: Panu (.438)
Home Runs: NA
RBIs: Panu (4)
Innings Pitched: Jensin Hall (14.2)
Strikeouts: Hall (9)
ERA: Hall (2.86)
Dartmouth had a rough start to its 2025 campaign, getting shutout in three of its first five games. The pitching has been solid as in all three of its shutout losses, Dartmouth’s pitching staff allowed 3 runs or less against Villanova, NC State and FAU. The offense has been the clear problem, scoring just 9 runs in the first five games of the season.
Game Two: Rhode Island (0-0)
Head Coach: Mike Coutts (first season)
Returning statistical leaders:
Batting Average: Kylie Bulinski (.292)
Hits: Bulinski (42)
On-Base Percentage: Bulinski (.380)
Home Runs: Emily Power (4)
RBI: Bulinski (21)
Innings Pitched: Ashley Hibbard (110.1)
Strikeouts: Hibbard (64)
ERA: Hibbard (3.11)
Rhode Island will start its season this weekend after last weekend’s Pinnacle PC Tournament in Clinton, South Carolina, was canceled. This weekend will be the first of new head coach Mike Coutts’ career at the helm of the Rams, and it will also be the first chance to start a new season and era on the right foot after last season was a disappointment.
Game Four: College of Charleston (2-7)
Head Coach: Tracey Lynch (fourth season)
Statistical leaders:
Batting Average: Kaytlin Stacey (.333)
Hits: Stacey (7)
On-Base Percentage: Austy Miller (.444)
Home Runs: Sierra Paradis(1)
RBI: Paradis (4)
Innings Pitched: Mackenzie Mathis (19.1)
Strikeouts: Mathis (16)
ERA: Mathis (4.71)
College of Charleston is coming off a dismal 2024 season where it went 10-39 overall and won just four conference games. The 2025 campaign doesn’t look much better after a 2-7 start to the season. In six of those games, the Cougars have been held under 3 runs, even getting shutout in back-to-back games against Virginia Tech.
