Ohio University Softball

After being named head coach of the Ohio Softball program in July of 2022, Jenna Hall has made an immediate impact, winning the Mid-American Conference Coach...

Was named graduate assistant for Ohio softball in August of 2025 after playing four seasons for the Bobcats. I n 2025, Hoffner started in all 56 games for th...

After an All-American career at Ohio State, Lilli Piper has been key for the Bobcats as an assistant coach since joining the program in 2022. Piper is also currently playing professionally with Athletes Unlimited. In her first season in Athens, Piper helped coach ten student-athletes to the 2022-2023 Easton/NFCA Academic Team. Skipp Miller was named Freshman Pitcher of the Year and received MAC First Team honors along with Annalia Paoli and Yasmine Logan. Tori O’Brien and Alexis Dawe received Second Team nominations, while Belle Hummel received All-Freshman Team honors. Paoli and Dawe received NFCA All-Mideast Region honors. She coached ten athletes to Academic All-MAC honors, and five received Academic All-District honors. Piper came to Ohio after spending one season as a volunteer coach at Michigan State, where she worked primarily with the infield. Piper played three seasons at Ohio State where she played for Jenna Hall. During her three seasons with the Buckeyes, Piper was a three-time NFCA All-American, three-time First Team All-Midwest Region selection, three-time First Team All-Big Ten, three-time First Team Academic All-Big Ten and was a Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection. Piper, playing primarily at third, helped lead Ohio State to three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances and hit a single season program record 20 home runs in 2018. Piper began her college career at Akron where she was a two-sport athlete, playing basketball and softball. She graduated from Ohio S

McCrady spent the 2024 season as an assistant coach at Capital where she helped coaching the pitching staff hold a 4.00 team ERA. While at Capital, McCrady designed individualized coaching scripts to improve pitching, fielding, and hitting mechanics, and conducted scouting reports of opponents to strategize game plan effectively. She also supported recruitment by evaluating prospects and coordinating visits and assisted in fundraising efforts for team expenses and equipment. McCrady also contributed to game-day operations, including lineup preparation and in-game coaching During her career at Ohio, McCrady played four seasons making 100 appearances in the circle, with 85 starts, 48 complete games and 494.1 total innings. She registered a career, 5.02 ERA with 429 strikeouts. She finished her career fifth-all time in wins (45) and starts (85). She finished sixth all-time in innings pitched (494.1) and fourth in strikeouts (429). McCrady was also a two-time Academic All-MAC selection. In 2018, McCrady was a part of the 2018 MAC Regular Season and Tournament Champion Ohio Bobcats that advanced to the NCAA Knoxville Regional Final where McCrady was the starting pitcher in Ohio's elimination game against James Madison. McCrady pitched 4.0 innings and did not allow a run on three hits in the win that advanced Ohio to the regional final. In 2019, McCrady appeared in 41 games while making 37 starts in the circle for the Bobcats. McCrady earned a 23-13 record with 28 complete games, a

Olivia Banks joined Ohio as a student manager in the Fall of 2024. Banks is a native of Athens, Ohio and is double majoring in Sport Management & Strategic Leadership and Management with a certificate in Sports Nutrition.

No. 4 Ohio Softball’s Season Comes to End in the MAC Tournament after Falling to No. 6 Western Michigan No. 4 Ohio Softball’s Season Comes to End in the MAC Tournament after Falling to No. 6 Western Michigan Saturday, May 09