The offense gave pitcher Kaitlyn Menz plenty of run support as the Badgers defeated Ohio State 10-1 in six innings during a Big Ten Conference tournament quarterfinal in Bloomington, Indiana.
The fifth-seeded Badgers (40-11) will face top-seeded Michigan (41-11) in a semifinal Saturday. The Wolverines tipped ninth-seeded Illinois 1-0 on Lexie Blair’s walk-off home run in the eighth-inning.
UW scored four runs in the first inning against the fourth-seeded Buckeyes (34-16) courtesy of a sacrifice fly, two bases-loaded walks and a wild pitch.
Sophomore Taylor Johnson, who sparked the opening rally with a single, homered in the second inning for a 5-0 lead.