Amanda Dalton slides into second base during Ohio's game against Marshall. The Bobcats won 5-0 at the Ohio University Women’s Softball Complex.
Ohio was picked to win the Mid-American Conference regular season title, according to the coaches' preseason poll announced Wednesday.
The Bobcats had a lackluster 2015 season that saw a final record of 15-32 with a loss to Kent State and Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament.
The 2015 season could largely be chalked up to losing starting pitcher Savannah Jo Dorsey to a herniated disc early in the season, leading to a reliance on the incoming freshman.