Welcome to Saturday Spotlight, where we dive into the lives of Ohio State student-athletes and learn more about their journeys to Columbus, their love of the Buckeye traditions and who they are as competitors and students.
There are few hitters better than Ohio State's Lilli Piper. As a sophomore last year, she slugged 18 home runs to go with a .421 batting average en route to a first-team All Big Ten honor and a third-team All-American appearance.
This season, she has kept pace. Piper is hitting .413 thus far with five home runs in just 12 games while leading the Buckeyes to an 11-1 record as the team's starting shortstop.