Baseball Preview: John Carroll (6-11 Overall, 0-2 OAC) at Ohio Northern (11-7 Overall, 2-0 OAC)

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April 1, 2016

Saturday, April 2, 2016 - 1 pm, Wander Field, Ada, Ohio

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Saturday's Preview: Northern enters Saturday’s contest after dropping two meetings with Denison in a home-and-home series with the Big Red Tuesday and Wednesday ... In the contest in Granville the Polar Bears recorded seven hits and were led by senior Nick Eltzroth as he went 1-for-2 at the plate and added an RBI and run scored ... Eltzroth is currently tied for second in the Ohio Athletic Conference on the mound with four wins this season ... The senior also leads the team with 25 hits and ranks second with a .391 BA ... Senior Alex Crabtree currently ranks second in the conference with a 1.00 ERA, while sophomore T.J. Storer leads the team with a 0.00 ERA while only giving up two hits through 14.2 innings of work ...Storer leads the OAC with four saves this season and is tied for second all-time in Polar Bear history with nine saves ... Senior Andy Lubonovic currently leads the OAC with 10 stolen bases ... Lubonovic also leads the team with a .393 batting average ... Sophomore Jordan Bostater ranks first on the team with 17 RBIs and ranks fourth on the team with 15 hits ... The Northern pitching staff currently ranks fifth in the nation with a 1.89 team ERA ... John Carroll enters today’s matchup on a three game losing skid ... Through 17 games this season senior David Crowley leads the team with 19 hits and a .333 BA ... Crowley also has a team-high seven doubles on the season ... Junior Patrick Scholla ranks first on the team with nine RBIs ... Senior Aaron Lapaglia has a team-low 1.89 ERA and ranks second on the team with 27 strikeouts.

Batting Leaders

  Batting Average
      
Hits         Runs         RBIs  
1. Lubonovic .393     1. Eltzroth
 25     1. Lubonovic
 17     1. Bostater 17
2. Eltzroth .391     2. Lubonovic
 22     2. Kasberg 12     2.
 Eltzroth 10
3. Meyer .316
     3. Kasberg 18    
Small 12     3. Lubonovic 9
             
     

     

Pitching Leaders

  Wins
      
ERA         Strikeouts
  
1. Eltzroth 4     1. Storer 0.00     1. Eltzroth 33
2. B.Glischinski 3     2. Maier 0.64     2. B.Glischinski 27
3. Crabtree 2     3. Crabtree 1.00     3. Crabtree 22

 

                   

Series Notes: John Carroll leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 29-22 margin ... Northern has a 2-2 record against JCU since 2014. 

 ONU head coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte in his fifth season at ONU with an overall record of 101-72, a winning percentage of .584.