Ohio Northern (20-11 overall, 11-5 OAC) at Capital (25-10 overall, 13-3 OAC)
Saturday, April 25, 2015, 1 pm, Clowson Field, Columbus, Ohio
Saturday's Preview: The Polar Bears enter the contest 20-11 overall, 11-5 Ohio Athletic Conference after sweeping a double header with Marietta last Saturday ... Freshman Kirsten Lightel led the Polar Bears in the contest ... The freshman pitcher threw 4.2 innings of no-hit softball and finished with a 2-hit shutout with five strikeouts ... A win today would guarantee an OAC tournament berth for Northern ... Freshman Jenna Hollar leads the Polar Bears this season from the plate with a .391 average ... The freshman is also second on the team and third in the OAC in stolen bases with 21 ... Freshman Anna Martin leads both the team and the OAC in stolen bases with 23 ... Junior Amanda Lahti is second on the team in batting with a .351 average and two home runs ... Freshman Gia Saturday leads the Polar Bears in RBIs with 32 and is fourth in hits with 30 ... Sheridan is third in hits with 33 and tied for fourth in runs with 21 ... Lightel leads ONU this season from the circle with an 13-2 record and a 1.56 ERA ... She also leads the OAC with 13 wins and 101 strikeouts ... Capital enters today’s contest at 26-11, 13-3 OAC after splitting a double header with Denison Thursday afternoon ... The Crusaders are led this season by freshman Haleigh Luce with a .500 average ... Senior Kelsey Swain leads the team in hits with 61 and has recorded four doubles and 12 triples ... The Crusaders are led in the circle by sophomore, pitcher, Amber Martinelli with 7 wins and a 3.62 ERA.
Batting Leaders
| Batting Average |
Hits | Runs | RBIs | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Hollar | .391 | 1. | Lahti | 34 | 1. | Martin | 27 | 1. | Saturday |
33 | ||||||
| 2. | Lahti | .351 | Hollar | 34 | 2. | Hollar |
23 | 2. | Sheridan | 17 | |||||||
| 3. |
Saturday | .348 |
3. | Sheridan | 33 | 3. | Saturday | 21 | Lahti | 17 | |||||||
| 4. |
Sheridan |
.344 |
4. | Saturday | 31 | Sheridan | 21 | 4. | 2 tied | 12 |
Pitching Leaders
| Wins |
ERA | Strikeouts |
|||||||||
| 1. | Lightel | 13 | 1. | Lightel |
1.56 | 1. | Lightel | 101 | |||
| 2. | Ordean | 6 | 2. | Ordean | 3.85 | 2. | Burden | 28 | |||
| 3. |
Burden |
1 |
3. |
Burden |
5.43 | 3. |
Ordean |
26 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 39-25 margin ... The Polar Bears swept Capital last season at home 10-4, 7-6 ... ONU is 18-12 when facing the Crusaders in Columbus.
ONU head coach Ali Hess: Hess in her second season at ONU with an overall record of 43-30, a winning percentage of .589.