Three Polar Bears named Academic All-OAC in Softball

By: Ashley Birchmeier

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ADA — Three Ohio Northern student/athletes were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in softball for 2014-15.

Senior Taylor Manahan, junior Amanda Lahti, and sophomore Kirsten Burden.

The award winners must be a sophomore or higher in class standing, maintain varsity status and have a cumulative grade-point- average of at least 3.50.

Manahan appeared and started all 38 games this season at first base and was awarded All-Conference honors.

The mechanical engineering major ranked second on the team in doubles with eight and second in walks with 14.

She concludes her career as a Polar Bear with 44 hits, 21 RBIs, and a career batting average of .272.

Lahti, a social studies major, was second on the team in hits this season with 41, recording 12 doubles and 23 RBIs.

She owns a career batting average of .341 with 92 hits and 51 RBIs.

Burden appeared in 10 games making five starts this season on the mound.

The nursing major is 11-13 lifetime from the mound with 155.1 innings pitched.

The Polar Bears finished 24-14 overall, 12-6 OAC under second-year head coach Ali Hess.