Softball Preview: Case Western Reserve (7-13, 2-8 UAA) at Ohio Northern (9-5, 0-0 OAC)

Sunday, March 20, 2016 - ONU Softball Field, Ada, Ohio

Sunday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters today’s contest 9-5 overall after its annual Spring Break Trip to Clermont, Fla. ... On the last day of the trip, the Polar Bears defeated Ursinus (Pa.) 11-3 but fell to St. John Fisher (N.Y.) 9-3 ... ONU was led on the day by freshman Kylie Asmus, who went 4-for-8 with six RBI’s ... The Polar Bears are led this season by Asmus with a team-high 21 hits, two home runs and .477 batting average ... Sophomore Jenna Hollar in second on the team hitting .475 on the season with 19 hits and 13 runs ... She currently leads the Ohio Athletic Conference and team in stolen bases with 14 ... Senior Amanda Lahti and Asmus are currently ranked first in the OAC in RBI’s with 18 ... Lahti has also recorded 41 hits, scoring nine runs for ONU this season ... In the circle, Northern is led by sophomore Kirsten Lightel with 44 innings pitched and a 6-1 overall record ... She has recorded an OAC and team leading 50 strikeouts, while holding a 1.43 ERA ... Case Western Reserve enters today’s contest at 7-13 overall after falling to Washington (Mo.) 4-1 ... The Spartans are led this season by sophomore Lindsey Robinson hitting a team-leading .344 ... Senior Kristen Klemmer is second on the team hitting .340 with 18 hits ... Sophomore Maren Waldner has recorded a team-leading 23 hits, driving in 11 runs ... In the circle, the Spartans are led by junior Annie Wennerberg who enters the contest 4-7 overall ... The junior leads the pitching staff with a 3.98 ERA and 66 strikeouts.

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Pitching Leaders 

ONU head coach Ali Hess: Hess in her third season at ONU with an overall record of 53-37.