Softball falls to Gettysburg (Pa.) and Wittenberg on second day of spring break trip

Softball falls to Gettysburg (Pa.) and Wittenberg on second day of spring break trip
March 10, 2025

BARTOW, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team fell to Gettysburg (Pa.) and Wittenberg on the second day of its annual spring break trip on Monday. ONU fell 4-3 to GC and 10-5 to WU.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (1-3 overall), Gettysburg (Pa.) (6-2 overall), Wittenberg (3-1 overall).
  • Venue: Bartow Park - Bartow, Fla.

Game 1 - L, 3-4 v GC

  • Northern scored twice in the top of the third to grab a 2-0 lead.
  • But the Bullets scored single runs in each of the next three innings to grab a 3-2 lead.
  • ONU tied the game at 3-3 with a run in the top of the sixth.
  • GC then scored in the bottom of the sixth to grab a 4-3 lead.
  • Freshman Jaylee Franzer (Plainfield, Ind./Avon) went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Polar Bears.

Game 2 - L, 5-10 v WU

  • The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning and led 5-0 after three innings.
  • Northern scored all five of their runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game up 5-5.
  • Senior Callie Rosser (Republic/Monroeville) and senior Ashley Lenser (Brookville) scored on an error by the Wittenberg third baseman.
  • Freshman Clare Flory (Marcellus, Mich.) then scored on another error by the third baseman, making the score 5-3.
  • Sophomore Ashley Simko (Lebanon) stole home to cut Wittenberg's lead to just one run.
  • Hannahs tied the game up when she scored on a wild pitch.
  • The Tigers then answered with runs in each of the next three innings to seal the victory.
  • Flory went 2-for-3 to lead the Polar Bears.
  • WU out-hit ONU 15-7.

Notables

  • Both games were pushed back from earlier in the day due to rain.
  • Lenser has 86 career base hits. She also ranks sixth all-time in ONU history with 251 career strikeouts.
  • Ohio Northern is in its 58th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 997-683-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .592.
  • First-year head coach Summer Collins is now 1-3 at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action Tuesday when they face Swarthmore (Pa.) at 9 a.m. and Lakeland (Wis.) at 11:15 a.m.