Baseball: Ohio Northern (4-4 Overall) vs Oberlin (0-0 Overall)
Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 12 pm, Wander Field, Ada, Ohio
Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern enter's this afternoon's contest after going 4-4 in Auburndale, Florida at the RussMatt Invitational ... Northern opened the season and trip with a doubleheader split with Rose-Hulman (Ind.) ... Northern defeated St. John Fisher (N.Y.), St. Vincent (N.Y.) and Roger-Williams (R.I.) during the trip ... Sophomore Dan Barna led the way at the plate for the Polar Bears with a team-high batting average of .421 ... He also ranks second on the team with eight hits and is second on the team with five RBI's ... Senior Nick Eltzroth currently leads the team with nine hits and ranks second with a .360 BA ... Sophomore Jordan Bostater currently leads the team with eight RBI's ... Senior Alex Crabtree leads the pitching staff with a 2-0 record and is tied for first with a team-high 12 strikeouts ... Eltzroth and senior Ben Glischinski are also tied for first with 12 K's ... Glischinski currently leads the team with a 0.93 ERA, while Crabtree ranks second with a 1.64 ERA ... Sophomore T.J. Storer is tied for third all-time in Polar Bear history with seven career saves, including two this season ... Today's matchup is the season opener for the Yoemen ... Oberlin finished the 2015 campaign with a 21-28 record, while finishing with a 6-13 conference mark ... Senior John Evans leads the list of returners for Oberlin after finishing fifth in BA (.318) in 2015.
Batting Leaders (2016 Stats)
|
Batting Average |
Hits | Runs | RBI's |
| 1. Barna .421 | 1. Eltzroth 9 | t1. Bostater 5 | 1. Bostater 8 |
| 2. Eltzroth .360 | t2. Barna 8 | t1. Lubonovic 5 | t2. Barna 5 |
| 3. Kasberg .308 | t2. Kasberg 8 | t2. Eltzroith 4 | t2. Kasberg 5 |
Pitching Leaders (2016 Stats)
| Wins | ERA | Strikeouts |
| 1. Crabtree 2 | 1. B. Glischinski 0.93 | t1. Crabtree 12 |
| t2. Eltzroth 1 | 2. Crabtree 1.64 | t1. B. Glischinski 12 |
| t2. B. Glischinski 1 | 3. Maier 1.80 | t1. Eltzroth 12 |
ONU head coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte is in his fifth season at ONU with an overall record of 94-69 and a winning percentage of .577.