Baseball Preview: Marietta (24-13 Overall, 13-3 OAC) at Ohio Northern (19-16 Overall, 7-9 OAC)

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May 6, 2016

Saturday, May 7, 2016 - 1 pm, Wander Field, Ada, Ohio

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Thursday's Preview: Northern enters this afternoon’s contest after splitting a twin-bill at OAC foe Capital on Thursday afternoon ... Northern fell 4-0 in game one, before picking up a 5-1 decision in game two ... Senior Nick Eltzroth went a combined 4-for-7 at the plate and added two runs for the Polar Bears offensively, while sophomore Jordan Bostater went 4-for-8 and added a run ... Senior Andy Lubonovic leads the team this season with a .352 BA, while Eltzroth ranks second with a .346 BA ... Eltzroth leads the team with 44 hits, while Lubonovoic ranks second with 43 hits ... Lubonovic also leads the team with 32 runs scored ... Sophomore Jordan Bostater leads the team with 28 RBI ... Lubonovic currently leads the OAC with 24 stolen bases ... Sophomore T.J. Storer currently ranks first on the team and OAC with a 0.49 ERA and eight saves ... Storer ranks first all-time at Ohio Northern with 13 career saves and is tied for second all-time for saves in a single season ... Eltzroth is currently tied for sixth all-time at ONU with 20 career wins on the mound ... Eltzroth leads the team with 51 strikeouts this season, while senior Ben Glischinski ranks second with 48 ... Marietta enters today’s contest riding a 3-game win streak, including a double header sweep over John Carroll ... Freshman Mike Hale leads the Pioneers this season with a .390 BA ... Senior Tim McCoy leads the team in hits (52) and RBI (26), while sophomore Chris Petrucci leads the team with 37 runs scored ... Sophomore David Stover leads the pitching staff and ranks fourth in the OAC with a 1.88 ERA ... Senior Christian Herstine ranks first in the OAC in strikeouts (88) and wins (8).

Batting Leaders

  Batting Ave. 
    
Hits       Runs       RBIs  
1. Lubonovic .352   1. Eltzroth 44   1. Lubonovic 
 32   1. Bostater 28
2. Eltzroth .346   2. Lubonovic
 43   2. Eltzroth 24   2.
 Eltzroth 23
3. Shenefield .322
   3. Bostater 30   3. Kasberg 21   3. Lubonovic 
 14

                        Shenefield 14

Pitching Leaders

  Wins
    
ERA       Strikeouts
  
1. Eltzroth 5   1. Storer 0.49   1. Eltzroth 51
2. B.Glischinski 3   2. Maier 2.17   2. B.Glischinski 48

Crabtree 3   3. Crabtree 2.22   3. Storer  41

Series Notes: MC leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 75-16 margin.

ONU head coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte in his fifth season at ONU with an overall record of 109-81, a winning percentage of .574.