Baseball pounds out 22 hits as ONU wins opener in double header split at John Carroll
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 3 |
| John Carroll | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| John Carroll | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 1 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Ohio Northern
John Carroll
Game 2
John Carroll
By Tim Glon
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — Junior Corey McMann (Flower Mound, Tex./Liberty Christian) went 5-for-6 with a home run and 4 RBI in game one to lead the Ohio Northern baseball team at John Carroll on Saturday at Schweikert Field.
The Polar Bears (3-7 overall, 2-4 Ohio Athletic Conference) pounded out 22 hits to win the opening game of the double header 21-10.
The Blue Streaks (7-3, 4-2) won the nightcap 7-0.
Sophomore Jacob Wenning (Coldwater) was 4-for-5 with 4 RBI and senior Matthew Burkett (Maumee) was 3-for-6 with a home run and 4 RBI in the opener.
Northern set the tone early, scoring five runs in the top of the first. Leading 13-10, ONU sent 14 batters to the plate in the top of the ninth, scoring eight runs, to put the game away.
Senior Nate Bye (Thorntown, Ind./Western Boone) struck out five and allowed only three earned runs in 5.0 innings to pick up the win and improve to 1-1 on the year.
In Game 2, JCU scored three times in the third and four more in the fourth to take control.
The game was called after 7 1/2 innings due to darkness.
Freshman Logan Stevens (Plain City/Alder) went 2-for-3 to lead the ONU offense in the nightcap.
The Polar Bears and the Blue Streaks will wrap up their 4-game series with a 1 pm double header at Wander Field on Sunday.