Friday, April 2, 2021, 1 p.m. - Wander Field, Ada, Ohio
Saturday, April 3, 2021, 1 p.m. - Rafeld-Rogers Field, Alliance, Ohio
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This Weekend's Preview: The series between ONU and MtU is scheduled for Friday and Saturday afternoon instead of the regular Saturday and Sunday doubleheaders because of Easter Sunday this weekend ... Each team will play four-game series against each of the league's other nine teams each weekend through May 15-16 ... A limited number of spectators will be allowed to attend the games based on the OAC's COVID-19 policy ... Each player will receive two admissions each game ... No tickets will be available to the general public ... ONU split a pair of road games last Saturday, winning 21-10 then dropping game two 9-0 in University Heights ... Junior Corey McMann led the team's offensive attack in game one going 5-for-6 with a pair of doubles, a home run, 4 RBIs, and a stolen base ... The Polar Bears then lost 7-5 in a single make-up game Monday as Sunday doubleheader was washed out... Sophomore Tim Knapschaefer threw four hitless innings out of the pen for ONU ... Through eleven games this season, McMann leads Ohio Northern in batting with a .367 average, going 18-for-49 with a team-best 3 home runs and 10 RBIs ... McMann ranks 2nd in the OAC and in a tie for 12th in the country with eight doubles ... Junior Tom Pitko leads the Polar Bears pitching staff with a 2.60 ERA ... ONU and MtU will conclude their 4-game set on Saturday with a double header at Rafeld-Rogers Field in Alliance ... The Polar Bears will be in action next weekend with a 4-game series against Heidelberg ... The Purple Raiders split last weekend's series with Otterbein winning 8-7, 7-4 and losing 10-5,11-1 ... Senior Walker Marlowe leads the team in average of .485 hitting 16-for-33 ... Sophomores Eric Schilling and Zach Mazza supply power for the Purple Raiders each slugging an OAC 2nd best four home runs and Schilling adds an OAC-leading 20 RBIs ... Junior Thomas Gallavant and senior Carson Davis headline the Mount Union pitching staff with OAC leading 31, and 24 strikeouts respectively.
Ohio Northern Batting Leaders:
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Batting Ave. |
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Hits |
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Runs |
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RBIs |
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| 1. |
McMann |
.367 |
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1. |
McMann |
18 |
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1. |
Overholt |
8 |
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1. |
McMann |
10 |
| 2. |
Stevens |
.346 |
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2. |
Overholt |
13 |
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2. |
McMann |
7 |
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2. |
Webb |
6 |
| 3. |
Overholt |
.325 |
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3. |
Wennning |
11 |
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3. |
Wenning |
6 |
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Burkett |
6 |
Ohio Northern Pitching Leaders:
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Wins |
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ERA |
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Strikeouts |
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Saves |
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| 1. |
Dodson |
1 |
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1. |
Pitko |
2.60 |
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1. |
Dodson |
17 |
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1. |
Truax |
1 |
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Pitko |
1 |
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2. |
Bye |
4.50 |
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2. |
Pitko |
15 |
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Fisher |
1 |
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Bye |
1 |
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3. |
Knapschaefer |
5.93 |
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3. |
Bye |
12 |
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All-Time Series: ONU leads the all-time series between the schools by a 63-41-1 margin ... ONU is 32-18 at home and is 27-21-1 at Alliance ... ONU split the series in 2019, winning 5-2 and losing 4-0 in a pair of games at home.
Head Coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte is in his 10th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern baseball team … He has a 190-146 record, a winning percentage of .565.
