Saturday, April 17, 2021, 1 p.m. - Tewksbury-Delaney Field, Wilmington, Ohio
Sunday, April 18, 2021, 1 p.m. - Wander Field, Ada, Ohio
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This Weekend's Preview: The series between ONU and WC marks the fifth consecutive weekend played by both teams ... 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 swept Heidelberg in a four game series last weekend with 10-9, 4-2 wins on Saturday in Ada and 9-5, 13-4 wins Sunday in Tiffin ... Junior Tom Pitko gathered his team-best third win in game four to complete the sweep tossing 7.1 innings with two strikeouts and four earned runs to contribute to his team-leading 2.56 ERA, and 25 strikeouts ... Senior Will Davis went 5-for-7 on the weekend with a double and 2 RBIs, contributing to his team-leading .412 batting average ... Junior Chayten Overholt added to his team-high 28 hits with 7 hits on the weekend ... Through 19 games this season, junior Corey McMann has a team-best 3 home runs and 15 RBIs ... McMann ranks second in the OAC and in a tie for 31st in the country with nine doubles ... Senior Matthew Burkett needs seven hits to be ONU's 66th member of the 100-Hit Club ... Senior Michael Rocco's career .366 batting average currently ranks tied for seventh in ONU history ...Senior Nate Bye's 128 career strikeouts ranks 19th in school history ... ONU and WC will conclude their 4-game set on Sunday with a double header at Wander Field in Ada ... The Polar Bears will be in action next weekend with a 4-game series against Baldwin Wallace ... Wilmington went 1-2 last weekend against Otterbein winning 3-1 in game one in Otterbein, then falling 12-0 in the nightcap, and 15-6 on Tuesday's makeup in Wilimngton ... Freshman Evan Kelsey leads the Quakers with a .323 batting average ... Senior Caleb Scott has the team's only two home runs on the year ... Sophomore Luke Chappie leads the Wilmington pitching staff with a 5.40 ERA, and 26 strikeouts.
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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Davis |
.412 |
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1. |
Overholt |
28 |
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1. |
Overholt |
15 |
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1. |
McMann |
15 |
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Rocco |
.377 |
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2. |
McMann |
25 |
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2. |
Rocco |
13 |
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2. |
Burkett |
14 |
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Overholt |
.373 |
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3. |
Davis |
21 |
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3. |
McMann |
12 |
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3. |
Overholt |
11 |
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. |
Pitko |
3 |
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1. |
Pitko |
2.56 |
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1. |
Pitko |
25 |
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1. |
Johnson |
2 |
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Fisher |
2 |
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2. |
Fisher |
3.60 |
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2. |
Dodson |
21 |
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2. |
Fisher |
1 |
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Bye |
1 |
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3. |
Bye |
5.08 |
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Bye |
21 |
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Truax |
1 |
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Dodson |
1 |
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Knapschaefer |
1 |
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Heche |
1 |
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Matthews |
1 |
All-Time Series: ONU leads the all-time series between the schools by a 30-24 margin ... ONU is 19-10 at home and is 11-14 in Wilmington... Wilmington has won 4 of the last 5 meetings including a split in 2019 winning 8-3 and losing 7-4.
Head Coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte is in his 10th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern baseball team … He has a 195-149 record, a winning percentage of .567.
