Saturday, April 24, 2021, 1 p.m. - Fisher Field, Berea, Ohio
Sunday, April 25, 2021, 1 p.m. - Wander Field, Ada, Ohio
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This Weekend's Preview: The series between ONU and BW marks the sixth 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 won three of four against Wilmington in a four game series last weekend with a 13-1 win and an 8-6 loss on Saturday in Wilmington and 9-2, 2-1 wins Sunday in Ada ... Junior Tom Pitko gathered his team-best fourth win and first career complete game in the series finale registering five strikeouts and no earned runs to contribute to his second best 3.13 ERA, and 30 strikeouts ... Junior Corey McMann hit his fourth and fifth home runs on the season adding six hits, three doubles and seven RBIs over the weekend ... Junior Chayten Overholt added to his team-high 35 hits with 7 hits on the weekend ... Through 22 games this season, McMann has a team-best five home runs and 22 RBIs ... McMann ranks first in the OAC and in a tie for 13th in the country with twelve doubles ... Senior Matthew Burkett needs three hits to be ONU's 66th member of the 100-Hit Club ... Senior Michael Rocco's career .370 batting average currently ranks tied for sixth in ONU history ...Senior Nate Bye's 133 career strikeouts ranks 17th in school history ... Senior Devin Johnson's six career saves is tied for sixth in ONU history ... ONU and BW 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 Muskingum ... Baldwin Wallace went 1-2 against Marietta last weekend winning 11-7 and losing 7-6 at Marietta then losing 7-5 in Berea ... Senior Alex Ludwick leads the team with a .447 batting average, 46 hits, tied for the lead with 6 home runs, and a fourth best in the OAC 26 RBI ... Junior Alexis Castillo leads the OAC and is tied for 20th in the nation with 34 RBI and is tied for second with six home runs ... Senior Dudley Taw is fifth in the OAC with 12 stolen bases ... Junior Maxwell Cebulak has a team-best 1.38 ERA ... Sophomore Dawson Gabe leads the Yellow Jackets pitching staff with 37 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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Overholt |
.380 |
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1. |
Overholt |
35 |
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1. |
Overholt |
18 |
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McMann |
22 |
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Davis |
.377 |
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2. |
McMann |
30 |
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2. |
McMann |
17 |
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2. |
Burkett |
16 |
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Rocco |
.364 |
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3. |
Burkett |
26 |
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3. |
Rocco |
15 |
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3. |
Overholt |
14 |
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Burkett |
15 |
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Stevens |
14 |
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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Pitko |
4 |
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1. |
Fisher |
1.99 |
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1. |
Pitko |
30 |
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1. |
Johnson |
3 |
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Fisher |
3 |
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2. |
Pitko |
3.13 |
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2. |
Bye |
26 |
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2. |
Fisher |
1 |
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Bye |
2 |
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3. |
Heche |
3.75 |
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3. |
Dodson |
21 |
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Truax |
1 |
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Knapschaefer |
21 |
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Knapschaefer |
1 |
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Matthews |
1 |
All-Time Series: BW leads the all-time series between the schools by a 52-48 margin ... ONU is 19-21 at home and is 27-27 in Berea... Baldwin Wallace won both games at BW in 2019, 9-1 and 4-3, but ONU swept BW at home in 2018, 4-3 and 2-0.
Head Coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte is in his 10th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern baseball team … He has a 198-150 record, a winning percentage of .569.
