Saturday, May 1, 2021, 1 p.m. - Mose Morehead Field, New Concord, Ohio
Sunday, May 2, 2021, 1 p.m. - Wander Field, Ada, Ohio
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This Weekend's Preview: The series between ONU and MU marks the eighth 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 Baldwin Wallace in a four game series last weekend with a 9-7 win and an 10-3 loss on Saturday in Wilmington and 7-1, 17-4 wins Sunday in Ada ... Senior Michael Rocco finished the weekend 7-for-12 with 2 doubles, a triple and 2 RBI to earn OAC Player of the week honors ... Junior Chayten Overholt added to his team-high 43 hits with 8 hits on the weekend ... Through 26 games this season, McMann has a team-best five home runs and is third in the OAC with 30 RBIs ... Junior Corey McMann ranks first in the OAC and in a tie for 10th in the country with 15 doubles ... Seniors Matt Burkett and Michael Rocco earned their 100th career hits on the weekend to become the 66th and 67th members in school history with Burkett's coming on a solo home run ... McMann needs 5 hits to become the 68th member of the ONU 100-Hit club ... Rocco's career .379 batting average currently ranks fourth in ONU history ... Junior Tom Pitko leads the Polar Bears pitching staff with a 2.56 ERA, 32 strikeouts and 5 wins ... Senior Nate Bye's 138 career strikeouts ranks 15th in school history ... Senior Devin Johnson's seven career saves is tied for fourth in ONU history ... ONU and MU 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 Otterbein ... Muskingum lost three games last weekend to Marietta ... with 5-4, 6-5 and 19-4 losses ... Sophomore Devin Ryan leads the Muskies and is third in the OAC with a .437 batting average ... Ryan also leads the team with 11 doubles, 38 hits, and 23 RBI ... Junior Jake Norris leads the MU pitching staff with a 4.03 ERA, 32 strikeouts and 3 wins in 38 innings pitched.
Ohio Northern Batting Leaders:
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Runs |
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RBIs |
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Rocco |
.418 |
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Overholt |
43 |
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Overholt |
23 |
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McMann |
30 |
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Overholt |
.394 |
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McMann |
38 |
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Rocco |
23 |
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Burkett |
21 |
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McMann |
.328 |
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Rocco |
33 |
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McMann |
21 |
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Overholt |
17 |
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Thwaits |
17 |
Ohio Northern Pitching Leaders:
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Saves |
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Pitko |
5 |
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Pitko |
2.56 |
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Pitko |
32 |
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Johnson |
4 |
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Fisher |
4 |
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Fisher |
2.73 |
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2. |
Bye |
31 |
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Fisher |
1 |
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Bye |
2 |
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Bye |
5.40 |
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Dodson |
24 |
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Truax |
1 |
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Knapschaefer |
1 |
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Matthews |
1 |
All-Time Series: ONU leads the all-time series between the schools by a 43-33 margin ... ONU is 20-16 at home and is 21-17 in Muskingum... Ohio Northern swept Saturday's doubleheader 8-1 and 9-7.
Head Coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte is in his 10th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern baseball team … He has a 201-151 record, a winning percentage of .571.
