Baseball: Ohio Northern (2-6 Overall) v Albion (Mich.) (3-6 Overall)
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion (Mich.) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Ohio Northern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion (Mich.) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| Ohio Northern | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 1 |
| Albion (Mich.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Albion (Mich.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Albion (Mich.)
Game 2
Albion (Mich.)
Game 2
Albion (Mich.)
Game 1
Sunday, March 20, 2022, 1 p.m. – Frank Joranko Field, Albion, Mich.
Monday, March 21, 2022, 2 p.m. – Wander Field, Ada, Ohio
| Monday's Game Program (.pdf) |
Series Preview: Returning from its spring break trip in Florida, the Ohio Northern baseball team continues its season on Sunday and Monday with a four-game series against Albion (Mich.) in a home-and-home set of doubleheaders … The Polar Bears are playing a doubleheader at Albion on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. and will host the Britons for a doubleheader on Monday starting at 2 p.m. … Northern posted a 2-6 record in its season-opening trip to Florida to compete in the RussMatt Invitational … During the eight-game trip, senior Corey McMann posted a team-high nine hits, including four doubles and one triple, and hit .321 with five RBIs … Junior Nate Webb added seven hits, including two doubles, and had a team-high eight RBIs … Freshman Joey Kennedy tallied a team-high six stolen bases, and freshmen Hunter Kauser and Ethan Spears each hit their first career home run on the trip … Sophomore Noah Truax was ONU's top pitcher on the trip, posting a 1-1 record, 1.64 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 11 innings in two starts … Truax ranks seventh in the Ohio Athletic Conference in ERA … McMann ranks tied for sixth all-time at ONU with 34 career doubles … McMann is tied for 43rd in program history with 121 career hits … Senior Chayten Overholt needs 23 hits to join the 100-Hit Club … Albion (Mich.) enters its series against ONU at 3-6 overall coming off doubleheader wins of 5-4 and 6-5 over John Carroll in Florida last Friday … Junior Zac Gray leads the Britons in hits (14), doubles (5) and RBIs (10) and is tied with sophomore Braeden Emery and freshman Austyn Stephens with a team-high two home runs … Freshman Ryker Mazey boasts a team-leading .379 batting average … Freshman Brayden Raether has a 3-1 record in four appearances spanning 16.1 innings on the mound to go with a team-high 18 strikeouts … Sophomore Scotty Clippert has a 1.80 ERA over 10 innings spanning three appearances on the mound.
Ohio Northern Batting Leaders
| Batting Ave. | Hits | Runs | RBIs | |||||||||||
| 1. | Sclafani | .333 | 1. | McMann | 9 | 1. | McMann | 6 | 1. | Webb | 8 | |||
| 2. | McMann | .321 | 2. | Webb | 7 | 2. | Durick | 5 | 2. | McMann | 5 | |||
| 3. | Durick | .294 | 3. | 3 Tied | 5 | Kennedy | 5 | 3. | Sclafani | 3 |
Ohio Northern Pitching Leaders
| Wins | ERA (Min. 6 Inn.) | Strikeouts | ||||||||
| 1. | Truax | 1 | 1. | Truax | 1.64 | 1. | Truax | 12 | ||
| Duncan | 1 | 2. | Knapschaefer | 2.25 | 2. | Lawrence | 11 | |||
| 3. | Duncan | 2.45 | 3. | Duncan, Knapschaefer | 8 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Albion (Mich.) by a 9-3 margin, including 4-1 in Ada and 2-2 in Albion … ONU has won six straight games in the series … The teams last met in March 2020 with ONU getting a 2-1 win in the RussMatt Invitational in Florida.
Head Coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte is in his 11th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern baseball team … He has a 210-159 record, a winning percentage of .569.
