Baseball splits with Muskingum; Wins opener 7-0 and drops the nightcap 8-2
Game 1
Game 1
Muskingum
13-9, 4-1
0
AT
Ohio Northern
9-12, 1-4
7
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 12 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
Muskingum
14-9, 5-1
8
AT
Ohio Northern
9-13, 1-5
2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Pitching
Win: Jack Hutchins (2-3)
Loss: Erik Cover (3-2)
Batting
Muskingum
2B:
none
3B:
none
HR:
none
Game 2
Pitching
Win: Shoei Yamashita (3-1)
Loss: Noah Truax (1-2)
Batting
Muskingum
2B:
Tobie Teke 2; Louie Hess
3B:
none
HR:
Quinten Collins
April 7, 2024
ADA — The Ohio Northern baseball team split an Ohio Athletic Conference double header with Muskingum on a sunny Sunday afternoon
ONU won the opener 7-0 and lost the nightcap 8-2.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (9-13 overall, 1-5 OAC), Muskingum (14-9 overall, 5-1 OAC).
- Venue: Wander Field - Ada, Ohio.
Game 1 - W, 7-0
- Fifth-year senior Jack Hutchins (Bright, Ind./East Central) threw a complete-game 3-hit shutout while striking out 7 for ONU.
- Hutchins' pitching gem improves his record to 2-3 on the season.
- The Polar Bears scored seven times in the bottom of the second inning, all after two were out, to account for all of the scoring in the game.
- Northern sent 11 batters to the plate in the frame.
- Sophomore Chase Armstrong (Louisville, Ky./Trinity) started the scoring with a 2-run triple.
- Freshman Kyler Lapp (Hall, Ill.) followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0.
- Junior Andrew Stechschulte (Findlay) had a 3-run double four batters later and it was 6-0.
- Junior Sam Sells (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) then singled home Stechschulte to cap the rally.
- Sells was 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the opener.
- ONU out-hit MU 12-3 in the game.
Game 2 - L, 2-8
- Muskingum built a 5-0 lead with three runs in the top of the first and two more in the fourth.
- Junior Joey Kennedy (Sterling Heights, Mich./Foley Catholic) got ONU on the board in the bottom of the fourth with a RBI ground out that scored sophomore Robbie Reed (Goshen, Ky./Trinity).
- Kennedy then tripled home Reed in the bottom of the sixth to get ONU within 7-2.
- Kennedy finished the game 3-for-5 with 2 RBI and Reed was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored.
- MU out-hit ONU 13-10.
Notables
- Kennedy finished the day going 5-for-9 with 2 RBI and 2 stolen bases.
- Ohio Northern is now 49-33 all-time against Muskingum, including a 26-16 record at home.
- Kennedy and Sells lead the team through 22 games this season with batting averages of .447 and .380, respectively.
- Ohio Northern is in its 119th season of baseball. The Polar Bears are 1451-1150 all-time, a winning percentage of .558.
- 13th-year head coach Gene Stechschulte is now 263-202 at Ohio Northern for a winning percentage of .567.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on Tuesday with a 4:15 pm game at area-rival Bluffton.