Baseball drops Saturday afternoon matchup with Immaculata (Pa.)

AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern baseball team lost a Saturday afternoon game against Immaculata (Pa.) 4-0 on the penultimate day of its annual spring break trip.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (9-5 overall), Immaculata (2-11 overall).
• Venue: Lake Myrtle #5 - Auburndale, Fla.

Game L, 4-0

• Immaculata scored 2 runs in each of the fourth and sixth innings.
• Senior pitcher Blake Peterson (Belle Center/Benjaming Logan) had 9 strike outs in 6 innings of work. 
• Senior Sam Sells (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) had a single.
• Freshman Charlie Oakleaf (New Albany) had a single.
• Freshman Carter Swanson (Erie, Pa./McDowell) had a single.

Notables

• First all time meeting between Ohio Northern and Immaculata.
• Through 14 games this season, sophomore Evan Russ (Westfield, Ind.) leads the Polar Bears with a .467 batting average, going 14-for-30 with 12 RBI..
• Ohio Northern is in its 120th season of baseball. The Polar Bears are 1475-1159-20 all-time, a winning percentage of .560.
• 14th-year head coach Gene Stechschulte is now 287-211 at Ohio Northern for a winning percentage of .577.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will conclude their spring break trip on Sunday with a match up against Bethel (Minn.) beginning at 10:00 am.