Softball bangs out five home runs in 7-4, 16-3 sweep of Heidelberg
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Ohio Northern | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 12 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Ohio Northern | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | X | 16 | 17 | 4 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Heidelberg
Game 2
Heidelberg
Ohio Northern
By Tim Glon
ADA -- Ohio Northern swept Heidelberg 7-4 and 16-3 in an Ohio Athletic Conference softball double header Tuesday afternoon at the ONU Softball Field.
The Polar Bears improve to 5-9 overall and are 4-4 in OAC play, while the Student Princes fall to 10-14, 0-8.
Junior Christin Miller went 6-for-8 with five runs scored to lead an ONU offense that posted 29 base hits, hit five home runs and scored 23 runs in the twin-bill.
In Game 1, Northern took a quick 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI triple by sophomore Kelly Sheridan and a 2-run home run by freshman Amanda Lahti.
An RBI double by Miller followed by an RBI single by senior Ashley Sujkowski gave the Polar Bears a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the second.
After HU got on the board in the top of the third, freshman pinch-runner Lindsay Simmons scored on a ground out by freshman Anne Dreher in the home half of the third frame to make it a 6-1 game.
The Student Princes scored three times in the top of the fifth frame to pull within 6-4.
But the Polar Bears added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth when Miller singled, stole second and eventually scored on a ground ball by Sheridan.
Senior Abbey Bensing improved to 3-3 in the circle with the complete-game victory for Ohio Northern.
In Game 2, the Polar Bears batted around in each of the first two innings to take a commanding 16-1 lead.
Northern scored eight times in the bottom of the first frame, sending 12 batters to the plate, to take an early 8-1 lead.
Junior Carly McKenzie drilled a 2-run home run to left, her second dinger of the season.
Lahti followed with an RBI double and Dreher had an RBI single to make it 4-1.
Junior Michelle Sweet then smacked a 3-run home run and Sujkowski had an RBI double to cap the rally.
Junior Colleen Baliga and Sheridan each hit 3-run home runs to spark the 8-run second frame.
Senior Katy Newman picked up her second victory of the season for ONU.
The Polar Bears will return to action Thursday with a pair of non-conference games at Adrian (Mich.)
