Softball drops pair of close games at Heidelberg
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Heidelberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Heidelberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | X | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Heidelberg
Game 2
Heidelberg
By Tim Glon
TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern softball team fell twice by late-inning rallies 4-3 and 6-4 on Saturday at Frann's Field.
The Polar Bears (9-10-1 overall, 8-9 Ohio Athletic Conference held 3-1 fifth innings leads in both contests, but the Student Princes (10-10-1, 9-9) rallied on both occasions for the win.
Northern scored twice in the top of the fifth to grab a 3-1 advantage in the opener, only to have HU counter with a 3-run double in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead.
ONU got two runners on with two out in the top of the seventh, but the hosts were able to get out of the jam.
In the nightcap, HU plated one run in the fifth to get within 3-2 and got four more in the sixth to grab a 6-3 lead.
Again Ohio Northern rallied as senior Abby Davis (New Palestine, Ind.) tripled and scored on a sc fly by sophomore Annika Murray (Hilliard/Bradley) to make it 6-4. Again, the hosts were able to get the final outs to hang on for the victory.
Davis was 4-for-8 with a double and a triple on the day to lead the ONU offense.
The two teams will wrap up their 4-game series with a double header at the ONU Softball Field on Sunday beginning at 9 a.m.