Softball: Ohio Northern (22-17-1 Overall) at Muskingum (14-21 Overall) - OAC Tournament Finals
| Final (8) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Muskingum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Muskingum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Ohio Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Team Stats
Muskingum
Game 2
Muskingum
Saturday, May 15, 2021, 1 p.m. - Newberry Field, New Concord, Ohio
Saturday, May 16, 2021, 1 p.m. - Newberry Field, New Concord, Ohio - If Necessary
This Weekend's Series: The fourth-seeded Polar Bears will play at second-seeded Muskingum in the OAC Tournament finals this weekend ... The finals will be a best-of-3 series as the two teams will play a double header on Saturday with a Game 3, (if necessary) on Sunday ... A limited number of spectators will be allowed to attend the games based on the OAC's COVID-19 policy ... Each player will receive two admissions each game ... No tickets will be available to the general public ... Ohio Northern is looking for its sixth OAC Tournament title and its first since 2018 ... ONU reached the finals with a 1-0 victory over fifth-seeded Capital on Wednesday and a 5-4 win at top-seeded and No. 16-ranked Mount Union on Thursday ... Thru 40 games this season, sophomore Sydney Motylinski leads the team with a .378 batting average, 45 hits, 31 RBI and 9 home runs ... Senior Abby Davis is second in batting at .336 and has a team-best .443 on base percentage ... Junior Abby Elliott is third on the team with a .331 batting average ... Junior Stacey Walters is 13-5 with 97 Ks and a 3.12 ERA and sophomore Allie Bican is 5-7 with 95 Ks and a 3.40 ERA in the circle ... Senior Brady Guest ranks tied for 6th in ONU history with 16 HRs and is tied for 20th with 127 base hits... Senior Alicia Swierz is tied for 22nd with 126 hits ... Senior Gabby Stewart ranks 10th on ONU's all-time career hits list with 185, is fifth with 17 home runs, fourth with 131 RBIs and is fourth with 42 doubles ... Muskingum advanced to the finals with a 4-0 victory over third-seeded Baldwin Wallace on Thursday in the Semifinals ... The Muskies have won a league-best 18 OAC Tournament titles, including 10 straight from 1998-2007 ... MU last won the title in 2014 and is making is first appearance in the finals since 2016 ... Senior Karsyn Shaffer leads the Muskies with a .414 batting average and a team-high 58 hits. She has 10 stolen bases and notched six doubles and two triples ... Senior Shaena Mayer has a .355 batting average and has a team-high 18 stolen bases. She has 44 hits, with two doubles and two triples, and has eight RBIs ... Junior Katie Osburn has a .313 batting average and has a team-high 12 doubles. She has 41 hits, one triple, and tallied 23 RBIs ... In the circle, junior Hannah Smith carries a 12-3 record and has a 2.16 ERA. She has pitched a total of 103.2 innings, notching 60 strikeouts. She was also awarded OAC Softball Pitcher of the Week twice for her outstanding performances against then 21st-ranked Mount Union and Marietta ... Senior Hannah Duff carries a record of 12-6, with an ERA of 2.81. She leads the Muskie pitchers in innings pitched with 109.2 and has fired 70 strikeouts.
Ohio Northern Batting Leaders:
| Batting Ave. | Hits | Runs | RBI | |||||||||||
| 1. | Motylinski | .378 | 1. | Motylinski | 45 | 1. | Motylinski | 32 | 1. | Motylinski | 31 | |||
| 2. | Davis | .336 | 2. | Renner | 42 | 2. | Elliott | 25 | 2. | Elliott | 20 | |||
| 3. | Elliott | .331 | Davis | 42 | 3. | Davis | 23 | 3. | Swierz | 18 |
Ohio Northern Pitching Leaders:
| Wins | ERA | Strikeouts | ||||||||
| 1. | Walters | 13 | 1. | Walters | 3.12 | 1. | Walters | 97 | ||
| 2. | Bican | 5 | 2. | Bican | 3.40 | 2. | Bican | 95 | ||
| 3. | Daum | 2 | 3. | Daum | 3.95 | 3. | Daum | 12 | ||
| Harris | 2 |
All-Time Series: Muskingum leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 75-50 margin ... Northern is 18-39 at New Concord ... MU won 3 of 4 in this year's regular season series May 1-2.
Head Coach Jackie Price: Price is in her fifth season at the helm of the Ohio Northern softball team … She owns a 109-63-1 record, a winning percentage of .633 ... She is 130-112-1 in seven seasons as a head coach overall, a winning percentage of .537.
