Sunday, March 6, 2022, 3:30 p.m. – v Misericordia (Pa.) – Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex, Leesburg, Fla.
Sunday, March 6, 2022, 5:15 p.m. – v Nebraska Wesleyan – Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex, Leesburg, Fla.
Monday, March 7, 2022, 3 p.m. – v Emmanuel (Mass.) – Hancock Park, Clermont, Fla.
Monday, March 7, 2022, 5:30 p.m. – v Coast Guard (Conn.) – Hancock Park, Clermont, Fla.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 9 a.m. – v St. Mary's (Ind.) – Hancock Park, Clermont, Fla.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 11:15 a.m. – v Wheaton (Ill.) – Hancock Park, Clermont, Fla.
Thursday, March 10, 2022, 10:15 a.m. – v D'Youville (N.Y.) – Hancock Park, Clermont, Fla.
Thursday, March 10, 2022, 12:30 p.m. – v #25 Alfred (N.Y.) – Hancock Park, Clermont, Fla.
Friday, March 11, 2022, 10:30 a.m. – v Catholic (D.C.) – Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex, Leesburg, Fla.
Friday, March 11, 2022, 11:45 p.m. – v Arcadia (Pa.) – Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex, Leesburg, Fla.
| 2022 Softball Season Preview |
Spring Games Preview: The Ohio Northern softball team opens its 2022 season on Sunday at The Spring Games in Florida … The Polar Bears will play two games each day on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for a total of 10 games … Northern's slate includes games against Misericordia (Pa.), Nebraska Wesleyan, Emmanuel (Mass.), Coast Guard (Conn.), St. Mary's (Ind.), Wheaton (Ill.), D'Youville (N.Y., No. 25 Alfred (N.Y.), Catholic (D.C.) and Arcadia (Pa.) … Games will be played at either Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex in Leesburg or Hancock Park in Clermont … The Polar Bears are coming off a 2021 season in which they finished 24-18-1 overall, which included a 19-16 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference play … After finishing fourth in the conference in the regular season, Northern won the 2021 OAC Tournament championship to earn a bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament before COVID-19 protocol issues forced the team to withdraw … ONU returns 10 letter winners from last season, including six starters and three All-Conference players … Senior pitcher Stacey Walters and junior third baseman Sydney Motylinski earned All-OAC Second Team honors in 2021, and senior shortstop Lauren Renner was an Honorable Mention selection … Motylinski led ONU in batting average (.362), runs (34), hits (47), home runs (10) and RBIs (34) last season … Motylinski ranked second in the OAC in home runs and fourth in RBIs and finished tied for third in runs and tied for fifth in hits … Renner, an Academic All-OAC and All-OAC Tournament Team honoree in 2021, hit .336 and tallied 46 hits, including a team-high 11 doubles, last season … Walters, a two-time Academic All-OAC selection and a 2021 All-OAC Tournament Team honoree, went 15-5 in 24 appearances last season, including 20 starts, posting a 2.83 ERA … Walters led the OAC in wins (15), innings pitched (148.2) and complete games (18) and ranked second in strikeouts (103) … Senior outfielders Abby Elliott and Rachel Hish enter the season needing just 14 hits to join ONU's 100-Hit Club.
2022 Ohio Northern Returning Batting Leaders:
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Batting Avg. |
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|
|
Hits |
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|
Runs |
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|
|
RBI |
|
| 1. |
Motylinski |
.362 |
|
1. |
Motylinski |
47 |
|
1. |
Motylinski |
34 |
|
1. |
Motylinski |
34 |
| 2. |
Renner |
.336 |
|
2. |
Renner |
46 |
|
2. |
Elliott |
27 |
|
2. |
Elliott |
21 |
| 3. |
Elliott |
.318 |
|
3. |
Elliott |
42 |
|
3. |
Murray |
23 |
|
3. |
Renner |
20 |
2022 Ohio Northern Returning Pitching Leaders:
| |
Wins |
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|
|
ERA |
|
|
|
Strikeouts |
|
| 1. |
Walters |
15 |
|
1. |
Walters |
2.83 |
|
1. |
Walters |
103 |
| 2. |
Bican |
5 |
|
2. |
Daum |
3.57 |
|
2. |
Bican |
95 |
| 3. |
Daum, Harris |
2 |
|
3. |
Bican |
3.69 |
|
3. |
Daum |
12 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern is 2-1 all-time against Misericordia (Pa.), 1-0 against St. Mary's (Ind.), 1-0 against Wheaton (Ill.), 3-2 against Catholic (D.C.) … This marks Northern's first all-time meeting with Nebraska Wesleyan, Emmanuel (Mass.), Coast Guard (Conn.), D'Youville (N.Y.), Alfred (N.Y.) and Arcadia (Pa.).
Head Coach Jackie Price: Price is in her sixth year at the helm of the Ohio Northern softball team … She owns a career record of 111-64-1, a .634 winning percentage.
