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Ohio Northern University

Softball opens OAC slate with double header split with Marietta

Softball opens OAC slate with double header split with Marietta
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March 29, 2024

ADA — The Ohio Northern softball team opened the Ohio Athletic Conference portion of its schedule with a doubleheader split against Marietta on Friday afternoon. 

The Basics

  • ONU won the opener 9-4 and dropped the nightcap 8-6.
  • Records: Ohio Northern (8-8 overall, 1-1 OAC), Marietta (7-10 overall, 1-1 OAC).
  • Venue: Durbin-Hileman Stadium - Ada, Ohio.

Game 1 - W, 9-4

  • Northern scored four runs in both the first and third innings to build an early 9-4 lead.
  • Junior Callie Rosser (Republic/Monroeville) went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs scored and one RBI for ONU.
  • Fifth-year senior Sydney Motylinski (Ida, Mich.) was 2-for-4 with a triple and 3 RBI.
  • Junior Ashley Lenser (Brookville) scattered 10 hits, allowing four earned runs and struck out six to earn the win un the circle and improve to 4-1 on the season.
  • Ohio Northern out-hit Marietta 13-10.

Game 2 - L, 6-8

  • Marietta scored three times in the top of the fifth to expand its 5-3 lead into an 8-4 advantage.
  • Northern rallied with two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh to get within 8-6, but the Pioneers would get out of the jam with runners on first and second.
  • Motylinski was 2-for-4 with a solo home run and junior Taylor Hilty (Kettering/Fairmont) was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and 1 RBI.
  • Each team had 10 base hits in the contest.

Notables

  • The Polar Bears wrapped up a 6-game homestand at brand-new Durbin-Hileman Stadium.
  • Lenser and Rosser lead Ohio Northern in batting through 16 games this season with averages of .435, and .426.
  • Lenser is also 4-1 with 28 strikeouts and a 66 ERA in 29 innings in the circle.
  • Northern is now 52-30 all-time against Marietta.
  • Ohio Northern is in its 57th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 980-668-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .594.
  • Seventh-year head coach Jackie Price is now 162-100-1 at Ohio Northern for a winning percentage of .618.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Wednesday with a 3 pm doubleheader at Baldwin Wallace.