Softball falls to Gettysburg (Pa.) and Wittenberg on second day of spring break trip
Ohio Northern
1-2
3
AT
Gettysburg (Pa.)
6-2
4
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Gettysburg (Pa.) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 | 11 | 4 |
Wittenberg
3-1
10
AT
Ohio Northern
1-2
5
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittenberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Team Stats
Pitching
Win: Paige Forry (4-2)
Loss: Ashley Lenser (1-1)
Batting
Ohio Northern
2B:
none
3B:
none
HR:
none
Gettysburg (Pa.)
2B:
Renee Laczkowski
3B:
none
HR:
none
Pitching
Win: Lilly James (1-0)
Loss: Avery Neth (0-1)
Batting
Wittenberg
2B:
Diana Quevedo
3B:
Kirsten Wright
HR:
Kirsten Wright
Ohio Northern
2B:
none
3B:
none
HR:
none
March 10, 2025
BARTOW, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team fell to Gettysburg (Pa.) and Wittenberg on the second day of its annual spring break trip on Monday. ONU fell 4-3 to GC and 10-5 to WU.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (1-3 overall), Gettysburg (Pa.) (6-2 overall), Wittenberg (3-1 overall).
- Venue: Bartow Park - Bartow, Fla.
Game 1 - L, 3-4 v GC
- Northern scored twice in the top of the third to grab a 2-0 lead.
- But the Bullets scored single runs in each of the next three innings to grab a 3-2 lead.
- ONU tied the game at 3-3 with a run in the top of the sixth.
- GC then scored in the bottom of the sixth to grab a 4-3 lead.
- Freshman Jaylee Franzer (Plainfield, Ind./Avon) went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Polar Bears.
Game 2 - L, 5-10 v WU
- The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning and led 5-0 after three innings.
- Northern scored all five of their runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game up 5-5.
- Senior Callie Rosser (Republic/Monroeville) and senior Ashley Lenser (Brookville) scored on an error by the Wittenberg third baseman.
- Freshman Clare Flory (Marcellus, Mich.) then scored on another error by the third baseman, making the score 5-3.
- Sophomore Ashley Simko (Lebanon) stole home to cut Wittenberg's lead to just one run.
- Hannahs tied the game up when she scored on a wild pitch.
- The Tigers then answered with runs in each of the next three innings to seal the victory.
- Flory went 2-for-3 to lead the Polar Bears.
- WU out-hit ONU 15-7.
Notables
- Both games were pushed back from earlier in the day due to rain.
- Lenser has 86 career base hits. She also ranks sixth all-time in ONU history with 251 career strikeouts.
- Ohio Northern is in its 58th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 997-683-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .592.
- First-year head coach Summer Collins is now 1-3 at Ohio Northern.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears return to action Tuesday when they face Swarthmore (Pa.) at 9 a.m. and Lakeland (Wis.) at 11:15 a.m.