Rosser joins 100-Hit Club, Softball falls to Swarthmore (Pa.) and Lakeland (Wis.) on third day of spring break trip

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team continued its spring break trip with losses to Swarthmore (Pa.) and Lakeland (Wis.) on Tuesday morning. ONU fell 10-2 to SC and 10-2 to LU.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (1-5 overall), Swarthmore (Pa.) (5-5 overall), Lakeland (Wis.) (2-2 overall).
• Venue: DiamondPlex - Winter Haven, Fla.

Game 1 - L, 2-10 v SC (6 innings)

• The game was called after six innings due to the NCAA's 8-run rule.
• Swarthmore took a 3-0 lead after two innings.
• Senior Callie Rosser (Republic/Monroeville) hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second for her 100th career hit.
• Freshman Ava Jolin (Williamston, Mich.) stole home in the third inning to make the score 4-2.
• SC scored three more runs in the fourth and sixth innings.
• Senior Ashley Lenser (Brookville) pitched four innings and had four strikeouts.
• SC out-hit ONU 11-4.

Game 2 - L, 2-10 v LU (5 innings)

• The game was called after five innings due to the NCAA's 8-run rule.
• Lakeland scored twice in the bottom of the second inning to take a 2-0 lead.
• Freshman Mackenzie Hannahs (Alexandria/Northridge) singled to score freshman Melanie Amann (Columbus/Upper Arlington).
• Freshman Jaylee Fansler (Plainfield, Ind./Avon) then scored off an error by the left fielder to tie the game up 2-2.
• The Muskies scored 8 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take back the lead.
• LU out-hit ONU 9-4.

Notables

• Rosser became the 47th member of ONU's 100-Hit Club.
• Lenser has 87 career base hits. She also ranks sixth all-time in ONU history with 255 career strikeouts.
• Ohio Northern is in its 58th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 997-685-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .591.
• First-year head coach Summer Collins is now 1-5 at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action Thursday when they face Penn-St. Behrend at 10 a.m. and Thomas (Maine) at 12:30 p.m.