Baseball hits halfway point of season with double header at Marietta
Game 1
Game 1
4
Ohio Northern
8-11, 0-3
AT
7
Marietta
9-11, 1-2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Marietta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 7 | 12 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
11
Ohio Northern
9-12, 0-4
AT
12
Marietta
10-11, 2-2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Marietta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Pitching
Batting
Marietta
2B:
Alex Richter 2; Diego DeCello
3B:
none
HR:
none
Game 2
Pitching
Win: Sam Johnson (1-0)
Loss: Trenton Fulkerson (0-1)
Batting
Marietta
2B:
Alex Richter; Austin Amburgey; Diego DeCello
3B:
none
HR:
Alex Richter; Jeremy Tonelli
March 29, 2024
MARIETTA — The Ohio Northern baseball team reached the midpoint of its 40-game regular season schedule on Friday afternoon with a double header at Marietta.
MC swept the twin-bill, winning 7-4 and 12-11
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (8-12 overall, 0-4 OAC), Marietta (10-11 overall, 2-2 OAC).
- Venue: Pioneer Park - Marietta, Ohio.
Game 1 - L, 4-7
- The Polar Bears scored three times in the top of the seventh inning to grab a 4-3 lead.
- Sophomore Chase Armstrong (Louisville, Ky./Trinity) singled home sophomore Robbie Reed (Goshen, Ky./Trinity) with the first run.
- Freshman Evan Russ (Westfield, Ind.) then had a 2-run single to cap the rally.
- But MC would answer with five runs in the bottom of the frame to go back on top 7-4.
- Fifth-year senior Jack Hutchins (Bright, Ind./East Central) threw six strong innings, allowing only two runs while striking out 7 for ONU.
- MC out-hit ONU 12-8.
Game 2 - L, 11-12
- Northern scored nine times in the top of the ninth to grab an 11-6 lead, only to see the Pioneers answer with six runs in the bottom of the inning to win 12-11.
- Armstrong went 4-for-6 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI to lead ONU in the nightcap.
- Armstrong hit both of his home runs in the ninth inning. He led off the frame with a solo shot and finished the rally with a grand slam.
- All eight MC batters in the btoom of the ninth reached base.
- MC out-hit ONU 14-12.
Notables
- Armstrong finished the day going 6-for-10 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored.
- Junior Sam Sells (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) added three hits on the day.
- Ohio Northern is now 24-90 all-time against Marietta.
- Junior Joey Kennedy (Sterling Heights, Mich./Foley Catholic) and Sells lead the team through 18 20 with batting averages of .421 and .358, respectively.
- Ohio Northern is in its 119th season of baseball. The Polar Bears are 1450-1149 all-time, a winning percentage of .558.
- 13th-year head coach Gene Stechschulte is now 262-201 at Ohio Northern for a winning percentage of .566.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on Tuesday with a 4:15 pm game at area-rival Bluffton.