Softball splits doubleheader at #24 Calvin (Mich.)
Game 1
Game 1
0
Ohio Northern
20-13
AT
4
#24 Calvin (Mich.)
22-7
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| #24 Calvin (Mich.) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
3
Ohio Northern
21-13
AT
1
#24 Calvin (Mich.)
22-8
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| #24 Calvin (Mich.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Pitching
Win: Brooke Hunderman (0-0)
Loss: Kayla Runyon (5-8)
Batting
#24 Calvin (Mich.)
2B:
none
3B:
Carly Dole; Tory Decker
HR:
none
April 24, 2024
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Ohio Northern softball team split a non-conference doubleheader at No. 24-ranked Calvin (Mich.) on Wednesday.
CC won the opener 4-0 and ONU rallied to take the nightcap 3-1.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (21-13 overall), Calvin (22-8 overall).
- Venue: Gainey Athletic Facility - Grand Rapids, Mich.
Game 1 - L, 0-4
- Calvin scored in two different innings, scoring one run in the bottom of the second inning and three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
- Calvin out-hit Ohio Northern 6-2.
- Sophomores Allie Wilson (Wapakoneta) and Kylie King (London/Jonathan Alder) had the only two hits for ONU.
- Senior Kayla Runyon (Tipp City) pitched a complete game for the Polar Bears.
Game 2 - W, 3-1
- Wilson hit a solo homer in the top of the second inning to start off scoring for ONU.
- Also in the top of the second, junior Callie Rosser (Republic/Monroeville) singled home freshman Carlie Schroeder (Wapakoneta) to make the score 2-0.
- ONU scored again in the top of the fifth inning on a single by fifth-year senior Sydney Motylinski (Ida, Mich.) that scored junior Mariana Alejandro (Gibsonburg).
- Calvin answered with one run in the bottom of the sixth to make the score 3-1.
- Junior Ashley Lenser (Brookville) pitched a complete game for the Polar Bears, only allowing three hits and striking out eight.
- Ohio Northern out-hit Calvin 7-3.
Notables
- Rosser finished 2-for-4 on the day with two hits and an RBI for ONU.
- Motylinski now has 144 career base hits and 102 career RBIs. She ranks tied for 10th all-time in ONU history with her 102 RBIs.
- Motylinski is also fourth all-time in home runs with 24.
- Wilson, Rosser and Motylinski lead Ohio Northern in batting through 34 games this season with averages of .406, .405 and .375, respectively.
- Lenser is now 11-2 with 76 strikeouts and a 2.07 ERA in 81.1 innings in the circle.
- ONU is now 6-9 all-time against Calvin.
- Ohio Northern is in its 57th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 993-673-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .595.
- Seventh-year head coach Jackie Price is now 175-105-1 at Ohio Northern for a winning percentage of .623.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday when they host Mount Union for a 1 pm double header on dedication day at new Durbin-Hileman Stadium.