Baseball: Ohio Northern (7-6 Overall) at Trine Ind.) (5-5 Overall)
Sunday, March 24, 2019, Noon — Jannen Field, Angola, Ind.
Saturday's Game Preview: Ohio Northern returns to non-conference action on Sunday with a Noon contest at Trine (ind.) ... The game was rescheduled from March 19 ... ONU is looking to snap a 3-game losing streak after a 14-0, 13-3 sweep at the hands of Heidelberg on Saturday ... Sophomore Matthew Burkett (Maumee) went 4-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI to lead the ONU offense ... Through 13 games this season, sophomore Michael Rocco paces the team with a .465 batting average ... Senior Luke Klinehoffer ranks second on the team with a .434 batting average Burkett is third at .372 ...Klinehoffer also leads the team with 23 base hits and 14 runs scored, while senior Caleb Thomas tops the team with two home runs and 13 RBI ... On the mound, junior Jack Schaller is 2-1 with a 3.77 ERA and junior Nate Bye is 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA and a team-high 21 strikeouts ... Klinehoffer's 38 career doubles and .360 career batting average ranks third and ninth all-time at Ohio Northern, respectively ... Trine enters Sunday's game having been idle since a 8-2, 19-20 double header split at Wittenberg on March 16 ... It is also the 2019 home opener for the Thunder ... jacob Heller and Chase Hall lead TU with batting averages of .447 and .400, respectively ... Heller and Jake Roudy each have a team-best 13 RBI and Roudy leads the squad with 2 home runs ... On the hill, Adam Wheaton is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA and 15 strikouts.
Ohio Northern Batting Leaders:
| Batting Ave. | Hits | Runs | RBIs | |||||||||||
| 1. | Rocco | .465 | 1. | Klinehoffer | 23 | 1. | Klinehoffer | 14 | 1. | Thomas | 13 | |||
| 2. | Klinehoffer | .434 | 2. | Rocco | 20 | 2. | Rocco | 12 | 2. | Klinehoffer | 12 | |||
| 3. | Burkett | .372 | 3. | Burkett | 16 | 3. | Thwaits | 10 | 3. | Rocco | 9 |
Ohio Northern Pitching Leaders:
| Wins | ERA | Strikeouts | Saves | |||||||||||
| 1. | Schaller | 2 | 1. | Fisher | 3.52 | 1. | Bye | 21 | 1. | Wagner | 1 | |||
| 2. | 5 Tied w/ | 1 | Wagner | 3.75 | 2. | Fleser | 9 | Johnson | 1 | |||||
| Schaller | 3.77 | 3. | Wagner | 8 | Lester | 1 |
Series Notes: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 7-2 margin ... ONU won last year's meeting 14-3 in Ada, but fell 12-11 in 2017 in Angola, Ind.
ONU Head Coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte is in his eighth season leading the Ohio Northern baseball program with a 166-121 record, a .578 win percentage.