Lightel, Surdej toss shutouts as Softball sweeps Muskingum 6-0, 3-0
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Muskingum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Muskingum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Team Stats
By Tim Glon
NEW CONCORD -- Junior Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) and sophomore Kaitlin Surdej (Lancaster/Central) each threw shutouts to lead the Ohio Northern softball team to a 6-0, 3-0 sweep at Muskingum on Friday afternoon at Newberry Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 22-8 overall and are 8-4 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Muskies fall to 12-20, 4-8.
ONU also clinched its fourth consecutive winning season with the victories.
In Game 1, Lightel threw a 1-hit shutout, striking out six, to improve to 13-3 on the season.
She allowed only a second inning single and retired the final 13 batters she faced.
Offensively, Ohio Northern scored single runs in the second and third innings, then broke the game open with a 4-run fourth inning.
Freshman Athena Triglia (Winchester, Calif./Chaparral) had the big blow with a 2-run, bases loaded single in the fourth.
In the nightcap, Surdej threw a 4-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and is now 9-5 on the year.
ONU scored in the top of the first on a single by freshman Hailee Loughman (Brookville) and got two more runs in the fourth keyed by an RBI double from freshman Brady Guest (Convoy/Crestview).
The Polar Bears will return home on Wednesday when they host Baldwin Wallace in a double header at the ONU Softball Field.