Softball splits doubleheader at Wooster

Softball splits doubleheader at Wooster
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April 30, 2025

WOOSTER — The Ohio Northern softball team wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule with a doubleheader split at Wooster on Wednesday afternoon. ONU dropped the first game 3-2, but won the nightcap 5-3.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (18-20 Overall), Wooster (15-21 Overall).
  • Venue: Galpin Park — Wooster, Ohio.

Game 1 - L, 2-3

  • Wooster scored one run in the second inning and two runs in the third inning.
  • In the top of the fourth inning, senior Ashley Lenser (Brookville) hit a solo homer.
  • Freshman Lillie Marker (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage) hit an RBI single to score senior Taylor Hilty (Kettering/Fairmont) to make the score 3-2, but the Polar Bears could not complete the comeback.
  • Sophomore Taylor Keck (Wadsworth) pitched a complete game with one strikeout.

Game 2 - W, 5-3

  • In the first inning, freshman Jaylee Fansler (Plainfield, Ind./Avon) hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
  • Wooster scored a run in each the first, third and fourth innings to go up 3-1.
  • In the fifth inning, Fansler and Lenser each hit RBI singles to tie the game.
  • In the sixth inning, junior Allie Wilson (Wapakoneta) doubled to score a run, going up 4-3.
  • Senior Callie Rosser (Republic/Monroeville) doubled to score Fansler in the seventh inning.
  • Wilson went 4-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Polar Bears offensively.
  • Lenser pitched four innings with four strikeouts to get the win in the circle, improving to 14-10 on the season.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern is now 10-3 all-time against Wooster.
  • Lenser now has 112 strikeouts this season, which ranks eighth-best in ONU history.
  • Lenser is now second in ONU history with 352 career strikeouts and third with 49 career victories in the circle.
  • Wilson, Lenser and Rosser lead the team in batting through 38 games this season with averages of .420, .402 and .382, respectively.
  • Ohio Northern is in its 58th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 1,014-700-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .591.
  • Head coach Summer Collins is in her first season at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday when they host a doubleheader with Heidelberg at Durbin-Hileman Stadium at 1 p.m. for Senior Day.