Softball drops doubleheader with No. 2-ranked Trine (Ind.)

ADA — The Ohio Northern softball team dropped a doubleheader with No. 2-ranked Trine (Ind.) on Tuesday afternoon.

The Polar Bears fell 5-3 in game one and dropped game two 10-1.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (6-10 Overall), #2 Trine (15-1).
• Venue: Durbin-Hileman Stadium — Ada, Ohio.

Game 1 — L, 3-5

• Trine kicked off scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning, then scored one more run in the second inning.
• Northern tied the game up with three runs in the bottom of the third.
• Senior Kylie King (London/Jonathan Alder) hit an RBI double to score senior Allie Wilson (Wapakoneta) to put the Polar Bears on the board.
• Freshman Molly Goudy (Hilliard/Darby) then singled through the left side to score King.
• Freshman Alexa Ray (Worthington/Bishop Watterson) hit an RBI single to center to tie the game.
• The Thunder took the lead back with a solo shot in the third inning, then scored one more run in the top of the seventh.
• Sophomore Clare Flory (Marcellus, Mich.) went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the Polar Bears.
• Freshman Sydney Freiberg (Yorkville, Ill.) (1-2) pitched a complete game and racked up five strikeouts.
• TU out-hit ONU 10-9.

Game 2 — L, 1-10

• Trine scored one run in the top of the first, two in the third, four in the fifth and three in the sixth.
• In the bottom of the sixth inning, freshman Ellie Mason (New Philadelphia) doubled to right center to score sophomore Mackenzie Hannahs (Alexandria/Northridge).
• Freshman Brooklyn Osterloh (Minster) (1-5) started in the circle for the Polar Bears, striking out two in 4.1 innings.
• Sophomore Avery Neth (Williamsburg) pitched 1.2 innings and recorded one strikeout.
• TU out-hit ONU 11-6.

Notables

• Ohio Northern is now 8-16 all-time against Trine.
• Mason leads the team in batting at .333, followed by sophomore Lillie Marker (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage) (.318) and Ray (.315).
• Wilson is tied for 20th all-time at ONU with 138 career base hits.
• Wilson needs just one home run and 8 RBIs to break into ONU's top-10 lists in those categories.
• Ohio Northern is in its 59th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 1,022-713-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .588.
• Head coach Summer Collins is in her second season at Ohio Northern with a 26-33 record.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday at Marietta at 1 p.m. to begin OAC play.