Wilson's 7th-inning home run lifts Softball to twin-bill split at Otterbein
Game 1
Game 1
Ohio Northern
7-16, 1-4
2
AT
Otterbein
10-13, 2-5
6
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Otterbein | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
Ohio Northern
8-16, 2-4
3
AT
Otterbein
10-14, 2-6
1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Otterbein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Pitching
Batting
Ohio Northern
2B:
none
3B:
none
HR:
none
Otterbein
2B:
none
3B:
Rachel Miller
HR:
Emma Calkins
April 8, 2026
WESTERVILLE — Senior Allie Wilson (Wapakoneta) led off the top of the seventh with a solo home run to break a 1-1 tie and help the Ohio Northern softball team split a doubleheader at Otterbein on Wednesday afternoon. The Polar Bears won the nightcap 3-1 after the Cardinals took the opener 6-2.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (8-16 Overall, 2-4 OAC), Otterbein (10-14 Overall, 2-6 OAC).
- Venue: Otterbein Softball Field — Westerville, Ohio.
Game 1 — L, 2-6
- Otterbein scored three runs in the third and two more in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie and take a 6-1 lead.
- Freshman Alexa Ray (Worthington/Bishop Watterson) hit a sac fly in the top of the second to score sophomore Alyssa Hochstetler (Akron/Springfield) to tie the game at 1-1.
- Senior Kylie King (London/Alder) singled home sophomore Clare Flory (Marcellus, Mich.) in the top of the sixth to get ONU within 6-2.
- ONU out-hit OU 7-6.
Game 2 — W, 3-1
- Wilson broke a 1-1 tie with a solo home run to lead off the top of the seventh to give ONU a 2-1 lead.
- Ray followed with an RBI double to score freshman Mackenzie Hannahs (Alexandria/Northridge) with an insurance run to make it 3-1.
- Flory got the Polar Bears on the board with a single to score sophomore Maggie Arno (Williamsburg) to tie the game 1-1 in the fourth.
- Sophomore Avery Neth (Williamsburg) (4-4) pitched a complete game with four strikeouts to earn the win in the circle.
- ONU out-hit OU 10-6.
Notables
- Ohio Northern is now 64-24 all-time against Otterbein.
- Through 24 games this season, Ray leads the team in batting at .369, followed by junior Carlie Schroeder (Wapakoneta) at .317.
- Freshman Ellie Mason (New Philadelphia) is batting .308 with a team-best 14 RBI.
- Wilson is tied for 17th all-time at ONU with 145 career base hits, is tied for 10th in home runs with 14 and is 10th in doubles with 34.
- Ohio Northern is in its 59th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 1,024-719-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .587.
- Head coach Summer Collins is in her second season at Ohio Northern with a 28-39 record.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday when they host No. 18-ranked Mount Union for a double header at Marathon Diamonds in Findlay for the team's annual Strike Out Cancer day.