Saturday, March 20, 2021, 1 pm - Wander Field, Ada, Ohio
Sunday, March 21, 2021, 1 pm - Pioneer Park, Marietta, Ohio
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This Weekend's Preview: Today's doubleheader will be the 2021 OAC opener for both teams ... Each team will play four-game series against each of the league's other nine teams each weekend through May 15-16 ... A limited number of spectators will be allowed to attend the games based on the OAC's COVID-19 policy ... Each player will receive two admissions each game ... No tickets will be available to the general public ... The Polar Bears opened their 2021 season by going 1-3 in four non-conference games with then-No. 25-ranked Heidelberg last weekend ... ONU split a pair of home games last Saturday, falling 6-5 and winning 5-3 in Ada ... HU then won 5-1 and 4-2 in Tiffin on Sunday ... Through four games this season, junior Corey McMann leads Ohio Northern in batting with a .412 average, going 7-for-17 with 1 HR and a team-best 5 RBI ... Senior Will Davis and junior Sam Zeleznik are both batting .400 after the first weekend of action ... Senior Nate Bye (1.50) and junior Tom Pitko (1.69) both have ERAs under 2.00 after their first starts of the season ... ONU and MC will conclude their 4-game set on Sunday with a double header at Marietta ... Marietta is ranked No. 15 in the latest D3baseball.com poll ... MC opened its season with a 4-game sweep of Capital, outscoring the Crusaders 67-8 in the series ... Junior Zach Boyd was named the OAC Hitter of the Week and to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week after going 9-for-14 with 8 RBI ... Junior Logan Veitmeier is second on the team in hitting with a .556 average.
Ohio Northern Batting Leaders:
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McMann |
.412 |
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McMann |
7 |
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Overholt |
3 |
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McMann |
5 |
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Davis |
.400 |
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Wenning |
5 |
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Mills |
3 |
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Mills |
2 |
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Zeleznik |
.400 |
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Overholt |
5 |
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Wenning |
2 |
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Overholt |
1 |
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Webb |
1 |
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Burkett |
1 |
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Troyer |
1 |
Ohio Northern Pitching Leaders:
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ERA |
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Dodson |
1 |
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Mathews |
0.00 |
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Pitko |
8 |
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Truax |
1 |
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Bye |
1.50 |
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Dodson |
7 |
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Pitko |
1.69 |
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Knapschaefer |
7 |
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All-Time Series: MC leads the all-time series between the schools by an 80-22 margin ... ONU is 14-31 at home and 12-25 at Wander Field ... ONU swept the series last year, winning 7-1 and 6-4 at Marietta.
Head Coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte is in his 10th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern baseball team … He owns a 188-141 record, a .571 winning percentage.
