Ohio Northern shut out Ramapo but they were not the only team to keep their opponent off the boards. UW-Oshkosh did it twice and UW-La Crosse needed one to make a single run hold up. St. Lawrence, Union and Wilmington also won by the narrowest of margins.
Pitching and defense wins games but some times you need some extra offense. Huntingdon needed 10+ runs in their 17-10 win over Brevard. Amherst, Kalamazoo and Ohio Northern were a few more that needed to out score their opponent.
Tufts escaped with a 5-4 win over Washington and Lee in ten innings. In Ohio, Marietta, Muskingum and Ohio Northern scored 20+ runs in their wins on Thursday.
Denison has their best start in their first 17 games with a 12-4 win over Ohio Northern. Out in Virginia, Randolph-Macon claimed a win over Hampden-Sydney, their first since 2011.
Hayden Parker, in his debut for Nebraska Wesleyan, pitched a gem over Muhlenberg. In Florida, Ohio Northern earned a sweep over Wentworth and Alvernia added to their win column, defeating the Cardinals of Otterbein.
After having spent the last 12 seasons on staff as an Assistant Baseball Coach, Justin Scali has been announced as the successor to Jim Peeples as the new Head Baseball Coach at Piedmont College. The move comes after the announcement made by Peeples that he will serve as the school's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics after filling both roles for this past academic year.
Mitchell survived a late rally to open their season with a win over previously unbeaten Otterbein. Ohio Northern had a big offensive day with a 22-1 win over St. Vincent.
Monday was a day that some teams might have wanted to leap over and get right into March. This was not the case for Concordia Chicago, Ohio Northern and St. Vincent who scored wins on Leap Day.
Move over Marietta, there are new kids in town. Once a reliable path to the D-III World Series for the powerhouse teams like Adrian, Marietta and Wooster. The best of the PAC and AMCC are starting to make their mark as parity has arrived in the middle of the D-III nation.
At the end of the season a rash of records are being set across the nation. Farmingdale's Tom Rydzewski has a hit record, Ohio Northern's Dan Belliveau record is triples and Westminister's (Mo.) Tyler Branneky set a new RBI standard.
With four ranked teams in the OAC on the bump today, Heidelberg took sole possession of first place, sweeping John Carroll. Ohio Northern failed to keep pace, splitting with Baldwin Wallace, and is tied one game back with John Carroll and Marietta.
No. 24 Misericordia's 29 runs was the biggest total on the day but the Redlands, Ohio Northern John Carroll, and Otterbein offenses also powered their teams to wins on Friday.
Senior Jack LaMarca became the first Ohio Northern baseball player to hit for the cycle in at least a generation, leading the Polar Bears to a 17-3 victory over Northland (Wis.) Monday afternoon at Terry Park.
ADA -- The Ohio Northern baseball team used a walkoff double in extra innings and a late inning rally to sweep No. 8 Heidelberg on Saturday afternoon at Wander Field.
Rochester and RPI traded superb pitching performances in their league opener. Kean used the long ball for a win over Old Westbury. Northern Ohio scored seven in the 10th to best Albion.