ADA — Junior Kirsten Lightel(Tallmadge) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week and sophomore Hailee Loughman (Brookville) was named OAC Hitter of the Week for the week of Mar. 5-11.
Lightel led the Polar Bears in the circle during the Spring Break trip as she posted a 6-0 record and struck out 42 batters.
The junior tossed six complete games, two of which were shutouts, and posted a team-best ERA of 0.33 during the week.
Loughman led ONU at the plate during the Spring Break trip with 14 RBI, two home runs, and four doubles.
The sophomore also added 13 hits during the week.
Loughman hit a 2-RBI homerun in the first game of the season and also hit a home run in a 6-0 shutout over Roger Williams (R.I.).
The Polar Bears return to the diamond Mar. 23 as they travel to Anderson (Ind.) and take on the Ravens in a double header at 3:30 pm
