KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern baseball program rolled past nonconference foe Bridgewater (Va.) Wednesday afternoon, capturing a 15-5 victory at Osceola Heritage Park #2 in Kissimmee, Fla. as part of the 2019 RussMatt Invitational.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-2 overall following the midweek victory. Meanwhile, Bridgewater drops to 3-7 overall this season.
Senior Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) and sophomore Will Davis (Upper Arlington/Bishop Watterson) headlined an offensive barrage that produced 15 hits in the contest.
The Ohio Northern women's track and field program secured six individual event titles at the 2019 Polar Bear Final Qualifier, headlining the team's performances Saturday afternoon inside the ONU Sports Center.
The meet was not scored.
Northern won three event titles on the track and claimed three of the six event titles in the field events over the two-day event, which began Friday with the men's heptahlon and women's pentathlon competitions.
Ohio Northern spring sports teams are in full swing this week. Here’s a summary of softball, baseball, women’s tennis and women’s lacrosse contests.
Softball
PLANT CITY, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team exploded for 18 runs and 23 base hits in a 10-1 victory over Randolph (Va.) and an 8-0 victory over Saint Joseph's (Maine) on Monday at the Sunkissed Games.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-2, while the WildCats fall to 5-4 and the Monks fall to 1-3.
Junior Brady Guest (Convoy/Crestview) went 5-for-7 with a home run and 6 RBI in the two games to lead the Polar Bear offense.
The Ohio Northern baseball team opened its 2019 season with a 10-1 win over Illinois College on Sunday afternoon at Osceola Heritage Park Field 2 as part of the Russ Matt Tournament.
The Polar Bears (1-0) scored three runs in the third and four more in the fourth to take a 7-1 lead and cruised to the win.
The Blueboys fall to 0-1.
Sophomore Michael Rocco (Orlando, Fla./Zionsville) went 3-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored to lead a 13-hit ONU offensive performance.
By Cort Reynolds
Three Ada players received All-Northwest Conference boys' basketball honors from league coaches in voting conducted at their annual selection meeting in Delphos Monday night.
Bulldog senior post Connor Frazier was named honorable mention all-conference for the second straight season. The 6-6 Frazier led the team in rebounds and blocked shots, and was second in total points.
Ada leading scorer Phillip Coulson, a junior wing, was also voted honorable mention all-league.
Bulldog senior guard Cade Mullins was the third Ada player to be named honorable mention All-NWC.
ADA — Five Ohio Northern student/athletes received bids to compete in the 2019 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships March 8-9 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass.
Senior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/tow-Munroe Falls), senior Avery Ewing (Kokomo, Ind./Eastern), junior All-American Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston), junior Allison Stevens (Naperville, Ill./Central) and freshman Nate Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) will all represent the Polar Bears in the meet.
McVey will compete in the 5,000-meter run with the fifth-fastest time in the country at 14:20.45 and will compete on Friday at 7:45 pm.
