BEREA — The Ohio Northern softball team extended its winning streak to five games on Wednesday afternoon as it swept Baldwin Wallace 6-4, 9-1 at the BW Softball Field.
The Polar Bears move to 22-4 overall and 8-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 10-14, 3-7.
Junior Hailee Loughman (Brookville) led the way offensively for the Polar Bears as she recorded four hits, three runs scored and added four RBI. The junior also added a home run in the second contest.
The Ohio Northern men's tennis team posted its second straight victory and grinded out a 6-3 victory over Ohio Athletic Conference-foe Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday afternoon at the University Courts.
The Polar Bears move to 9-6 overall and 3-1 in the OAC, while the Yellow Jackets drop to 9-4, 0-3.
By Cort Reynolds
WAYNESFIELD - The Ada baseball team went to Waynesfield-Goshen and came away with a convincing 7-2 victory in a non-conference battle Tuesday evening.
The win upped the Bulldog record to 2-3 and stopped a three-game losing skid.
Ada led 3-2 after scoring single runs in each of the first three innings. The Bulldogs lengthened their lead to 5-2 with two runs in the top of the fourth frame.
In the sixth inning, the purple and gold added two more insurance runs to put the game out of reach.
WAYNESFIELD - The visiting Ada softball team blasted three home runs and banged out a season-high 18 hits to crush Waynesfield-Goshen 17-5 in a non-conference game Tuesday evening.
Ada improved to 5-1 with their fourth victory in a row. The explosive Lady Bulldog offense has plated 33 runs in their last two wins, and they scored in every inning at W-G.
The Bulldogs jumped ahead with four runs in the first inning, then put it well out of reach with back-to-back five-run frames in the fifth and sixth.
Ohio Northern got a slew of outstanding pitching performances in a 4-3, 2-0 baseball sweep Baldwin Wallace on a chilly Tuesday afternoon at Wander Field.
The Polar Bears improve to 18-6 overall and are 6-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference after extending their winning streak to seven games.
The Yellow Jackets fall to 17-9, 3-5.
Junior Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) picked up his 100th career base hit and freshman Scott Beaton (Novi, Mich.) picked up a 4-inning save to lead ONU in the Game 1 win.
