AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern baseball team fell in a thrilling matchup against RIT (N.Y.) 6-5 before defeating Nichols (Mass.) 5-1 in the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Florida on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears improve to 5-3 on the year, while the Tigers move to 2-0 and the Bison fall to 1-5.