Five members of Baseball named Academic All-OAC
By: Andrew Korba
ADA -- Five members of the Ohio Northern baseball team were named Academic All-OAC in voting done by the league's 10 faculty advisors.
Seniors Patrick Collins, Kevin Obarski and Austin Price, junior Brian Thomas and sophomore Derek Lenardos all earned the honor.
This is the first honor for all five players.
Collins, a finance major, made four appearances this season on the mound.
He pitched 2.2 innings, striking out one batter and not walking anybody.
Obarski posted his best season at the plate, finishing with a .316 batting average.
The exercise physiology major finished his career with three homers and a career batting average of .253.
Price led the team in wins (four), complete games (five), innings pitch (51.1) and strikeouts (47).
The accounting major also walked only seven batters and was named Second Team All-OAC for the first time in his career.
Thomas, a pharmacy major, appeared in 14 games this season.
He batted .235, scoring four runs and drove in three runs.
Lenardos played in 14 games, hitting .375.
The mechanical engineering major was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts and also scored five runs.
A student-athlete must be sophomore standing, be varsity status and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 to eligible for the award.
The Polar Bears finished the season 17-21 on the season and finished tied for sixth place in the OAC with a 8-10 mark.