Baseball: No. 24 Ohio Northern (2-3 Overall) vs St. Vincent (Pa.) (2-3 Overall) @ Auburndale (Fla.)
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 11:45 am, Lake Myrtle Park, Auburndale (Fla.)
Friday's Preview: The No. 24-ranked Ohio Northern baseball team enter's Friday's game on a two game skid, including dropping a 7-1 decision to St. John Fisher (N.Y.) Thursday afternoon ... Sophomore Ben Wake led Northern at the plate going 2-of-3 on the afternoon ... Sophomore Jordan Bostater scored the lone run for Northern after sophomore Brandon Kasberg hit an RBI single to left field ... Through five games this season senior Nick Eltzroth leads the Polar Bears with a .412 batting average and seven hits ... Sophomore Dan Barna ranks second on the team with a .364 batting average ... Bostater has a team-high four RBI's and is also second on the team in runs scored (2) ... St. Vincent enter's Friday's matchup after falling to Alma (Mich.) 14-10 on Thursday ... The Bearcats pounded out 12 hits but fell short late in the contest ... Through five games this season St. Vincent is led by Brennan Hoffer with a .455 batting average ... Luke Fox leads the team with 10 hits and ranks second on the team with a .417 batting average ... Eddie Kilkeary is tops on the team with five RBI's.
Batting Leaders (2016 Stats)
|
Batting Average |
Hits | Runs | RBI's |
| 1. Eltzroth .412 | 1. Eltzroth 7 | 1. Lubonovic 3 | 1. Bostater 4 |
| 2. Barna .364 | t2. Barna 4 | t2. Eltzroth 2 | t2. Eltzroth 2 |
| 3. Lubonovic .286 | t2. Kasberg 4 | t2. Shenefield 2 | t2. Kasberg 2 |
Pitching Leaders (2016 Stats)
| Wins | ERA | Strikeouts |
| t1. Eltzroth 1 | 1. Eltzroth 0.00 | 1. Maier 7 |
| t1. Crabtree 1 | 2. Maier 1.80 | 2. Eltzroth 6 |
ONU head coach Gene Stechschulte: Stechschulte is in his fifth season at ONU with an overall record of 92-68 and a winning percentage of .575.