Softball drops doubleheader at Alma (Mich.)
Game 1
Game 1
Ohio Northern
7-12, 1-1
0
AT
Alma (Mich.)
13-4, 0-0
6
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alma (Mich.) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
Ohio Northern
7-12, 1-1
4
AT
Alma (Mich.)
13-4, 0-0
5
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Alma (Mich.) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Pitching
Win: Morgan Westall (8-1)
Loss: Sydney Freiberg (1-3)
Batting
Ohio Northern
2B:
none
3B:
none
HR:
none
Alma (Mich.)
2B:
Jordyn Porter; Katelyn Thomas; Natalia Rodriguez
3B:
none
HR:
none
March 30, 2026
ALMA, Mich. — The Ohio Northern softball team dropped a doubleheader at Alma (Mich.) on Monday afternoon.
The Polar Bears dropped game one 6-0 and fell 5-4 in a close game two.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (7-13 Overall), Alma (14-4 Overall).
- Venue: Scots Park — Alma, Mich.
Game 1 — L, 0-6
- Alma scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, then added one more in the fifth and one in the sixth.
- Freshman Sydney Freiberg (Yorkville, Ill.) (1-3) pitched 6.0 innings and had one strikeout.
- Alma out-hit ONU 11-4.
Game 2 — L, 4-5
- Freshman Ellie Mason (New Philadelphia) hit an RBI double to break a 3-3 tie and give ONU a 4-3 lead in the top of the seventh inning.
- Alma scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh, including a walk-off single up the middle, to win the nightcap.
- In the top of the second, freshman Molly Goudy (Hilliard/Darby) hit a sacrifice fly and freshman Alexa Ray (Worthington/Bishop Watterson) singled up the middle to score two runs, putting ONU up 3-0 early.
- In the bottom of the second, Alma scored a run to make the score 3-1.
- The Scots scored a run in each the fifth and sixth innings to tie the game up.
- Sophomore Avery Neth (Williamsburg) (3-3) pitched 6.2 innings and struck out one batter.
- Alma out-hit ONU 13-7.
Notables
- The game was originally scheduled for March 19, but was postponed due to weather.
- Ohio Northern is now 14-24 all-time against Alma.
- Mason leads the team in batting at .352, followed by junior Carlie Schroeder (Wapakoneta) (.347) and Ray (.343).
- Wilson is tied for 18th all-time at ONU with 143 career base hits and is 10th in doubles with 34.
- Wilson needs just one home run and two RBIs to break into ONU's top-10 lists in those categories.
- Ohio Northern is in its 59th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 1,023-716-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .587.
- Head coach Summer Collins is in her second season at Ohio Northern with a 27-36 record.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on Tuesday at Adrian (Mich.) at 2 p.m.