Softball falls to Wilmington in completion of suspended game 4-2

BLUFFTON — The Ohio Northern softball team fell to Wilmington 4-2 on Sunday in the completion of a suspended game from April 22.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (9-25 Overall, 3-11 OAC), Wilmington (15-17 Overall, 6-6 OAC).
• Venue: Bluffton Field — Bluffton, Ohio.

Game Recap

• The game was resumed with ONU leading 1-0 with two out in the bottom of the first.
• WC scored three times in the top of the second and once more in the third to go up 4-1.
• In the sixth, junior Carlie Schroeder (Wapakoneta) doubled home senior Ashley Simko (Lebanon) to get ONU within 4-2.
• Northern got its first run on April 22 when Simko hit a sacrifice fly to score freshman Alexa Ray (Worthington/Bishop Watterson).
• Schroeder finished the day 2-for-4 to lead the Northern offense.
• WC out-hit ONU 8-4.

Notables

• The game was played at Bluffton University's field as ONU's Durbin-Hileman Stadium is under repair after suffering storm damage in March.
• Ohio Northern is now 41-9 all-time against Wilmington.
• Through 34 games this season, Ray leads the team in batting at .376, followed by Schroeder at .367.
• Freshman Ellie Mason (New Philadelphia) is batting .281 with team-bests of 21 RBIs and 11 doubles.
• Sophomore Mackenzie Hannahs (Alexandria/Northridge) leads the team with 13 stolen bases this season.
• Senior Allie Wilson (Wapakoneta) is 17th all-time at ONU with 148 career base hits, is tied for 10th in home runs with 14 and is tied for 9th in doubles with 35. 
• Ohio Northern is in its 59th season of softball. The Polar Bears are 1,025-728-4 all-time, a winning percentage of .585.
• Head coach Summer Collins is in her second season at Ohio Northern with a 29-48 record.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will wrap up the home portion of its schedule on Tuesday with a non-conference double header with Wooster at the Marathon Diamonds in Findlay.