Bulldog sophomore right-hander Roman Snyder earned his initial pitching victory, while senior Jacob Morgan finished in relief to receive his first save
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
By Cort Reynolds
DOLA - The visiting Ada baseball team rallied to edge county rival Hardin Northern 10-9 Monday evening to win their season opener.
Ada improved to 1-0 with the victory, while HN fell to 0-1 with the defeat.
Bulldog sophomore right-hander Roman Snyder earned his initial pitching victory, while senior Jacob Morgan finished in relief to receive his first save.
"Itís always nice to get the first win of a season," said Ada veteran head coach Jason Campbell. "The boys never gave up, chipped away at their lead, and played hard for seven innings.
Mackenzie Wills named OAC women's tennis player of the week
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Senior Mackenzie Wills was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 22-28.
Wills became Ohio Northern's all-time career singles victories leader, leading ONU to a 9-0 non-conference victory at Marietta on Saturday at Beran Tennis Center.
Wills won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles for her school record 84th singles victory, breaking the previous record she shared with Meghan Letizia, who accomplished the feat from 2012-16.
She also won 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.
Wills is also second all-time at ONU with a career record of 165-48 and is 5th all-time with an 81-30 mark in doubles matches.
Ada HS grads Zac Beascher and Isaac Spar win in men's opener
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 29, 2021
MARIETTA — Senior Mackenzie Wills (Ada) became Ohio Northern's all-time career singles victories leader, leading ONU to a 9-0 non-conference victory at Marietta on Saturday at Beran Tennis Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-0, while the Pioneers fall to 0-3.
Wills won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles for her school record 84th singles victory, breaking the previous record she shared with Meghan Letizia, who accomplished the feat from 2012-16.
She also joined with sophomore Jeorgia Templin (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) to win 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.
Baseball: Corey McMann goes 5-for-6 with a home run and 4 RBI
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 28, 2021
Here are weekend ONU softball and baseball updates.
Baseball
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — Junior Corey McMann (Flower Mound, Tex./Liberty Christian) went 5-for-6 with a home run and 4 RBI in game one to lead the Ohio Northern baseball team at John Carroll on Saturday at Schweikert Field.
The Polar Bears (3-7 overall, 2-4 Ohio Athletic Conference) pounded out 22 hits to win the opening game of the double header 21-10.
The Blue Streaks (7-3, 4-2) won the nightcap 7-0.
Sophomore Jacob Wenning (Coldwater) was 4-for-5 with 4 RBI and senior Matthew Burkett (Maumee) was 3-for-6 with a home run and 4 RBI in the opener.
ADA — Five Ohio Northern student/athletes were named All-Great Lakes Region in Men's Indoor Track & Field for 2021 by the USTFCCCA.
Senior Sam Krabacher (Hamilton/Badin), juniors Andrew Buderer (Oak Harbor), Nate Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela-Saint Joseph) and Luke Shellhaas (Greenville/Versailles) and freshman Keegan Digby (Bowling Green/Otsego) all received the honor.
To earn All-Region honors, an athlete must be one of the top-5 individuals in their respective region on the final TFRRS Descending Order List. In addition, each member of a region's top-3 relay team was also selected for distinction.
BEXLEY — Senior Brody Hahn (Louisville) accounted for five touchdowns and 418 yards of total offense to lead the Ohio Northern football team to a 47-6 victory at Capital on Friday night at Bernlohr Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-0 overall and are 2-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Crusaders fall to 0-3, 0-3.
Hahn threw for 312 yards and two scores and ran 11 times for 106 yards and three touchdowns to lead the ONU offense.
Junior All-American Brock Martin (Attica/Seneca East) ran 16 times for 75 yards and a score. He also caught a pass for 40 yards and returned a kickoff for 20 yards to account for 135 all-purpose yards.