The Muskingum baseball team and Ohio Northern split an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader on Saturday at Mose Morehead Field. The Muskies won the opener 8-3 and the Polar Bears won the nightcap, 11-3.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (15-12 overall, 5-5 OAC), Ohio Northern (14-12 overall, 5-5 OAC)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio - Mose Morehead Field
• Weather: Suuny and 75 degrees
• Attendance: 136
• Game Promotion: The doubleheader featured the Muskingum Student-Athlete Advisory Committee/Buffalo Wild Wings Grand Slam promotion (if a Muskie player hits a grand slam all fans in attendance wearing Muskingum attire wins free wings from BW3).

Game 1

• Freshman Darien Smith fired seven strong innings and Muskingum scored eight runs on nine hits to claim the opener.
• Smith allowed two runs on five hits to move to 2-2 on the year.
• Junior Dallas Allen belted two doubles, had two RBIs and scored two runs to pace the Muskies at the plate.
• Junior Joe Shumar added a triple and two RBIs.
• Junior Matt Lynn went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
• Senior Christian Leitenberger and freshman Marc Ibarra each had an RBI.
• Nick Eltzroth took the loss to drop to 4-3. He pitched seven innings and allowed six runs (five earned) on six hits. He also had an RBI double.
  
• Jordan Bostater logged an RBI on a sacrifice fly.
  

Game 2

• Ohio Northern used a six-run top of the ninth to pull away from Muskingum en route to gaining the split. The Polar Bears took a 5-3 lead into the final frame.
• Muskingum led 2-0 after two innings. Allen hit a home run in the first inning and freshman Patrick McGinty scored on a wild pitch in the second inning.
• The Polar Bears answered the Muskie fast start by scoring the next five runs. 
• Shumar had a pair of hits for the Muskies, with one RBI.
• McGinty went 3-for-4 with a triple and run scored.
• Lynn went 2-for-3, with a walk.
• Freshman Evan Hinds (5-2) suffered the loss after tossing six innings and allowing four runs (two earned) on 10 hits.
• Devin Carr (2-2) earned the win after pitching 6.2 innings and allowing three runs on eight hits.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts Wittenberg on Tuesday, April 19. Game time is slated for 4:00 p.m. and will feature Live Video and Live Stats on fightingmuskies.com.