Baseball splits with Ohio Northern in road doubleheader

Baseball splits with Ohio Northern in road doubleheader

The Muskingum baseball team split at Ohio Northern on Sunday afternoon. The Muskies dropped game one 7-0, but found their stride and bounced back with a win in game two 8-2.

The Basics

  • Records: Muskingum (14-9 overall, 5-1 OAC), Ohio Northern (9-13 overall, 1-5 OAC)
  • Location: Wander Field - Ada, Ohio

Game 1

  • The Muskies were led by senior Wyatt Reeder who tallied two hits in two at bats.
  • Freshman Conner Thamann added in one hit.
  • Junior Tobie Teke and senior Gavin Hawk both had a walk.
  • Senior Erik Cover started on the mound and went five innings for the Muskies.
  • Senior Jaxon Rinkes added three innings of work for the Muskies in relief. Rinkes allowed only one hit while striking out three batters.
  • Sam Sells led the Polar Bears with three hits and one RBI.

Game 2

  • The Muskies put together eight runs on 13 hits. 
  • Senior Quinten Collins had a two hit, two RBI, and two scored runs performance to lead the Muskies. Collins recorded the only home run in game two.
  • Teke added two more hits to his day while adding in one RBI.
  • Thamann put two hits up with two RBI's.
  • Sophomore Mike Davis logged two hits, one RBI, and one run scored.
  • Sophomore Louie Hess had two hits, one RBI, and one run scored.
  • Freshman Grant Mellerson added in one hit, one RBI, and two scored runs.
  • Junior Weston Melick notched two hits.
  • Teke and Hess both had doubles in the game.
  • Freshman Shoei Yamashita earned the win on the mound for the Muskies after a six inning performance that only allowed two runs, while striking out three batters.
  • Freshman Luke Spencer and Gavin Schultz came in for relief to close out the game.
  • Joey Kennedy had three hits for the Polar Bears. 

Up Next

  • The Muskies will be back in action on Wednesday, April 10, when they host the Capital Comets. The doubleheader in set to start at 1:00 p.m.