Muskingum drops two home games to Ohio Northern

Muskingum drops two home games to Ohio Northern

The Muskingum softball team dropped two Ohio Athletic Conference games to Ohio Northern. Game one went into eight innings with a final score of 3-2, and game two the Muskies lost 6-1.

The Basics

  • Records: Muskingum (15-7, Overall, 2-2 OAC), Ohio Northern (12-8 Overall 3-1 OAC)
  • Location: Donna J. Newberry Field – New Concord, Ohio
  • Attendance: 70

Inside The Numbers

Game one

  • The Muskies finished with 30 at bats, two runs, six hits, two RBIs, and a stolen base.
  • Sophomore Cara Taylor led the Muskies, as she went 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base.
  • Senior Kalie Eshelman finished with a run and a hit where she doubled.
  • Sophomore Sadie Smith went an efficient 2-for-3 with an RBI double.
  • Senior Rosie Hayes recorded a hit with an RBI.
  • Both Senior Madelyn Thomas and freshman Bethany Rodman each pitched four innings. Rodman recorded two strikeouts and Thomas earned a strikeout.

Game Two

  • The Muskies finished with 28 at bats, a run, eight hits, an RBI, a stolen base and was walked a single time.
  • Freshman Elizabeth Wauford led the Muskies with her two doubles to left-center field. Wauford went 2-for-3 from the plate.
  • Sophomore Cara Taylor added two hits as she went 2-for-4 with her appearances in the batter's box. Taylor also recorded a stolen base.
  • Freshman Eliana Shaheen recorded a hit with an RBI single.
  • Freshman Tareyn Born recorded a double. Born started in the pitching circle and finished four innings with three strikeouts.
  • Senior Madelyn Thomas pits 2.2 innings and posted two strikeouts.

Next Up

Catch the Muskies back in action when they travel to Berea, Ohio for a doubleheader against Baldwin Wallace. The games are scheduled to start at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.