Posted: May 01, 2021
The Muskingum softball team swept OAC opponent Ohio Northern on Saturday afternoon at ONU Softball Field. The Muskies won Game 1, 4-3 and Game 2, 2-0.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (24-10, 23-7), Ohio Northern (15-16-1)
- Location: Ada, Ohio – ONU Softball Field
- Attendance: 80
Inside the Numbers - Game 1
- Junior Hannah Smith collected the win on the mound pitching 6.1 innings and allowing three runs off eight hits.
- Freshman Madelyn Thomas earned the save for the Muskies.
- Senior Shaena Mayer added three hits including a triple and tallied an RBI.
- Freshman Alex Fankhauser notched one hit and two RBIs for the Muskies.
- Senior Karsyn Shaffer notched two hits.
- Senior Bailey Waitkus added a hit to the contest.
- Abby Davis had two hits, while both Alicia Swierz and Annika Murray added one hit and an RBI for the Polar Bear offense.
- Allie Bican dealt the loss for the Polar Bears, pitching a complete game and allowing four runs off seven hits.
The Difference – Game 1
- The Muskies plated their first two runs in the first inning off a Fankhauser two-RBI single to take an early, 2-0.
- The Muskies continued with their hot bats in the second as Mayer belted an RBI triple extending their lead, 3-0. Mayer went on to score the Muskies final run on a pass ball, making it 4-0.
- The Polar Bears added two more runs in the bottom of the seventh to come within one run, and had bases loaded with one out before they popped into a game-ending double play.
- The Muskies scored four runs off seven hits.
Inside the Numbers – Game 2
- Senior Hannah Duff earned her ninth win of the season pitching a complete game and allowed no runs off three hits.
- Sophomore Carlee Lamacz blasted a solo homerun in the contest.
- Junior Haley Hawk added two hits and collected an RBI for the Muskies.
- Seniors Riley Powers and Shaffer both notched two hits in the contest, each had a double.
- Fankhauser and Mayer both tallied one hit each for the Muskies.
- Abby Elliot, Hannah Reubel, and Alicia Swierz each added a hit for Ohio Northern.
- Stacey Walters dealt the loss for the Polar Bears pitching a complete game, allowing two runs off nine hits.
The Difference – Game 2
- Lamacz blasted a solo homerun in the second inning for the Muskies to take an early 1-0 lead.
- The Muskies went on to plate their final run in the fourth off a Hawk RBI single making it, 2-0.
Up Next
- The Muskies will continue their home and home doubleheader season as they host Ohio Northern on Sunday, May 2 at Donna J. Newberry Field with games beginning at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.