Softball ices Polar Bears in road doubleheader

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.