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.