Ohio (17-7) completed a home opening series of two games against Stonehill College (6-9) with both having a different outcome. The first resulted in an impressive 9-1 Ohio victory before falling in a close 4-3 contest in the second.
In game one, Ohio scored 9 runs on seven hits while committing one error. Stonehill only scored 1 run on two hits and committed four errors. Senior Lauren Yuhas had two hits, one double and two RBIs while sophomore Brenna Farmer added a hit and scored two runs to lead Ohio.
Sophomore Izzie Wilson contributed her fair share with two scored runs and one RBI. Senior CiCi Keidel had one hit and a run scored, while senior Emma Hoffner had a double and one run scored. Lastly, senior Maddie Wilcox recorded a double, scored a run and had two RBI, while junior Belle Hummel had a hit.
Sophomore Mikie Lieving was in the circle for the Bobcats and pitched five innings, allowing only 1 run on two hits. She struck out two Skyhawks and picked up her sixth win of the season as a result.
Ohio got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning, scoring on back-to-back doubles from the likeness of Hoffner and Wilcox. In the bottom of the third inning, the Bobcats capitalized on two errors made by the Skyhawks by scoring 6 more runs on only four hits.
Going into the fourth inning with an 8-0 lead in favor of Ohio, Stonehill did manage to get a run on an RBI single. Ohio’s 9th and final run of the day would be scored by Wilson, cementing the win for the Bobcats.
Game two versus Stonehill College was a bit different. Overall, Ohio had 3 runs on 10 hits and did not commit any errors, while the Skyhawks scored 4 runs on five hits.
Individually, for Ohio, junior Shelby Westler had three hits and one RBI. Yuhas added two hits, one triple, one scored run and one RBI. Hummel had two hits plus a triple with a run scored. The final run scored was from Wilcox, who also registered a double.
Two Bobcats were in the circle, and those were redshirt junior Skipp Miller and freshman Anna Wise. Miller started first and pitched 4.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on four hits, walked two and struck out three. Wise only pitched two-and-two-thirds innings and did not allow a run on one hit, while also striking out a Skyhawk.
Stonehill got on the scoreboard early in the top of the first inning. Ohio responded by tying in the bottom of the inning on a RBI single from Farmer. The second inning was scoreless from both teams. The Skyhawks finally retook the lead on a two-RBI double, putting them up 3-1 after the third inning.
In the bottom of the fourth, Ohio was able to get a run back. After having reached on a one-out double, Wilcox later scored on an RBI single from Westler.
Stonehill stood at 3-2 heading into the fifth, and it added 1 more run on a RBI double to go up 4-2. Ohio had opportunities to score in the bottom of the sixth, but the Skyhawks’ defense didn’t allow any wiggle room for the Bobcats.
Ohio responded by using its defense to ward off any more scoring from Stonehill in the top of the seventh, as it looked to rally come the bottom of the frame. However, the Bobcats couldn’t find an answer to tie or even win the game after a scored run from Hummel. The final score was 4-3 in favor of Stonehill.
