Ohio Wesleyan University senior Sharif Kronemer (Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook), freshman Katie Reid (Marion/Harding) and senior Nathan Strome (Sidney) have been named North Coast Athletic Conference Players of the Week for the week of April 23, it was announced by the NCAC.
Junior catcher James Toland (Stow/Walsh Jesuit) smashed 3 home runs and senior first baseman Nathan Strome (Sidney) crushed a timely 3-run homer to power Ohio Wesleyan to a doubleheader sweep of Wittenberg in North Coast Athletic Conference West Division play on Sunday at Littick Field.
Junior second baseman Zach Bott (Dublin/Coffman) drove in 4 runs and belted Ohio Wesleyan’s first homer of the season as the Bishops outslugged Heidelberg 13–11 in non-conference play on Wednesday in Tiffin.
Sophomore shortstop Erica Bryan (Wapakoneta) drove in 2 runs and junior righthander Amanda Barker (Granville) hurled a complete-game victory as Ohio Wesleyan edged Mount St. Mary 5–3 in non-conference action on Friday in Cape Coral, Fla.
Freshman outfielder J.J. Buckey (Toledo/Ottawa Hills) singled home a pair of runs to bring Ohio Wesleyan within a run, but Capital held off the Bishop rally and escaped Littick Field with a 7–6 non-conference win in Ohio Wesleyan’s home opener on Wednesday.
Ohio Wesleyan University senior Tim Brady (Dublin/Jerome) and junior Andy Winters (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) were named to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference men’s basketball teams, it was announced this week.
With the outcome up for grabs, the Golden Eagles got down to the task at hand.
The youthful Battling Bishops came of age Saturday afternoon.Ohio Wesleyan (6–11, 2–6 NCAC) snapped a three-game losing streak by upsetting favored Kenyon (13–5, 6–3 NCAC) on the strength of a strong finish befitting a veteran team in a 63–61 North Coast Athletic Conference women’s basketball victory before a vocal gathering at Branch Rickey Arena.