Winter Haven, Fla.—Fifth-year third baseman Victoria Young (Sterling, Conn.) went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI as Rhode Island College lost, 6-3, vs. Ohio Northern on Sunday morning.
 
THE BASICS
Ohio Northern 6, Rhode Island College 3
Ohio Northern (1-0)
Rhode Island College (1-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Young got the scoring started for the game in the bottom of the second, doubling to right field to give RIC a 1-0 advantage.
 
• Ohio Northern got one run back in the next half inning off a RIC wild pitch.
 
• The Polar Bears capitalized with runners on base in the top of the fifth, as a double scored two runners and a bunt scored another.
 
• Junior center fielder Sophia Crudale (Cranston, R.I.) brought the Anchorwomen deficit back to one with an infield single to plate Young.
 
• A sacrifice bunt and a single would be the difference makers as Ohio Northern scored two in the seventh. Crudale knocked in the Anchorwomen's last run with an RBI ground out in the seventh.

• Sophomore pitcher Ashleigh von der Linden (Stratham, N.H.) was dealt the loss (1-1), hurling six innings and striking out eight.
 
• Crudale went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will face Wittenberg on Sunday, March 9 (1 p.m.).