The College of Wooster softball picked up its fourth doubleheader sweep of the season on Tuesday, defeating Ohio Northern University, 5-4 and 4-3.
 
Wooster (18-16) received consistent hitting and pitching throughout and held off two late rallies from the Polar Bears.
 
In game one, starting pitcher Jillian Meszaros threw a career-high 10 strikeouts as she pitched the complete game for her 14th win of the season.
 
Meszaros settled in after a shaky first, getting out of a bases loaded jam unscathed. The sophomore did not allow a hit through the next three innings before Ohio Northern (9-27) started to gain some momentum.
 
The Polar Bears got one across in the fifth with a bit of small ball. In the sixth, they used some two-out hitting to score again before Meszaros put a halt to that.
 
Finally, in the seventh, two came around to score thanks to three hits and a pair of infield errors, but Meszaros left the tying run at first to end the game.
 
Wooster's offense did its most damage in the fifth with three runs behind RBI hits from Meszaros and Ella McCabe, while Julia Jennings scored on a failed double steal attempt.
 
Jennings had two run-producing base knocks in the first and third innings, finishing the game 2-for-4. Emma Hetkey was a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and three runs scored.
 
Sage Lammlein went 3-for-4 with a double and run scored, while McCabe and Meszaros each finished with two hits.
 
In game two, it was Tori Conner on the mound who went the distance, striking out four and collecting her fourth win.
 
Wooster pulled out to a 3-0 lead after three-and-a-half innings. Jennings, Meszaros and Hetkey all had RBI hits. Lynnsey Delio came through in the fifth with a single to left field to score Meszaros, making it a 4-1 game.
 
Ohio Northern's Ellie Mason hit a solo home run in the sixth before Ohio Northern scored another in the seventh to cut the lead to one. The Polar Bears had a runner on second with one out before Conner retired the final two batters.
 
Hetkey and Meszaros each went 2-for-4. Meszaros's RBI hit in the third was a double. Jasmine Mueller went 2-for-3 at the plate.
 
With tomorrow's games canceled due to the forecast, the Scots have Denison University next on its schedule in North Coast Athletic Conference play. If Wooster wants to make a trip to the NCAC Tournament, they'll need to take both games.