SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Believe it or not, Spring sports have begun in the OCCAC and the conference's first Baseball/Softball Athletes of the Week (Feb. 26-March 4) have been awarded. Lakeland's Kallista Hribar (position player) and Abby Takacs (pitcher) swept the softball accolades while Colin Shepherd of Sinclair picked up baseball player of the week recognition and Cuyahoga's Doug Smith is the pitcher of the week.

KALLISTA HRIBAR (Sturtevant, Wis.)
Lakeland Community College
Softball Position Player of the Week

Hribar tore through Lakeland's two opponents in the 2018 season's first week of action. She batted 3-for-4 in both victorious contests, scoring five runs total and drove in five more scores in a 19-11 slugfest at OU-Chillicothe. Her blowup at OU-Chillicothe included a home run and double.

ABBY TAKACS (Orwell)
Lakeland Community College
Softball Pitcher of the Week

Takacs hurled four shutout frames in the season opener vs. Wilmington College JV. She scattered three hits and a walk while fanning two batters. Takacs also pitched two innings against Ohio University – Chillicothe and gave up three earned runs and struck out one.

Lakeland (2-0) will continue its season on Friday, March 9 on the road at Surry Community College for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.

For more information about Lakeland athletics, visit www.athletics.lakelandcc.edu.

About Lakeland Community College

Founded in 1967, Lakeland Community College was the first college in Ohio created by a vote of the people. True to our mission, Lakeland provides quality learning opportunities to meet the social and economic needs of the community.

Offering day, evening, weekend and online classes, the college serves more than 10,800 credit and 2,800 noncredit students (2016). For more information about the College, visit www.lakelandcc.edu.