Olivet College baseball player shot multiple times at Muskingum University field
LANSING, Mich. − An Olivet College baseball player is recovering after he was shot multiple times when he returned to the dugout after a game at an Ohio college to get a personal item he had left behind.
The shooting at Moorehead Baseball Field at Muskingum University in eastern Ohio happened at 7:03 p.m. Friday. Both schools confirmed the incident.
The player, whose name and age were not released, was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital.
The player suffered non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released from the hospital and is with his parents, Olivet College said in a statement. The rest of the team is safe, spent the night in their hotel and were returning to Olivet College on Saturday, the school said.
Last night, following the completion of our baseball game at Muskingum University (OH), an incident occurred involving an individual not associated with the Comets. An Olivet College student-athlete received nonlife-threatening injuries. Read more https://t.co/5zgFO5MF8g
— olivetcollege (@olivetcollege) March 18, 2023
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Muskingum University is a private school located in New Concord, Ohio, about an hour east of Columbus, with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. It competes in Division III athletics.
"This is a challenging time for all involved and our attention is focused on supporting the student-athletes and staff members," Olivet said in the release. "Please keep your fellow Comets in your thoughts and prayers."
The Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office said a suspect was arrested at 7:45 p.m. No other details were released.
Muskingum University issued a shelter-in-place order at 7:23 p.m. It was lifted at 9:15 p.m.
The investigation is ongoing, the sheriff's office said.
Olivet, according to the school's website, won the game against Muskingum, 8-6. Games scheduled for Sunday and Monday against Muskingum and Penn State-Behrend, from Erie, Pennsylvania, were canceled.
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This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Olivet College baseball player shot at Muskingum University field