HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Kennesaw State University baseball team scored three early runs en route to a 10-1 victory over Northern Kentucky University in Atlantic Sun Conference action on Saturday at the Bill Aker Baseball Complex.
 
Brad Bohlen went 1-for-2 to lead NKU, which fell to 10-20 overall and 0-5 in the Atlantic Sun, and he scored the lone Norse run.  Cole Bauml extended his conference-leading on-base streak to 41 games with a sixth-inning single up the middle as Cody Kuzniczci and Caleb Lonkard recorded the other two hits for the Norse.
 
Evan Korson (2-4) struck out six batters and walked just two in seven innings of work, while surrendering six runs on eight hits.
 
Kennesaw State, which improved to 18-16 on the year and 4-4 in the conference, jumped out the early 2-0 lead in the first inning after Brennan Morgan's one-out home run over the left-field wall followed a double by Kal Simmons.  A solo blast in the same direction from Colin Bennett pushed the Owls' advantage to 3-0 the following frame.
 
A two-out rally put NKU on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth.  Bohlen hit an infield single, and Lonkard doubled down the right-field line.  Bohlen was waved around third and scored to cut the Norse deficit to 3-1 as Lonkard was thrown out at third to end the Norse threat.
 
The Owls stretched their lead with three runs in the top of the seventh and eighth innings, and a home run by Simmons down the right-field line in the ninth for the final margin of the game.
 
Travis Bergen (4-3) struck out nine batters and only walked two in the complete-game effort, allowing one run on four hits.
 
Jeremy Howell led the way offensively for Kennesaw State, going 3-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI.  Morgan finished 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored and RBIs, while Simmons, Bennett, Chris McGowan and Griffin Helms each posted two-hit days for the Owls.
 
NKU and Kennesaw State wrap up the three-game Atlantic Sun Conference on Sunday at noon.  Bark in the Park will take place at the Bill Aker Baseball Complex.   The Boone County Adoption Waggin will be on site accepting donations and featuring adoptable pets, and NKU branded pet items, such as water/food bowls, collars and a dog clean-up bag dispenser will also be available with a donation.  Fans can also "Buy a Dog, Save a Dog" with the purchase of a hot dog for $1.  All money from the hot dog sales will benefit the Boone County Adoption Waggin.
 
A link to live stats for the finale is available at nku.statbroadcast.com, and the ASun.TV broadcast can be found at NKUNorse.com.  Fans can also keep track of the game's progress by following @NKUNorseGameDay on Twitter as well.