Sydney Ferrante
Chloe Smith
13
Winner Eastern Kentucky EKU 19-23
4
Northern Kentucky NKUSB 12-29
Winner
Eastern Kentucky EKU
19-23
13
Final
4
Northern Kentucky NKUSB
12-29
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Eastern Kentucky EKU 0 0 4 2 1 6 13 15 0
Northern Kentucky NKUSB 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 4 2

W: PAULICK, Mollie (9-8) L: Roberts, Ashlynn (4-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Colonels take one from @NKUNorseSB

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky softball fell on Tuesday afternoon to in-state foe Eastern Kentucky in six innings, 13-4. With the setback, NKU drops to 12-29 overall while EKU moves on to 19-23.
 
At the Plate
  • Junior third baseman Sydney Ferrante accounted for half of NKU's hits, going 2-for-3 while driving in all four of NKU's runs.
  • Freshmen Toreee Stalter and Summer Libecap also recorded a hit and a run apiece for the Norse, while Taylor Brummell added a run scored to her stat line.
 
In the Circle
  • Junior Ashlynn Roberts got the start for NKU and pitched 4.0 innings, surrendering four runs on four hits while striking out three and walking two. Roberts drops to 4-10 on the season.
  • Freshman Vega Theophilus and senior Paige McQueen also appeared, allowing 11 hits between the pair.
 
Key Moments
  • NKU kept the Colonels scoreless until the third inning, after which EKU scored at least one run in each frame.
  • EKU went up four runs in the third, and Ferrante answered back by lacing a double to left field to record her first two RBI of the game, sending Stalter and Brummell across the plate.
  • The Colonels used a big sixth inning to get up by 11 runs, plating six runs in the top of the frame.
  • Ferrante was able to give NKU two more runs as she blasted a home run to center field, scoring Libecap in the process.
  
Up Next
  • NKU returns to Horizon League play this weekend, hosting Cleveland State on Friday and Saturday, April 21-22. The series begins with a single game on Friday at 4 p.m. ET and concludes with a Saturday doubleheader at noon.
 
 
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