COLUMBUS, Ohio – NKU starting pitcher Trey Ganns held Ohio State to just three hits and one run in 5.0 innings pitched on Wednesday while also driving in four runs on a pair of doubles and a home run to lift the Northern Kentucky baseball team to an 8-1 win over the Buckeyes at Bill Davis Stadium.

Four Norse pitchers combined to allow six hits en route to the victory. NKU improves to 13-22 overall while OSU dips to 15-22.

At the Plate

• Ganns' 3-for-5 showing with four RBI were both game-high marks. Each of his three hits were for extra bases. The junior drove in or scored five of NKU's eight runs.
• The Norse out-hit Ohio State, 11-6, with Will Haueter and Dominic Mercurio posting two hits apiece. Mercurio added two RBI and a home run while Haueter had a pair of runs scored.
• Brendan Alas and TJ Alas each drove in a run as Jake Richmond scored twice for the Norse.

On the Mound

• Just three Buckeyes reached base against Ganns, all on hits. He walked none and fanned two in his 5.0 innings to improve to 3-5 this season.
• Travis Rowland took over in the sixth and proceeded to throw 2.0 shutout frames with two walks and two strikeouts.
• Charlie Jerger contributed an inning of work in which he allowed one hit and struck out one.
• Cameron Ross tossed the ninth and allowed two hits.
• NKU faced eight different OSU pitchers with starter Jake Vance (0-2) absorbing the loss.

Key Moments

• NKU led, 5-1, through three innings and never trailed. The Norse scored a pair in the opening frame on an RBI double from Ganns and an RBI single from Mercurio.
• The duo drove in one run apiece in the third inning as well, both launching solo homers followed by an RBI double from Brendan Alas for the 5-1 edge.
• OSU's only run of the game was scored on a ground out in the second.
• NKU pitchers held the Buckeyes scoreless for the final seven frames.
• Richmond stretched NKU's lead to 6-1, scoring on a TJ Alas double after reaching on a single to lead off the sixth.
• Ganns drove in his third and fourth runs of the game on a two-run double in the eighth, scoring Richmond and Haueter for the 8-1 result.

Norse Notes

• NKU batted .471 (8-for-17) with two outs on Wednesday.
• Ganns clubbed his team-leading ninth home run. The junior has 16 RBI and four home runs in the last six games.
• TJ Alas has now reached base in 26-straight games.
• In his last five appearances, Rowland has totaled 9.0 innings pitched without allowing an earned run. Opponents have posted just three hits against him in that span.
• Ross has given up four earned runs in his last 26.0 innings pitched for a 1.38 ERA across his last 15 appearances.

Up Next

• The Norse host a pair of Horizon League foes in doubleheaders this weekend starting with a twinbill against Valparaiso on Friday at noon. NKU then turns around to host UIC at noon on Sunday.