Chad Roberts
Chloe Smith
4
Northern Kentucky NKU 15-25
6
Winner Louisville LOU 35-6
Northern Kentucky NKU
15-25
4
Final
6
Louisville LOU
35-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Kentucky NKU 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Louisville LOU 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 X 6 9 0

W: Wolf (6-0) L: Jerger, Charlie (1-3) S: Henzman (13)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Melissa Powell, NKU Athletic Communications

@NKUNorseBSB falls to No. 2 Louisville, 6-4

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Northern Kentucky baseball led through four innings against No. 2 Louisville on Wednesday at Louisville Slugger Field, but the Cardinals plated five runs across the fifth and sixth frames to defeat the Norse, 6-4. NKU out-hit Louisville, 10-9.

The Norse dip to 15-25 while Louisville improves to 35-6.

At the Plate
  • Trey Ganns led NKU at the plate with a 3-for-4 showing while Chad Roberts and Mike Moffatt each had two hits and one RBI apiece.
  • Roberts also added two runs scored.
  • TJ Alas posted one RBI, coming on his ninth home run of the season.
On the Mound
  • Seven Norse pitchers saw action on Wednesday.
  • Starter Brody Basilone faced the minimum while tossing the opening frame.
  • Joe Martin relieved Basilone and threw a team-high 2.0 innings with two hits, one walk and a strikeout. The duo combined to hold Louisville scoreless through the first three innings.
  • Jordan Menfee also threw a scoreless inning, holding the Cardinals to one hit in the seventh.
Key Moments
  • NKU scored in each of the first three innings.
  • TJ Alas homered to left-center to hand NKU a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.
  • Following Basilone's 1-2-3 bottom of the first, Roberts scored on a passed ball after reaching on a leadoff single and advancing on a Brad Bohlen single and a wild pitch in the second.
  • Ganns doubled to lead off the top of the third and scored on a Roberts RBI double. Roberts was then pushed across the plate on a single off the bat of Moffatt for a 4-0 Norse lead through two and a half.
  • Louisville scored three run in the fourth on a pair of homers to cut the Norse lead to 4-3.
  • NKU threatened in the fifth with a pair of singles, but struggled to score as the Cardinals took their first lead of the game, 5-4, with a two-run homer in the fifth.
  • An RBI single in the eighth sealed the victory for Louisville.
Norse Notes
  • Menfee has allowed four earned runs in his last 17.0 innings pitched, spanning six outings.
  • TJ Alas extended his on-base streak to 31 games.
  • Ganns has had a multi-hit showing in three of the last five games and has a team-best 17 multi-hit games this season.
  • NKU has hit a home run in six-straight games.
Up Next
  • The Norse return home this weekend for a three-game set against Wright State at Bill Aker Baseball Complex. The series opener against the Raiders is set for 3 p.m. on Friday and will air on ESPN3.
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