Will Haueter
Chloe Smith
7
Winner Wright State WSU 28-12
3
Northern Kentucky NKU 15-26
Winner
Wright State WSU
28-12
7
Final
3
Northern Kentucky NKU
15-26
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wright State WSU 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 7 11 0
Northern Kentucky NKU 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 3

W: SEXTON, Danny (7-0) L: Dionne, Jean-Francois (3-4) S: MEYER, Mark (2)

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

Wright State claims series opener over @NKUNorseBSB, 7-3

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University baseball team fell to Wright State, 7-3, in the opener of a three-game series on Friday at Bill Aker Baseball Complex.

The Raiders (28-12, 14-3) scored their first runs in the third inning and led the rest of the way. NKU dips to 15-26 overall and 8-9 in Horizon League play.

At the Plate
  • NKU had nine hits in the contest, distributed among eight batters.
  • Will Haueter led the Norse with a pair of RBI.
  • Mike Moffatt went 2-for-4 at the plate while TJ Alas had an RBI, coming on a home run.
On the Mound
  • Starter Jean-Francois Dionne (3-4) absorbed the loss after throwing the first 5.0 innings, allowing six hits and four runs, three of which were earned. He walked three and struck out three.
  • Travis Rowland threw the sixth and gave up a pair of runs.
  • Joe Martin entered the game in the seventh and picked up a pair of outs before being relieved by Cameron Ross.
  • Ross faced the minimum in his 1.1 innings.
  • WSU managed one hit and one run against closer Charlie Jerger. 
Key Moments
  • Both teams were retired in order to start the game and were held scoreless through the first two frames.
  • A pair of RBI singles from the Raiders in the third and fourth innings put Wright State ahead, 3-0, through three and a half as NKU trailed the rest of the way.
  • TJ Alas homered to lead off the top of the fourth and put NKU on the board.
  • WSU led 4-1 after a run-scoring groundout but the Norse clubbed three hits and scored two in the next half-inning to make it a one-run game. Haueter singled home Jake Richmond and Conor Ledger in the inning.
  • Wright State knocked back-to-back solo homers in the sixth to lead 6-3.
  • After a 36 minute lightning delay in the middle of the eighth inning, WSU plated a run on an RBI single for the 7-3 result.
Norse Notes
  • TJ Alas, who reached base in his 32nd-straight game, has homered in two-straight games to bring his season total to 10, just one behind team leader Trey Ganns (11). NKU has 35 home runs across 17 Horizon League games for a 2.06 per game average.
  • Ross, who entered the weekend ranked sixth in the NCAA in pitching appearances, made his 26th appearance out of the bullpen.
  • Across the last 15 games, Haueter is batting 21-for-54 (.389) with six RBI and 14 runs scored.
Up Next
  • The three-game set continues on Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at noon at the Bill Aker Baseball Complex.
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