Andrew Bacon
Chloe Smith
13
Winner Oakland OAKLAND 9-20, 6-6 HL
4
Northern Kentucky NKU 8-22, 4-9 HL
Winner
Oakland OAKLAND
9-20, 6-6 HL
13
Final
4
Northern Kentucky NKU
8-22, 4-9 HL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland OAKLAND 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 6 1 13 18 0
Northern Kentucky NKU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 8 2

W: Jake Lee (4-4) L: Ross, Cameron (1-5)

6
Oakland OAKLAND 9-21, 6-7 HL
9
Winner Northern Kentucky NKU 9-22, 5-9 HL
Oakland OAKLAND
9-21, 6-7 HL
6
Final
9
Northern Kentucky NKU
9-22, 5-9 HL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland OAKLAND 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 6 12 0
Northern Kentucky NKU 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 X 9 9 1

W: Martin, Joe (3-1) L: Nick Parr (1-6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

@NKUNorseBSB and Oakland split doubleheader to begin series

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University baseball team split a doubleheader with Oakland on Friday afternoon. The Golden Grizzlies won the first game 13-4, before the Norse picked up a 9-6 win in the second game. Oakland is 9-21 on the year and 6-7 in the Horizon League. NKU has a 9-22 overall record and is 5-9 in league play.
 
Game 1: Oakland 13, NKU 4
 
AT THE PLATE  
ON THE MOUND  
KEY MOMENTS
  • Oakland took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second.
  • Bacon responded with a solo home run over the left field wall to tie the game at 1-1.
  • The Golden Grizzlies' Ryan Fitzgerald hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth to give Oakland a 2-1 lead.
  • In the top of the sixth inning, Oakland's Ben Hart hit a solo home run to put Oakland ahead 3-1.
  • Oakland added three runs in the top of the seventh inning to extend its lead to 6-1.
  • The Golden Grizzlies crossed the plate six times in the eighth inning to make the score 12-1.
  • Haueter hit a double in the eighth inning for NKU, which allowed Chad Roberts to cross the plate.
  • Oakland scored its last run in the top of the ninth to go ahead 13-2.
 
 
NORSE NOTES
  • Oakland had 18 hits, and NKU had eight.
  • The Golden Grizzlies stranded 11 runners, and the Norse left seven on base.
  • NKU committed two errors in the field.
 
Game 2: NKU 9, Oakland 6
 
AT THE PLATE  
ON THE MOUND
  • Sam Williams got the start on the mound, and he pitched five innings.
  • Joe Martin earned the win out of the bullpen. He went the final four innings, allowing just one run on four hits.
 
KEY MOMENTS
  • The Norse scored three runs in the bottom of the first to take a 3-0 lead. With the bases loaded, Roberts hit a single that scored two runs. Later in the inning, Griffin Doersching hit a sacrifice fly to allow Haueter to cross the plate.
  • Oakland got a run back in the top of the second to make the score 3-1. Mike McGee hit an RBI single in the inning for the Golden Grizzlies.
  • The Golden Grizzlies scored another run in the top of the third. Ryan Fitzgerald scored on a wild pitch to get Oakland within one run at 3-2.
  • Oakland scored twice in the top of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead. Tyler Trovinger and Ben Hart each hit RBI singles in the inning.
  • The Golden Grizzlies added two runs in the sixth to go ahead 6-3.
  • Bacon hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth to give the Norse a 7-6 lead.
  • Doersching smashed a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to help give NKU the 9-6 victory.
 
NORSE NOTES
  • Oakland had 12 hits in the contest, and NKU had nine.
  • The Norse committed an error in the field, and Oakland had none.
  • The Golden Grizzlies stranded eight runners, and NKU left six on base.
 
 
UP NEXT
  • NKU will close out the series against Oakland on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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