Sydney Ferrante
Chloe Smith
0
Northern Kentucky NKU 15-10
2
Winner IUPUI IUPUI 9-19
Northern Kentucky NKU
15-10
0
Final
2
IUPUI IUPUI
9-19
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northern Kentucky NKU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
IUPUI IUPUI 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 4 0

W: Overton (8-9) L: Ginther, Taylor (7-5)

8
Winner Northern Kentucky NKU 16-10
5
IUPUI IUPUI 9-20
Winner
Northern Kentucky NKU
16-10
8
Final
5
IUPUI IUPUI
9-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northern Kentucky NKU 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 8 12 4
IUPUI IUPUI 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 9 2

W: Roberts, Ashlynn (6-3) L: Leonard (1-10)

Game Recap: Softball |

@NKUNorseSB splits with Jaguars to open up series

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky softball split a doubleheader with IUPUI to open up the series with the Jaguars, falling in the first game 2-0 before bouncing back with an 8-5 win in the second game. The Norse move to 16-10 overall and 3-1 in Horizon League play while the Jaguars move to 9-20 (5-5 HL).
 
Game 1: IUPUI 2, NKU 0
 
At the Plate
 
In the Circle
  • Taylor Ginther pitched her second-straight complete game, but dropped to 7-5 with the setback. The sophomore hurler did not record any strikeouts, but also did not allow any walks.
 
Scoring Summary
  • IUPUI took the lead in the bottom of the third with a leadoff single followed by a two-run home run.
  • NKU retired the Jaguars in order in the next three innings, but were unable to equalize the contest.
  • Rossiter, Ferrante and Lawson loaded the bases after each clubbing a two-out single in the final frame, but the Norse ultimately fell without sending any across the plate.
 
Game 2: NKU 8, IUPUI 5
 
At the Plate
  • NKU out-hit the Jaguars, 12-9.
  • Ferrante, McFarland and Rossiter each had multi-hit games. Ferrante went 3-for-3 with a double and a homer, driving in two runs. McFarland had a pair of doubles and one RBI in four at-bats, and Rossiter went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
  • Lawson drove in two runs and scored two of her own, going 1-for-2 from the dish.
  • Whitmer also added an RBI off her fourth double of the season.
 
In the Circle
  • Ashlynn Roberts moved to 6-3 after pitching all seven innings. She struck out five batters and walked two.
 
Scoring Summary
  • A trio of errors in the opening frame allowed IUPUI to take a 2-0 lead, with Jaguars crossing the plate on two separate throwing errors.
  • The Norse equalized the contest in the top of the third when Toree Stalter singled to short stop, was advanced by Rossiter and scored by a Ferrante double to right center. Rossiter later scored off a sac fly from Lawson.
  • NKU took its first lead in the fourth when McFarland doubled to left center and went on to score on a wild pitch.
  • IUPUI answered back in the bottom of the frame and swung the lead in its favor off a two-RBI single, giving the Jaguars a 4-3 edge.
  • The Norse reclaimed the lead in the fifth, 6-4, first taking advantage of a fielding error to get Frazier on base. She was driven in by Lawson with a single to left field, who was in turn driven in by Whitmer with a double to right center. McFarland recorded her second double of the contest, sending one to right center to send pinch runner Isabell Alexander across the plate.
  • Ferrante gave the Norse a 7-4 lead with a solo home run to kick off the final frame. NKU added an eighth run after Lawson scored following a wild pitch and a fielding error.
 
Norse Notes
  • NKU moves to 3-9 in the all-time series with IUPUI.
  • McFarland clubbed a pair of doubles in the second game of the doubleheader, marking the second time this season that a Norse has had two doubles in a game. Ferrante had two doubles on March 10 in an 11-7 victory over Seton Hall.
  • Ferrante recorded her 40th career double, which moves her into third on NKU's all-time career doubles list. She is tied with Amanda Smith (2006-09) and Emily Schwaeble (2010-13). She also had her 16th career home run, which keeps her at sixth all-time for NKU.
 
Up Next
  • The Norse finish up the series with IUPUI tomorrow, April 7, at 2 p.m. ET.
 
 
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