DAYTON, Ohio - The Northern Kentucky University baseball team fell to Wright State on Thursday evening by a final score of 12-0. The game was played at Fifth Third Field, the home of the Dayton Dragons, in front of a crowd of 1,837. Wright State moves to 34-15 overall and 20-6 in the Horizon League. NKU is 14-36 and 9-19 in league play.
 
AT THE PLATE

• Dominic Mercurio and Will Haueter each went 2-for-4 in the contest.

 
ON THE MOUND

• Sam Williams got the start and took the loss on the mound. He allowed four runs (two earned) on three hits.
• Cameron Ross came out of the bullpen. He pitched three innings and gave up three runs (one earned) on two hits.
• Kyle Service threw 1.2 innings and allowed five runs on five hits.  

 
KEY MOMENTS

• Wright State took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Zach Weatherford hit a triple down the left field line, which gave Alex Alders the opportunity to score.  
• The Raiders added four runs in the bottom of the fourth to go ahead 5-0. Alders crossed the plate on a single by Seth Gray in the frame. The Raiders also took advantage of two errors in the inning. A fielding error allowed one run to score, and a throwing error allowed two runs to score.
• Wright State scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to take a 7-0 lead. Gabe Snyder hit an RBI single to score JD Orr, and Snyder scored in the frame on an RBI groundout by Chase Slone.
• The Raiders crossed the plate five times in the bottom of the eighth inning to extend their lead to 12-0.  

 
 
NORSE NOTES

• Haueter now has 19 multi-hit games, and he has reached base in 29-straight contests.
• Mercurio is on a 10-game hitting streak.
• The Norse committed three errors, and Wright State had none.
• The Raiders recorded 10 hits in the contest, and NKU had four.

 
UP NEXT

• NKU plays Wright State on Friday in the second game of the series. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Nischwitz Stadium.