HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University baseball team is set to host Oakland this weekend in Horizon League action. The series begins on Friday, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. Live stats will be available all weekend.
 
Northern Kentucky vs. Oakland
Friday, March 29 – 1 p.m. – Bill Aker Baseball Complex – Live Stats
Saturday, March 30 – 12 p.m. – Bill Aker Baseball Complex – Live Stats
Sunday, March 31 - 12 p.m.  – Bill Aker Baseball Complex – Live Stats
 
 
TAKING A LOOK AT THE NORSE
The Norse are 4-18 on the year after dropping midweek contests against Butler and Cincinnati. NKU is 3-3 in Horizon League play. Will Haueter is on a 10-game hitting streak and leads the team with a .317 average. He hit his second home run of the season in the game against UC on Wednesday and has recorded 10 RBI and 15 runs. Haueter has amassed 211 hits in his career, which ranks seventh in the NKU record books. He also has 51 doubles, which is fourth all-time at NKU. Andrew Bacon is also hitting above .300 with a .304 average. He has 12 RBI and eight runs to go along with five doubles, two triples and two home runs.
 
SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Will Haueter was named one of 30 candidates for the 2019 baseball Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.

During his time at NKU, Haueter has volunteered his time with a number of organizations including the Children's Hospital, Down Syndrome Association, American Cancer Society, Team Impact, Read Across America, and the Disabled American Veterans.

Haueter graduated last spring with a degree in finance, maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA in the process. He was selected as the U.S. Bank/Haile School of Business Most Outstanding Student in Finance. In addition, he was named the recipient of NKU's prestigious Regents Award, which is given to one senior student from the university who has demonstrated professionalism and leadership within the university's community and who has an emphasis on continuation of graduate-level work. The award is sponsored by the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents.
 
Haueter was named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team, as selected by CoSIDA. He also earned Horizon League All-Academic Team honors and was named the 2018 Horizon League Male Spring Scholar-Athlete. Currently, Haueter is working on his master's degree in integrative studies at NKU, and he has a 4.0 GPA.
 
In addition to his success in the classroom, Haueter was named to the All-Horizon League First Team last season. He hit for a .360 average in 2018, which ranked first in the Horizon League. He was second in the league in doubles (19), on-base percentage (.451), and slugging percentage (.600).
 
HORIZON LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Bacon was named the Horizon League Batter of the Week, and Joe Martin earned Horizon League Pitcher of the week honors on Monday, March 18.
 
Bacon went 6-of-11 (.545) at the plate from March 15-17 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs scored. In the 13-5 victory over Youngstown State, Bacon batted 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. One of his hits in the game was a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
 
He followed that performance with another 3-for-4 outing in the 7-6 win over the Penguins on Saturday, March 16. Bacon scored a run and had two RBI in the contest to help NKU get the victory. Bacon leads the team with a .315 average this season.
 
Joe Martin helped the Norse get two out of their three wins against Youngstown State. In the 13-5 win on March 15, Martin pitched 3.0 scoreless innings and picked up a save. He didn't allow a hit or walk to the 10 batters he faced, and he also struck out four hitters.
 
On Saturday, March 16, Martin earned the win on the mound in NKU's 7-6 victory. He threw 2.0 innings, giving up an unearned run and two hits. He also struck out three batters.
 
SCOUTING OAKLAND
Oakland is 2-18 on the year and 2-4 in the Horizon League. The Golden Grizzlies most recently picked up two wins against Youngstown State last weekend in a Horizon League series. Matt Dileo leads the team with a .324 average. He has two homers, two triples, a double, eight RBI and 10 runs. Mario Camilletti is batting at a .319 clip, with two doubles, a homer, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored.
 
On the mound, Oakland has a team ERA of 8.06. Beau Keathley leads the way with a 3.50 ERA. However, he is 1-4 on the mound this season, making five starts in seven appearances. Keathley was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week and the Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week on March 25. He pitched a complete-game shutout against Youngstown State with 13 strikeouts to help Oakland to an 8-0 win over the Penguins. Keathley only allowed three hits in that contest.
 
 
BOBBY FONG AWARD
The NKU baseball team was named the recipient of the Horizon League's Bobby Fong Award in 2018. The award encompasses the league's values of integrity, respect and stewardship and is presented to one current Horizon League student-athlete or team. The award is named for the late Dr. Bobby Fong, a former Butler University president who served on the Horizon League Board of Directors from 2001-2011. The NKU baseball team has historically been the leader of the athletic department in the area of community service and impact. The team participates in a number of volunteer opportunities throughout the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati areas.
 
UP NEXT
The Norse travel to Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday, April 3. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio.