HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University baseball team travels to Youngstown State this weekend for a Horizon League series. The series begins on Thursday, April 18 at 1 p.m. with a double header. The teams will then play a single game on Friday at 3 p.m.
 
Northern Kentucky vs. YSU
Thursday, April 18 – Youngstown, Ohio – 1:00 p.m. – Live Video | Live Stats
Thursday, April 18 – Youngstown, Ohio – 4:00 p.m. – Live Video | Live Stats
Friday, April 19 – Youngstown, Ohio – 3:00 p.m. – Live Video | Live Stats
 
 
SERIES HISTORY
NKU leads the series 14-6. The Norse swept the Penguins in a series earlier this season.
 
 
TAKING A LOOK AT THE NORSE
NKU is 8-27 on the season and 6-9 in the Horizon League. Last weekend, the Norse were defeated in a series against UIC. Northern Kentucky is continuing its stretch of road games this weekend. Will Haueter leads the team with a .305 batting average and has recorded seven doubles and four home runs. He also has 18 RBI and 21 runs. Haueter is tied for third at NKU in career doubles (53) and ranks sixth in career hits (224). Griffin Doersching leads the team with eight home runs and 27 RBI. Doersching is just a sophomore and is tied for eighth in career home runs at NKU with 21.
 
SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Will Haueter was named one of 10 finalists 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 YSU
The Penguins enter the contest with an 8-29 overall record and sit in last place in the Horizon League with a 4-11 mark. YSU went 0-3 last weekend against Milwaukee, and most recently fell to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Blaze Glenn has a .265 batting average and leads the team with 30 RBI, 19 runs scored, and seven home runs. Phillip Glasser has the top average on the team at .272 and has recorded 19 runs scored and 12 RBI. Jeff Wehler and Trevor Wiersma have contributed five and four home runs, respectively. On the mound, Youngstown has a team ERA of 8.70.
 
HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS
Entering this weekend, UIC is at the top of the Horizon League with a 10-4 record. Wright State sits a half game back at 10-5.
 
Team               League Record           Overall Record
UIC                    10-4                             17-13
Wright State    10-5                             25-11
Milwaukee       8-6                               20-13
Oakland            6-9                               8-25
NKU                   6-9                               8-27
YSU                    4-11                             8-29
 
 
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 will play at Butler on Tuesday, April 23 at 4 p.m.