HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University baseball team is set to play a pair of midweek games. NKU travels to Lexington to take on Eastern Kentucky at Whitaker Bank Ballpark on Tuesday, and makes the short trip across the river to face Xavier on Wednesday. Live stats will be available for both games.  
 
Northern Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky
Tuesday, April 30 – 6 p.m. – Whitaker Bank Ballpark – Lexington, Ky. – Live Stats
 
Northern Kentucky vs. Xavier
Wednesday, May 1 – 3 p.m. – Cincinnati, Ohio – Live Stats
 
 
TAKING A LOOK AT THE NORSE
NKU is 10-32 on the year and most recently fell in a series to Milwaukee this past weekend. Will Haueter leads the team with a .295 batting average and 26 runs scored. He has also contributed nine doubles, six home runs and 24 RBI. Haueter ranks second all-time at NKU in career doubles with 55. He needs just three more to tie Evan McDole's record of 58. McDole played for the Norse from 2007-10. Andrew Bacon is batting .262 this season with 10 doubles, two triples, four homers, 20 RBI and 18 runs scored. Griffin Doersching leads the team with 11 home runs and 32 RBI. Doersching is tied for second in the Horizon League in home runs. As just a sophomore, he also ranks sixth all-time at NKU in career home runs with 24.
 
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 currently working on his master's degree in integrative studies at NKU.
 
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 EASTERN KENTUCKY
EKU is 23-21 this season, and the team has lost four-straight games. The Colonels defeated the Norse 17-2 back on April 10. The team is led at the plate by Nick Howie. He is hitting at a .352 clip this year with eight doubles, 11 homers, 41 runs and 36 RBI. Ryland Kerr is also having a good season, as he is batting .330 with 12 doubles, three triples, a homer, 49 runs and 27 RBI. The Colonels have a team ERA of 4.86 on the year.
 
SCOUTING XAVIER
 
Xavier is 19-24 on the year, but the team sports a 9-2 record in Big East play. The Musketeers recently defeated Creighton in a series, winning two out of three games. Xavier will host Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday before facing NKU on Wednesday. Conor Grammes leads the team with a .315 batting average. He has recorded seven doubles, two triples, six homers, 38 runs scored and 20 RBI. Jake Shepski is hitting .306 this year with nine doubles, a homer, 31 RBI and 25 runs scored. The Musketeers' team ERA is 6.42.
 
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 Oakland this weekend for a Horizon League series. The series begins on Friday, May 3 at 3 p.m.