Griffin Kain

Baseball Brad Pope, NKU Athletic Communications

@NKUNorseBSB suffers setback to Wright State

DAYTON, Ohio- The Northern Kentucky University baseball team fell on the road to Wright State 5-0 on Friday night. Northern Kentucky drops to 13-35 overall and 11-14 in Horizon League play while Wright State moved to 35-15 and 17-8 in league play.
  
At the plate
  • Jake Murray accounted for one of NKU's two hits on the night going 1-3 at the plate.
  • Griffin Kain collected the other Northern Kentucky hit also batting 1-3 on the night.
On the mound
  • Sam Williams took the loss for the Norse pitching six innings with one run, one walk and six hits while striking out six Raiders.
  • Joe Martin put in two innings of work collecting one strikeout, with five hits and giving up four runs.
  • Bear Bellomy got the win for Wright State giving up two hits with eight strikeouts.
Key moments
  • Wright State got on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning when Tyler Black doubled to left-center scoring Zach Weatherford form first base with two outs.
  • The Raiders scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth, Peyton Burdick led the charge hitting a two run homer.
Up next
  • The Norse and Raiders will continue their three game series on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. (ET) at Wright State. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+
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Players Mentioned

Joe Martin

#25 Joe Martin

RHP
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Jake Murray

#9 Jake Murray

OF
5' 10"
Junior
Sam Williams

#37 Sam Williams

LHP
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Griffin  Kain

#28 Griffin Kain

OF
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joe Martin

#25 Joe Martin

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Jake Murray

#9 Jake Murray

5' 10"
Junior
OF
Sam Williams

#37 Sam Williams

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
LHP
Griffin  Kain

#28 Griffin Kain

6' 2"
Freshman
OF