HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University baseball team travels to Wright State this weekend for a series. The series begins on Friday, May 10, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. The games on Friday and Saturday will take place at Nischwitz Stadium, while Sunday's game will be played at Fifth Third Field, home of the Dayton Dragons.
 
 
Northern Kentucky vs. Wright State Raiders
Friday, May 10 – 6 p.m. – Dayton, Ohio – Nischwitz Stadium – Live Stats |Tickets
Saturday, May 11 – 2 p.m. – Dayton, Ohio – Nischwitz Stadium – Live Stats |Tickets
Sunday, May 12 – 1 p.m. – Dayton, Ohio – Fifth Third Field – Live Stats | Tickets
 

TAKING A LOOK AT THE NORSE
NKU is 13-34 on the year and 11-13 in Horizon League play. The Norse are coming off a three-game sweep of Oakland this past weekend. In Saturday's 11-10 win, NKU trailed by three runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. Andrew Bacon stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and hit an inside-the-park home run to give the Norse the lead. NKU then went on to win a pair of games on Sunday by scores of 12-3 and 14-3. Will Haueter leads the team with a .310 batting average and 35 runs scored. He also has 10 doubles, a triple, seven homers, and 29 RBI. Haueter ranks second all-time at NKU in doubles (56), and he is third in career hits (239). Bacon is hitting .278 on the year with 13 doubles, two triples, six homers, 32 RBI and 24 runs scored. Griffin Doersching leads the team with 12 home runs and 38 RBI. In Horizon League play, Doersching is batting .321.
 
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 WRIGHT STATE
Wright State enters this weekend with a 34-14 overall record and a 16-8 mark in the Horizon League. The Raiders recently won two out of three games against Youngstown State this past weekend. Peyton Burdick leads the team with a .379 batting average. He has recorded 16 doubles, three triples, nine home runs, 49 RBI and 61 runs. Seth Gray is also having a good year, as he is hitting at a .344 clip with 12 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs, 57 RBI and 46 runs scored. On the mound, the Raiders have a team ERA of 4.21.
 
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 make the short trip across the river to face Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 11. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.