Hedges2_2019
4
Northern Kentucky NKU 0-6
13
Winner Furman FUR 4-3
Northern Kentucky NKU
0-6
4
Final
13
Furman FUR
4-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Kentucky NKU 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 6 1
Furman FUR 0 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 X 13 14 1

W: Rob Hughes (1-0) L: Flueck, Jared (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Robby Johnson, NKU Athletic Communications

@NKUNorseBSB falls to Furman, 13-4

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Northern Kentucky University baseball team (0-6, 0-0 HL) fell to Furman (4-3, 0-0 Southern), 13-4, on Saturday afternoon at Latham Stadium. Rob Hughes (W, 1-0) gets the win for the Paladins, while Jared Flueck (L, 0-1) is tagged with the loss for the Norse.

AT THE PLATE

  • John Odom had two RBI of the day for NKU, going 2-for-3 on the day. The RBI in the seventh was the first of Odom's career, moving his average up to .416 (5-for-12).
  • Sam Hedges (1-for-5) and Jayden Wakeham (1-for-2) each batted a double in the contest. Hedges represented one of the Norse runs.
  • Andrew Bacon (1-for-4) and Tyler Wagner (1-for-3) also had a hit each.
  • Luke Murray made his debut as a Norse, being one of the scoring runs in the ninth.

ON THE MOUND

  • Flueck threw for the first 4.2 innings of the contest, allowing two earned and four total runs. He gave up eight hits, a pair of walks and tossed a pair of strikeouts.
  • Noah Richardson went two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs off of a hit and a couple of walks.
  • Nick Noble was on the mound for a third inning and allowed a couple runs and two walks.
  • Tyler Keith allowed a run and a walk, failing to retire a batter.
  • Proctor Mercer worked the mound for 1.1 innings, giving up three runs on as many hits and a couple walks.
  • Tyler Ollier closed things out for NKU, allowing a run off of one hit and a walk.

KEY MOMENTS

  • Furman's first two scores of the afternoon came after two reached through a double to left-center and a fielding error by Doersching. A sacrifice fly scored one and an infield single scored the other a couple of at-bats later.
  • Hedges had a two-out double in the third to get things going for the Norse. Jake Murray then reached second on a throwing error, scoring Hedges on the play.
  • After a pair of scoreless frames, NKU went through four pitchers in the sixth and gave up five runs, two of which came from a walk with the bases loaded.  
  • JT McGee got on base in the seventh after being hit by a pitch. The junior was tagged out on the next at-bat after Brennan Gick reached on a fielder's choice. After a wild pitch put Gick on second, Odom singled up the middle to score the second NKU run of the afternoon.
  • Furman's half of the seventh saw three runs score thanks in part to three-straight hits. The three runners came home after a walk and two batters being hit by a pitch. The Paladins scored one more run an inning later to wrap up their afternoon.
  • Two runs came in for NKU in ninth. Luke Murray was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning followed by a walk for McGee. A ground out by Gick placed the pair on second and third before Odom singled past first base to score Murray. Hedges plated the final score by reaching through a 5-4 fielders choice, bringing McGee home.
UP NEXT
The Norse wrap up their three-game series with Furman on Sunday with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch. The game will be streamed to the SoCon Digital Network
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