STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Northern Kentucky Baseball team (1-3, 0-0 Horizon League) picked up their first win over the season in the biggest way possible, defeating No. 7 ranked and defending NCAA Champions Mississippi State on the road Friday night. 

FROM COACH PEYTON
"I'm very proud of our guys and staff," said head coach Dizzy Peyton after earning his first collegiate victory. "We have worked very hard for this moment and many more to come. They believe in themselves, and our process. They played their hearts out and left it all out on the field tonight. But that doesn't surprise me, that's the way we play. But the win was very special against a very good team."

AT THE PLATE

• Leading the NKU offense tonight was Manny Vorhees who went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI. 
• Ryan Glass provided a solid day at the plate going 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs driven in.
• Jayden Wakeham, Liam McFadden-Ackman, Brennan Gick and Brandon Tucker all recorded one RBI for the Norse as well. 
   

ON THE MOUND

• Kyle Klingenbeck (W, 1-1) started on the bump for the Norse, tossing 6.0 total innings and striking out five. Klingenbeck threw 83 total pitches, faced 25 batters and only allowed three hits. 
• Nick Noble and Andrew Mulhern combined for 1.0 inning of relief. 
• Bryson Lonsbury came in to throw 2.0 innings to close out the Bulldogs and pick up the save. Lonsbury allowed only one hit in his 2.0 innings of work.
   

AROUND THE HORN

• Mississippi State jumped on the board early, scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the second.
• NKU fought right back however, posting three runs in the top of the third after a Vorhees single and Glass double. 
• The Norse tacked on another run in the fifth as Wakeham grounded out to first base to bring home Tucker. 
• Tucker singled to right field in the sixth inning to drive in McFadden-Ackman to push the Norse lead to 5-2.
• Northern Kentucky displayed incredible plate discipline in the top of the seventh, drawing back-to-back bases load walks to see the Norse up 7-3.
• The Bulldogs managed to score three more runs, but a 2.0 inning save appearance from Lonsbury shut the defending champions down and NKU pulled off the 7-6 upset. 
• This was skipper Dizzy Peyton's first collegiate win as a head coach.
• Treyvin Moss and Vorhees each extended their hitting streaks out to four games each tonight. 

UP NEXT

• Northern Kentucky will meet No. 7 ranked Mississippi State once again tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 26 at Dudy Noble Field with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. (ET) / 2 p.m. (CT).