YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky Baseball team (9-18, 4-5 Horizon) took down conference foe Youngstown State (10-20, 3-4 Horizon) in game one of a three-game series Friday evening by a final score of 9-0.
 
AT THE PLATE

• Griffin Kain lead the Norse at the plate going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run scored, one walk and one triple.
• Liam McFadden-Ackman posted a solid day offensively going 2-for-5 with two RBI, three runs scored, and one walk. 
• Noah Fisher totaled a multi-hit day for NKU going 2-for-5 with two runs scored. 
• Manny Vorhees and Brandon Tucker each tallied one RBI a piece for the Norse, and Vorhees added a double to his stat line as well. 
   

• TJ Graves started on the hill for NKU, tossing 1.2 innings and shut down the Penguins, only allowing one hit.
• Blaine Walters was first out of the bullpen to close out the second inning with 0.1 inning worth of work complete. Walters struck out one while allowing one hit in the two batters he faced. 
• Michael Bohlen (W, 1-0) picked up his first win of his NKU career tonight with 1.0 inning of scoreless work after shutting down the side in order. Bohlen additionally recorded one strike out as well. 
• Ben Gerl (S, 1) was next up for the Norse, throwing the final 6.0 innings against YSU. Gerl dominated the Penguins in his relief appearance, allowing only one hit and zero runs, while striking out seven total. Gerl's seven strikeouts were a season-high for the sophomore and this was his first career save in a Norse uniform as well. 

• Northern Kentucky struck first in this contest in the top of the fourth as Vorhees drew a bases loaded walk to see McFadden-Ackman cross the plate.
• McFadden-Ackman also drew a bases loaded walk in the top of the seventh, which brought Ryan Glass home for a 2-0 lead.
• Kain provided plenty of insurance for the Norse in this same inning with a three-run tripe to right field for a 5-0 lead. 
• NKU capped off their scoring in the top of the ninth first with McFadden-Ackman singling through the left side to bring home Brennan Gick.
• Tucker extended that lead out to 7-0 with a sacrifice fly out to left field which then brought Gick home for the run. 
• The Norse continued to add to their lead in the final inning, as a wild pitch saw McFadden-Ackman score from third base to hold an 8-0 advantage over YSU. 
• Northern Kentucky went up 9-0 against the Penguins after yet another wild pitch brought home Kain. 

• Northern Kentucky Baseball continues this series against the Penguins tomorrow, Saturday, April 9, in game number two of this road trip. The Norse and YSU will square off from Youngstown, Ohio at 3 p.m. (ET).