EchemanKaden_vsOAK_2022
Devon Lucal
6
Winner Oakland OAKLAND 28-24, 17-10 Horizon
4
Northern Kentucky NKU 17-32, 10-16 Horizon
Winner
Oakland OAKLAND
28-24, 17-10 Horizon
6
Final
4
Northern Kentucky NKU
17-32, 10-16 Horizon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 10 0
Northern Kentucky NKU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 2

W: KUJAWA, Q. (3-1) L: Echeman, Kaden (2-8) S: DECKER, B. (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

@NKUNorseBSB comeback falls short against Oakland

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky Baseball (17-32, 10-16 Horizon) was taken down in game one of this conference series by the Golden Grizzlies of Oakland (28-24, 17-10 Horizon) Thursday afternoon from Friendship Field. 
 
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
  • Oakland began this contest with a bang, as a solo homer from Miller put the Golden Grizzlies up 1-0 in the top of the first inning. 
  • NKU quickly countered the Golden Grizzlies as Ryan Glass drove in Manny Vorhees from third on a ground out to even up the score at 1-1. 
  • OAK broke open the game in the top of the sixth, scoring five runs which included a two-run home run to hold the 6-1 advantage. 
  • Northern Kentucky began mounting their comeback in the bottom of the eighth as back-to-back doubles from Glass and Noah Fisher put the score at 6-2.
  • NKU then saw a monster of a home run to deep center field from Liam McFadden-Ackman to cut that Oakland lead to just 6-4.
  • The Golden Grizzlies unfortunately shut down the side in the bottom of the ninth to close out the 6-4 win over NKU.
     
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Liam McFadden-Ackman anchored the Northern Kentucky offense today, going 2-for-3 with one home run (4), two RBI (25), and one run scored (31). This was McFadden-Ackman's 13 multi-hit game of the season, along with his sixth multi-RBI game of the year as well. He 
  • Kaden Echeman (L, 2-8) posted a solid outing on the hill, throwing 5.2 innings against Oakland. Echeman recorded a career-high six strikeouts in this game, while allowing just two earned runs and three walks. 
  • Noah Fisher also turned in a multi-hit game for NKU today, going 2-for-4 with one RBI (24), one run (30) and two doubles (11). 
  • Zach Haigis provided a stellar relief appearance for the Norse, throwing 3.0 scoreless innings down the stretch and allowing just two hits and struck out two as well. 
     
INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE
ON DECK
Northern Kentucky Baseball is back in action tomorrow, Friday, May 20, as the Norse host Oakland in game two of this three-game series. This Horizon League matchup is scheduled for a 1 p.m. (ET) start and will be broadcast on ESPN+. 

 
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