HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky baseball program completed the conference series sweep against the Panthers of Milwaukee at home Sunday afternoon by a final score of 8-2.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 8, Milwaukee – 2
LOCATION: Bill Aker Baseball Complex – Highland Heights, KY
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky, 11-7 (3-0 Horizon) – Milwaukee, 7-10 (0-3 Horizon)
NORSE TOP PERFORMERS
- Noah Fisher: 3-for-3, 1 home run, 4 RBI, 2 run, 1 BB
- Colton Kucera: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 double, 1 BB
- Jayden Wakeham: 1-for-3, 3 RBI, 1 double
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Kaden Echeman (W, 1-1), 6.0 IP, 9 strikeouts, 1 ER, 7 hits
- Matthew Lopez: 1.1 IP, 3 strikeouts, 1 hit, 0 ER
NORSE NOTES
- Echeman provided his best performance of the season, potentially the best of his Norse career after pitching 6.0 innings today, holding the Panthers to just one run. Echeman totaled a career-high nine strikeouts on the day to lead the Norse to victory.
- Fisher had himself a monster of a series, hitting .667 over three games along with totaling five runs, eight hits, one double, four home runs, 11 RBI, one walk, and on-base percentage .692 and a slugging percentage of 1.750.
- Northern Kentucky leads the Horizon League at 3-0 after the series sweep over the Panthers of Milwaukee, along with being the lone program with a winning record at 11-7 overall.
INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Baseball will hit the field once again on Tuesday, March 21 as the Norse will make the quick trip north to Dayton, Ohio. NKU and the Flyers will meet at Woerner Field in Dayton with first pitch scheduled for 3 PM ET.
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