HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky baseball program fell in an intense battle against arch rival Wright State Saturday afternoon by a final score of 3-1 from the Bill Aker Baseball Complex at Friendship Field.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 1, Wright State – 3
LOCATION: Bill Aker Baseball Complex – Highland Heights, KY
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 13-12 (4-4 Horizon) – Wright State Raiders, 15-11 (7-1 Horizon)
NORSE TOP PERFORMERS
- Peyton Lane: 2-for-4, 1home run, 1 RBI, 1 run
- Liam McFadden-Ackman: 2-for-3, 1 BB
- Treyvin Moss: 1-for-5, 1 double
- Manny Vorhees: 1-for-4
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Ben Gerl: (L, 2-3), 6.0 IP, 6 strikeouts, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 hits
- Carson Werrmann: 1.0 IP, 3 strikeouts, 0 hits, 1 BB
- Jared Teke: 1.0 IP, 2 strikeouts, 1 ER, 1 hit
- Kyle Klingenbeck: 1.0 IP, 2 strikeouts, 0 hits, 1 BB
NORSE NOTES
- Vorhees kept his reached base streak alive today after his single in the bottom of the 8th against the Raiders. Vorhees' streak extend to 11 consecutive games now.
- Gerl threw a solid 6.0 innings today on the bump, striking out six Raiders while only allowing two runs. Gerl saw his earned run average drop below five after his outing today, down to 4.93 overall.
- McFadden-Ackman posted his seventh multi-hit game of the season with a pair of singles this afternoon.
- Lane's homer in the bottom of the 2nd inning was his first of the season and his first in a Norse uniform as well.
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NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Baseball returns to action tomorrow, Sunday, April 2 as the Norse host rival Wright State in the series finale against their arch rival. NKU and the Raiders will meet at Friendship Field once again with first pitch scheduled for a 12:00 PM ET start time.
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