INDIANAPOLIS – The Northern Kentucky baseball program took care of business on the road in their mid-week nonconference matchup, defeating the Butler Bulldogs in Indianapolis Tuesday evening.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 8, Butler– 3
LOCATION: Bulldog Park – Indianapolis, IN
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 22-13 (11-4 Horizon) – Butler Bulldogs, 7-28 (0-6 Big East)
NORSE TOP PERFORMERS
- Colton Kucera: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Brandon Tucker: 1-for-1, 1 RBI, 1 R
- Zack Minton: 1-for-2, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
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Aaron Massie: 4.0 IP, 4 K, 5 H, 1 BB, 0 R
- Zach Byron: (W, 1-0) 1.0 IP, 1 K, 1 BB, 2 H, 0 R
- Aiden Bradbury: 1.1 IP, 1 K, 0 H, 0 R
- Carson Werrmann: 0.2 IP, 2 K, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB
- Kyle Klingenbeck: 1.0 IP, 2 K, 0 H, 0 R
NORSE NOTES
- Kucera's two-RBI game increases his multi-runs driven in games up to five on the season and he ranks sixth overall on the Norse in that category.
- Byron picked up his first win of the year after tossing a shutout fifth inning against the Bulldogs. This was also Byron's first victory in a Northern Kentucky uniform as well.
- Northern Kentucky's 22 wins so far in the 2023 season, are the most by a Norse program since 2017 when NKU total a 25-33 overall record.
INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Baseball now looks to hit the road once again with another Horizon League series on deck for the Norse. NKU will head to Franklin, Wisconsin to take on the Panthers of Milwaukee in a three-game series beginning this Friday, April 21. Game one is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM (ET) / 4:00 PM (CT) from Franklin Field and will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
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