NILES, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky baseball program kicked off a three-game series with Youngstown State from Niles, Ohio Thursday evening with a road victory over the Penguins.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 13, Youngstown State – 5
LOCATION: Eastwood Field – Niles, Ohio
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 15-12 (6-4 Horizon) – Youngstown State Penguins, 6-21 (3-5 Horizon)
NORSE TOP PERFORMERS
- Colton Kucera: 4-for-5, 3 RBI, 2 runs, 1 double, 1 stolen base
- Adam Schneider: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 stolen base
- Noah Fisher: 1-for-2, 4 walks, 2 runs, 1 double
- Manny Vorhees: 1-for-5, 3 RBI, 1 double
- John Odom: 0-for-0, 3 runs, 3 walks, 1 HBP
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Clay Brock: (W, 4-2), 6.0 IP, 3 strikeouts, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 hits
- Kyle Klingenbeck: 1.1 IP, 1 hit, 2 ER
- Matthew Lopez: (S, 1), 1.2 IP, 2 strikeouts, 1 hit, 0 ER
NORSE NOTES
- NKU continues to lead the Horizon League in multiple hitting stat categories including batting average (.292), runs scored (212), total hits (270), doubles (62), RBI (200), slugging percentage (.451), on base percentage (.408) and walks (152).
- Vorhees continues to find ways on base as his reached base streak is now up to 13 consecutive games after going 1-for-5 this evening. Additionally Vorhees leads the Norse in multiple RBI games with 11 total after driving in three runs tonight.
- Kucera anchored the Norse offensively tonight against the Penguins with four total hits along with driving in three runs. Kucera is now up to nine total games this season with two or more hits in a single contest and this was the first game of the season with totaling four hits as well.
INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Baseball is back at it tomorrow, Friday, April 7, from Niles, Ohio to face the Penguins in game number two of this series. The Norse and Youngstown State will meet at Eastwood Field for another Horizon League showdown with first pitch set for 3:00 PM (ET).
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