HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky baseball program was downed by the Penguins of Youngstown State Saturday afternoon from the Bill Aker Baseball Complex. YSU evened up the weekend series at 1-1 overall, as the Norse look ahead to Sunday to take the series in their home finale.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 4, Youngstown State – 12
LOCATION: Bill Aker Baseball Complex at Friendship Field – Highland Heights, KY
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 28-21 (16-10 Horizon) – YSU Penguins, 16-33 (10-15 Horizon)
NORSE TOP PERFORMERS
- John Odom: 1-for-4, 1 home run, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Nick Wimmers: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 double, 1 BB
- Cleary Simpson: 1-for-5, 1 RBI
- Brandon Tucker: 2-for-4
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Ben Gerl: (L, 4-4), 5.0 IP, 12 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
- Andrew Mulhern: 0.2 IP, 1 K, 1 BB, 0 ER
NORSE NOTES
- Odom belted his sixth home run of the 2023 season, after a second-inning solo shot to left field in this conference matchup. Odom has now crushed home runs in the last 2-out-of-4 games as well.
- Wimmers turned in yet another multi-hit day after going 2-for-3 against Youngstown State. Wimmers has now totaled 10 multi-hit games in 2023, including posting back-to-back two-hit days in this weekend series.
- The Norse have totaled 28 wins on the season now, which is a NKU Baseball program record for most victories in the NCAA Division I era dating back to 2017 (25-33).
INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Baseball wraps up the series with Youngstown State tomorrow, Sunday, May 14 from the Bill Aker Baseball Complex. The Norse and Penguins will meet at Friendship Field for the 2023 home finale for Northern Kentucky at 12:00 PM (ET) as 11 seniors will be celebrated and recognized Tomorrow's Horizon League game will be broadcasted on ESPN+ as well.
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