ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Northern Kentucky baseball program fell to Horizon League adversary Oakland Thursday afternoon on the road in Rochester, Michigan by a final score of 4-1.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 1, Oakland – 4
LOCATION: Oakland Baseball Stadium – Rochester, MI
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 28-24 (16-12 Horizon) – Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 26-28 (17-11 Horizon)
NORSE TOP PERFORMERS
- Cleary Simpson: 2-for-4, 1 Run, 1 Double
- Noah Fisher: 1-for-3, 1 BB
- John Odom: 0-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 SF
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Clay Brock: (L, 5-4), 7.0 IP, 5 K, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB
- Jackson Fraser: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB
NORSE NOTES
- Manny Vorhees and Jayden Wakeham were named to the 2023 Valeo Financial Horizon League Baseball All-Academic Team, as was announced by the conference Thursday afternoon.
- Fisher continued to impress those around the nation as the fifth year senior was named as a Brooks Wallace Award semi-finalist earlier this week. This honors the top 25 best shortstops in the country at the NCAA Division I level.
- 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 is back at it tomorrow from Rochester, Michigan as the Norse face the Golden Grizzlies in game two of this three-game Horizon League series. These conference foes will meet from Oakland Baseball Field, Friday, May 19 with first pitch scheduled for 2:30 PM (ET).
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