Bradbury vs EKU 2023
Violet Lewis
Photo Credit: Violet Lewis
10
Winner Eastern Kentucky EKU 21-24
7
Northern Kentucky NKU 26-17
Winner
Eastern Kentucky EKU
21-24
10
Final
7
Northern Kentucky NKU
26-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Eastern Kentucky EKU 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 10 13 0
Northern Kentucky NKU 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 12 3

W: BLANTON, Brock (3-0) L: Mulhern, Andrew (0-1) S: CLANCY, Joe (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Colonels Best Norse In Nonconference Rematch

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky baseball program was taken down by the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky Tuesday evening from Friendship Field by a final score of 10-7. 
 

THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 7,  Eastern Kentucky – 10
LOCATION: Bill Aker Baseball Complex at Friendship Field – Highland Heights, KY
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 26-17 (15-6 Horizon) – EKU Colonels, 21-24 (10-11 ASUN)

NORSE TOP PERFORMERS


NORSE NOTES
  • NKU belted four homers today against the Colonels of EKU, tying their season-high as a team for the fourth time this season. All four occurances of Northern Kentucky totaling four home runs have come at Friendship Field in Highland Heights as well. 
  • Northern Kentucky is currently in a tie for first place in the Horizon League with a conference record of 15-6. The Norse are deadlocked with arch rival Wright State for the top spot and these two programs square off next weekend from Dayton, Ohio in a three-game series. Game one between the Norse and Raiders is slated for Friday, May 3:00 PM (ET). 
  • The Norse have totaled 26 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). 
  • Kucera continues to stay hot and find ways to get on base, as he increased his streak to 18 consecutive games today. 
     

INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE

NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Baseball looks ahead to the biggest series of the season yet, as the Norse will head north to Dayton, Ohio to take on arch rival and fellow Horizon League leader Wright State this weekend. Game one of this three-game series is set for Friday, May 5 as the Norse and Raiders will meet inside Nischwitz Stadium with first pitch scheduled for 3:00 PM (ET). 

FOLLOW NKU NORSE BASEBALL
Get in the game and follow Northern Kentucky's college baseball team through @NKUNorseBSB on Twitter, @NKUNorseBSB on Instagram, nkunorsebsb on Facebook and subscribe to the NKU Norse Youtube channel.

 
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