Cleary Simpson vs YSU 2023
Taylor Keeton
Photo Credit: Taylor Keeton
6
Northern Kentucky NKU 29-25, 17-13 HL
8
Winner Oakland OAKBASE 27-29, 18-12 HL
Northern Kentucky NKU
29-25, 17-13 HL
6
Final
8
Oakland OAKBASE
27-29, 18-12 HL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Kentucky NKU 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 6 9 0
Oakland OAKBASE 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 8 12 1

W: B. Decker (7-2) L: Echeman, Kaden (5-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Comeback Falls Short For Norse Baseball In Road Loss to Oakland

ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Northern Kentucky baseball program fell in the series finale against the Golden Grizzlies of Oakland by a final score of 8-6 from the Oakland Baseball Field. This was the final regular season game of 2023 as well for the Norse. 
 

THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 6, Oakland – 8
LOCATION: Oakland Baseball Stadium – Rochester, MI
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 29-25 (17-13 Horizon) – Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 27-29 (18-12 Horizon)

NORSE TOP PERFORMERS

NORSE NOTES
  • McFadden-Ackman tallied a pair of RBI on the day to see his season total increase to 66 overall, tying fellow Norse Noah Fisher for the team-high. Both Norse standouts are now just six RBI shy of the Northern Kentucky single-season record previously set by Steve Walton in 2002 at 72. 
  • Fisher did cap a single-season milestone for Northern Kentucky Baseball yesterday, with his one walk increased his season total up to 51 overall, surpassing Doersching's previous record of 50 in a season back in 2021 as well. 
  • 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 29 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 now looks ahead to the 2023 Horizon League Championship Tournament next week, as the Norse will make the trip to arch rival and host Wright State at Nischwitz Stadium. No. 3 seeded NKU will be matched up with No. 6 seed Purdue Fort Wayne in the opening elimination round of play on Wednesday, May 24. First pitch between the Norse and Mastodons is slated for a 4:00 PM (ET) start and is set to be broadcasted on ESPN+. All Horizon League Tournament information can be found HERE. 

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