DAYTON, Ohio – The No. 3 seeded Northern Kentucky baseball program saw their season come to an end Thursday after falling twice in the Horizon League Tournament to No. 2 seed Oakland and then to No. 5 seed Milwaukee in extra innings.
THE FACTS (GAME ONE)
FINAL SCORE: No. 3 Northern Kentucky – 6, No. 2 Oakland – 3
LOCATION: Nischwitz Stadium – Dayton, Ohio
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 30-26 (17-13 Horizon) – OAK Golden Grizzlies, 28-29 (18-12 Horizon)
NORSE TOP PERFORMERS
- Adam Schneider: 4-for-4, 3 RBI, 1 Double
- John Odom: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 Doubles
- Colton Kucera: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 R, 2 Doubles
- Treyvin Moss: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
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Clay Brock: (L, 5-5), 3.0 IP, 4 K, 6 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 87 P
- Matthew Lopez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 39 P
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Bottom 6th: Oakland extends their lead out to 10-0 over the Norse with a three-run inning
- Top 7th: Norse tally four runs as Moss, Odom and Schneider provide RBI hits to get NKU on the board at 10-4
- Bottom 7th: Golden Grizzlies add three more runs to cap off their scoring at 13 overall
- Top 8th: NKU add four additional runs as Kucera, Odom and Schneider all provide RBI doubles but the comeback falls short at 13-8
THE FACTS (GAME TWO)
FINAL SCORE: No. 3 Northern Kentucky – 8, No. 5 Milwaukee – 10 (10 innings)
LOCATION: Nischwitz Stadium – Dayton, Ohio
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 30-26 (17-13 Horizon) – MKE Panthers, 25-31 (11-18 Horizon)
NORSE TOP PERFORMERS
- Manny Vorhees: 5-for-6, 3 RBI, 1 Triple
- Noah Fisher: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 Home Run, 2 R, 1 BB
- Liam McFadden-Ackman: 2-for-6, 2 RBI, 2 R
- John Odom: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 Stolen Base
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Kaden Echeman: 3.2 IP, 4 K, 6 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 86 P
- Aaron Massie: 1.1 IP, 2 BB, 2 H, 0 ER
- Jackson Fraser: 2.0 iP, 2 K, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB
- Carson Werrmann: 2.0 IP, 2 K, 1 BB, 0 ER, 0 H
- Casey Maniglia: (L, 2-2), 1.0 IP, 1 K, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Top 3rd: The Panthers jumped out to a 6-0 lead through three innings against the Norse
- Bottom 3rd: NKU struck back with RBI singles from McFadden-Ackman, Vorhees and Odom to cut the MKE lead in half at 6-3
- Top 4th: Milwaukee added two more runs with a single to left center field, extending the lead to 8-3
- Bottom 4th: Fisher belts a two-run home run to right field to close the MKE gap to just three runs
- Bottom 8th: McFadden-Ackman singles to right field to bring home Cleary Simpson. Vorhees smashes a triple to right center field to drive in two runs, tying the game at 8-8
- Top 10th: MKE adds two runs in extra innings to eliminate NKU and advance in the Horizon League Tournament
NORSE NOTES
- Fisher concludes his phenomenal season totaling 19 home runs and 68 RBI. Noah's stellar year saw him break the NKU single-season record in walks with 53 total. Fisher also ranks second in Northern Kentucky history in single-season runs scored (66) and in home runs (19), along with ranking fourth in RBI (68).
- McFadden-Ackman also ends his historic season ranking third all-time in Northern Kentucky single-season standing with 69 runs batted in.
- The Norse finish this historic season totaling 30 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).
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