DAYTON, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky baseball program was downed in heartbreaking fashion Saturday afternoon by arch rival Wright State on the road. The Raiders took the series after a 5-4 extra innings win that featured a walk-off home run in favor of WSU.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 4, Wright State – 5 (12 inn.)
LOCATION: Nischwitz Stadium – Dayton, Ohio
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky Norse, 26-19 (15-8 Horizon) – WSU Raiders, 28-18 (17-6 Horizon)
NORSE TOP PERFORMERS
- Cleary Simpson: 4-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base
- John Odom: 1-for-5, 1 home run, 2 RBI, 1 run
- Peyton Lane: 1-for-2, 1 RBI
- Noah Fisher: 2-for-6, 1 run
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Ben Gerl: 6.0 IP, 6 K, 3 ER, 6 H, 1 BB
- Casey Maniglia: 1.2 IP, 2 K, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB
- Kyle Klingenbeck: (L, 0-1), 1.0 IP, 1 K, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 BB
NORSE NOTES
- 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).
- Simpson had himself a day at the plate, totaling a season-best four hits in this game alone. Cleary's four hits are a career-best in a Norse uniform as well.
- Odom belted his fifth homer of the year today against the Raiders and was his first since March 26, 2023 against the Mastodons of PFW.
INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Baseball looks ahead to tomorrow, Sunday, May 6 as the Norse will meet Wright State in the series finale of this Horizon League battle. Game three between the Norse and the Raiders is scheduled for a 2:00 PM (ET) start from Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, Ohio as NKU looks to regroup and take a game from WSU.
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