CINCINNATI – The Northern Kentucky baseball program found itself on the wrong side of a 10-2 decision to crosstown rival Cincinnati inside the UC Baseball Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 2, Cincinnati – 10 (9 innings)
LOCATION: UC Baseball Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio
RECORDS: NKU 2-2 (0-0 HL), Cincinnati 1-2 (0-0 Big XII)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Seven different Norse student-athletes collected hits in the contest.
- The offense was led by Logen Devenport as he went 1-for-4 at the dish with a home run, two RBI and a run scored. It was the first career homer for the two-way standout.
- Treyvin Moss (1-for-3, base on balls), Liam McFadden-Ackman (1-for-3, walk), Jake Paulick (1-for-3), Jake Altman (1-for-4), Cleary Simpson (1-for-4) and Zack Minton (1-for-1) all posted a hit for NKU.
- Paulick also scored a run for the Norse.
- Nick McClanahan recorded a scoreless inning on the mound.
- Jake Johnson also notched a scoreless frame in the contest.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UC jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a run in the bottom of the first, second and fourth.
- Northern Kentucky punched back as Devenport left the yard with a two-run blast to make it a 3-2 game.
- The Bearcats then pulled away with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and six and another in the seventh to close out the 10-2 victory.
 
NEXT UP 
NKU heads South for a huge matchup against SEC power Georgia that runs Friday, February 23 through Sunday, February 25 at Foley Field in Athens. All three games will be played in front of a national audience on SEC Network +.
 
 
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