-
0
Northern Kentucky NORTHERN 5-3
10
Winner Creighton CU 5-3
Northern Kentucky NORTHERN
5-3
0
Final
10
Creighton CU
5-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Northern Kentucky NORTHERN 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Creighton CU 5 4 1 0 X 10 8 0

W: Brooke Shifflett (3-1) L: Flores, Alicia (0-2)

18
Winner Northern Kentucky NORTHERN 6-3
15
Morehead State MOR 0-8
Winner
Northern Kentucky NORTHERN
6-3
18
Final
15
Morehead State MOR
0-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northern Kentucky NORTHERN 6 0 1 3 0 8 0 18 16 6
Morehead State MOR 5 0 4 1 0 5 0 15 14 0

W: Flores, Alicia (3-2) L: PICKFORD, Sela (0-1) S: Ford, Kyndall (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Norse Softball splits Saturday doubleheader, scores most runs in a game since 2022

KENNESAW, Ga. – It was certainly a tale of two games for Northern Kentucky University Norse softball in their Saturday slate, as they took on Creighton and Morehead State in the early slots at the Kennesaw State Tournament. After getting shutout and falling 10-0 to the Bluejays in game one, the Norse exploded for 18 runs in game two as they defeated Morehead State 18-15. The 18 runs were the most in a game for NKU since February 12, 2022, a 21-1 victory over South Carolina State. 

THE BASICS (GAME ONE)
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 0, Creighton – 10 (5 innings)
LOCATION: Bailey Park - Kennesaw, Ga.
RECORDS: NKU 5-3 (0-0 HL), CREI 5-3 (0-0 BE)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Campbell Beatty went 2-3 at the plate with a pair of singles.
- Lexy Morris went 1-3 with a double.
- Olivia Pastin went 1-2 with a single and a walk.
- Kyndall Ford allowed just two hits and struck out five batters in three innings. 

NORSE NOTES
- After allowing one early run to the Bluejays, a grand slam put them up five-nothing by the end of the first. 
- Creighton did more damage in the second with four runs on just one hit. Three walks and an error helped the Bluejays extend their lead to nine in the frame. 
- An RBI double in the third pushed Creighton a 10-0 lead, which held for the rest of the game. 

THE BASICS (GAME TWO)
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 18, Morehead State – 15
LOCATION: Bailey Park - Kennesaw, Ga.
RECORDS: NKU 6-3 (0-0 HL), MSU 0-8 (0-0 CUSA)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Olivia Pastin headlined the big offensive day for the Norse by going 3-5, with four RBI, three runs scored, a home run, and a double. Her sixth-inning three-run shot ultimately lifted the Norse to victory. 
- Emma Ginn finished with three doubles, going 3-4 with three RBI and scored a pair of runs. 
- Mack Brow finished 3-4 with a double, two runs scored, and one RBI.
- Brooke Keltner went 1-3 with a 2-RBI double in the first inning and a sac bunt that scored a run in the third. 
- Jena Rhoads went 2-5 with a pair of RBI and scored a run. 
- Marlee Loudermilk finished 1-4, hitting a 2-RBI double in the first frame. 
- Kyndall Ford closed the game with a save, pitching 1.1 innings and only allowing one walk. 
 
NORSE NOTES
- NKU jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first inning, scoring all their runs with two outs on the board. Kelter and Loudermilk's two-RBI doubles highlighted the scoring. The Eagles were able to fight back in the bottom of the first, making it a 6-5 ballgame going into the second. 
- Brooke Keltner's sacrifice bunt in the third increased the Norse lead to a pair. Morehead State then took the lead in the bottom half of the inning, scoring four runs on three hits. 
- Northern Kentucky bounced back in the fourth to retake the lead, jumping ahead 10-9 off of scoring plays from Pastin and Ginn. Morehead State tied things up at ten in the bottom of the fourth before a scoreless fifth frame. 
- The sixth inning saw Northern Kentucky push ahead, as they exploded for eight runs. Pastin, Ginn, and Stella Wulker started things off with three straight hits. After three straight walks, Brow loaded the bases with a single, and then Rhoads brought home two more with a single of her own to make it a five-run game. Pastin's three-run shot put NKU on top by eight runs, their largest lead of the game. 
- Morehead State threatened a comeback with five runs in the sixth, but Ford came in and shut things down to deny the effort. 

NEXT UP
NKU Softball finishes off play in the Kennesaw State Tournament tomorrow with a 1:30 first pitch against the hosts. 

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