Devenport vs Dayton
Emma Jones
14
Dayton DAYTON 2-6
16
Winner Northern Ky. NORTHERN 4-3
Dayton DAYTON
2-6
14
Final
16
Northern Ky. NORTHERN
4-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dayton DAYTON 1 0 3 2 1 4 3 0 0 14 14 2
Northern Ky. NORTHERN 3 9 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 16 13 4

W: Fry, Evan (1-0) L: B. DEAN (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Miranda homers twice, Devenport hits go-ahead blast as Baseball wins wild home opener vs. Dayton

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — It was another shootout at Friendship Field on Tuesday, as the Northern Kentucky baseball team opened up its 2025 home schedule against the Dayton Flyers. 

NKU came out on top, winning its fourth straight game. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky - 16, Dayton - 14
LOCATION: Friendship Field
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 4-3 (0-0 Horizon) | Dayton: 2-6 (0-0 A10)

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - PITCHING

  • Bobby Bartlett started the game for the Norse, pitching 2.2 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on two walks and three hits. Bartlett had three strikeouts. 
  • MJ Castaneda threw 1.1 innings, allowing two runs. 
  • Jake Johnson did not allow an earned run in his inning of work. 
  • Evan Fry came out of the bullpen in the seventh and locked the door to earn the win. Fry threw 2.2 innings without allowing a baserunner, striking out four. 

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - HITTING

  • NKU racked up 16 runs on 13 hits in the win. Five different Norse had multi-hit games, and eight different Norse had a hit. 
  • Tyler Shaneyfelt, Logen Devenport, and Gabe Miranda each hit home runs, with Miranda hitting a pair. All three men had 3+ RBI, with Devenport's four leading the team. 
  • Braydon Rogers finished 2-4 with three RBI. 
  • The Norse drew seven walks and were hit by five pitches. Sam Bond was hit by three pitches, including once with the bases loaded. 
  • NKU stole six bases in the win. Nolan Sparks stole three, Shaneyfelt two, and Devenport one. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Dayton took the lead in the first, 1-0, but NKU rattled off three runs in the home half of the first and then nine in the second to snatch an early 12-1 lead. In that second inning, both Tyler Shaneyfelt and Gabe Miranda hit two-run homers. 
  • Dayton scored six unanswered before Gabe Miranda's second homer put the Norse up 13-7. 
  • Another seven unanswered runs gave Dayton a 14-13 lead for just a moment, before Logen Devenport smashed a no-doubt, two-run home run to left center to put the Norse ahead for good. A sac fly from Braydon Rogers provided insurance as Evan Fry shut the door on Dayton's hopes. 

UP NEXT

  • Northern Kentucky heads to Oxford for three games at Miami (OH). 

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