HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky.  – Northern Kentucky University Norse Softball returned home on Wednesday as they took on Morehead State in their fourth matchup with the Eagles this season. NKU earned its fourth victory in as many tries against Morehead, winning 4-0 on their home field. 

THE BASICS 
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 4, Morehead State – 0
LOCATION: Frank Ignatius Grein Field - Highland Heights, Ky.
RECORDS: NKU 8-13 (0-0 HL), MSU 1-22 (0-0 MVC)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Kyndall Ford and Brooklyn Ballis combined for a shutout. Ford got the start and earned her first career victory, pitching 4.2 innings and allowing four hits and a pair of walks, striking out four batters. Ballis allowed just two hits and no walks in her 2.1 innings of work. 
- Northern Kentucky recorded five hits in the game, as Jena Rhoads led the way for the Norse offense going 2-3 at the plate with a double and a triple. 
- Campbell Beatty and Olivia Pastin went 1-2 with singles, while Mack Brown went 1-3 at the plate. 

NORSE NOTES
- After a pair of scoreless innings, the Norse struck first in the third, scoring three runs. Mack Brow started it off with a one-out single, then stole second base. Beatty drove her in with a single of her own, which brought in Brow. After an Eagle pitching change, Rhoads brought home Beatty as she lined one in the right-center gap for an RBI triple. A sacrifice fly from Pastin scored NKU's third of the inning. 
- The Eagles threatened to score in the fourth, putting a pair of runners in scoring position, but Ford slammed the door with a swinging strikeout. 
- NKU added an insurance run in the fifth, as Campbell Beatty scored from third on an infield grounder that saw Jena Rhoads get caught in a rundown between second and third. Ballis allowed a pair of two-out singles in the seventh, but locked down the win on a flyout. 

NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky University Norse Softball heads into Horizon League play this weekend as they host Green Bay on Friday & Saturday. 

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