-
2
Wis.-Green Bay WIS.-GRE 6-11, 0-3 Horizon
11
Winner Northern Ky. NORTHERN 11-13, 3-0 Horizon
Wis.-Green Bay WIS.-GRE
6-11, 0-3 Horizon
2
Final
11
Northern Ky. NORTHERN
11-13, 3-0 Horizon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Wis.-Green Bay WIS.-GRE 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 3
Northern Ky. NORTHERN 3 3 3 2 X 11 12 1

W: Ford, Kyndall (2-3) L: G. Eggart (3-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Norse Complete Series Sweep of Green Bay with 11-2 Victory

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky.  – Northern Kentucky University Norse Softball finished off their season series with Green Bay on Saturday morning. The Norse bats continued their offensive hot streak after scoring 17 runs across two games Friday, scoring eleven runs on twelve hits in the finale. A solid performance from freshman pitcher Kyndall Ford helped to stifle the Phoenix offense and send the Norse to a 3-0 start in conference play. 

THE BASICS 
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 11, Green Bay – 2
LOCATION: Frank Ignatius Grein Field - Highland Heights, Ky.
RECORDS: NKU 11-13 (3-0 HL), GB 6-11 (0-3 HL)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Eight different Norse were responsible for the team's twelve hits, a true offensive team effort. The highlight of the day was a three-run jack to center courtesy of Olivia Pastin in the second inning. Pastin finished the day 1-2 with a walk, three RBI, and two runs scored. 
- Jena Rhoads went 2-4 with a double, two RBI, a stolen base, and a run. 
- Marley Gearld continued her tear to start Horizon League play, as she recorded her third-straight multi-hit game with an extra-base hit. Gearld went 2-3 on the day with a double, RBI, and a run. 
- Emma Ginn went 2-3 with a pair of singles. 
- Kyndall Ford earned her second with of the season, throwing five innings of two-run ball with a pair of strikeouts. 

NORSE NOTES
- NKU's red-hot offense overwhelmed Green Bay from the jump, and their consistency in the game allowed them to keep pouring it on the Phoenix. NKU scored multiple runs in every inning they batted, including three runs in each of their first three innings. 
- Northern Kentucky got on the board within their first two plate appearances, as a single from Campbell Beatty and a double from Rhoads gave the Norse a 1-0 lead. Hits from Robertson and Gearld expanded the Norse lead to three. 
- With two on in the second, Olivia Pastin hit her fourth home run of the season out to dead center, doubling the Norse lead. 
- In the third, the Norse benefited from a pair of Phoenix errors, scoring three runs on just one hit in the frame. NKU tacked on two more in the fourth thanks to Mack Brow's two-RBI single.

NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky University Norse Softball plays host to Louisville on Tuesday, March 18. The game is set for a 4:30 first pitch and will be broadcast on ESPN+. 

FOLLOW NKU NORSE SOFTBALL 
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