ROCHESTER, Mich.  – Northern Kentucky University Norse Softball continued its record-smashing season on Sunday when they wrapped up their second conference series against Oakland. Northern Kentucky jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and Norse pitchers held down the Golden Grizzlies as NKU locked down its first-ever 6-0 start to a conference season as a Division I member. 

THE BASICS 
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 8, Oakland  – 3
LOCATION: Oakland Softball Field - Rochester, Mich. 
RECORDS: NKU 14-14 (6-0 HL), OU 6-17 (1-5 HL)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Kyndall Ford earned her third win of the season, going four innings with three strikeouts, allowing four hits, a walk, and two runs. Alicia Flores locked it down with a three-inning save, her first of the season. Flores struck out a pair of batters while only allowing one hit, two walks, and a single run. 
- Offensively, five different Norse were responsible for seven NKU hits, with five coming in the first inning. 
- Trinity Robertson had the lone extra-base hit for the Norse, as she finished 2-4 with a double, one RBI, and one run scored. 
- Stella Wulker went 2-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. 

NORSE NOTES
- The Norse offense, which has been on fire to start Horizon League play, continued its hot streak with a six-spot to kick things off. NKU saw twelve batters in the first inning as they recorded five hits and drew four walks to set the tone early. 
- Kyndall Ford got the start in the circle for the Norse, and her only blip in four innings of work came in the first frame. Oakland scored a pair of runs on a two-out triple, but the Norse held the Golden Grizzlies scoreless until the sixth. 
- Trinity Robertson and Stella Wulker ripped back-to-back hits to start the second, helping the Norse extend their lead to five. An errant throw later in the inning scored Wulker, giving NKU their six-run advantage back. 
- Both offenses went stagnant for the rest of the game, as NKU did not record a hit after the second inning while Oakland had just two in the final five innings, thanks to great pitching efforts from Ford and Flores. 
- Northern Kentucky has now scored 6+ runs in each conference game this season. The Norse move to 11-0 when scoring 6 or more runs in a game, and are just 3-14 when scoring less than six runs.

NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky University Norse Softball is back at home in Highland Heights this week, hosting a midweek matchup with EKU at 4:30 on Tuesday before a three-game weekend series with Cleveland State.

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