HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Northern Kentucky baseball fell to Oakland in Sunday's series finale, as big innings from the Golden Grizzlies proved too much to overcome for the Norse. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky - 10, Oakland - 16
LOCATION: Friendship Field
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 24-18 (12-9 Horizon) | Oakland: 13-32 (6-15 Horizon)

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - PITCHING

• Jake Johnson took the loss for the Norse, allowing three runs over 2+ innings of work. 
• Ryan Pehrson was a bright spot, throwing three innings and allowing just one run on one hit with a pair of strikeouts. 
• NKU hit five batters in the loss.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - BATTING

• All nine Norse starters picked up a hit, with five posting two hits. 
• Jake Paulick finished 2-4 with a double, a homer and three RBI. 
• Nolan Sparks finished 1-4 with a home run and two RBI. 
• Brennan Rowe finished 2-5. 
• Marcus Harrison had a pair of hits and an RBI.
• Gabe Miranda went 1-5 with two RBI. 
• Sam Bond had two hits. 
• Jake Altman finished 1-3 with a double. 
• Josh Williams had a pair of hits and an RBI. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trailing 5-0, NKU plated seven unanswered runs to take a 7-5 lead after the fifth. 
• Oakland plated six runs in the eighth and another five in the ninth, which proved too much for the Norse to overcome despite combining for three runs of their own in the final two innings. 

UP NEXT

• NKU takes on an old foe in Tennessee on Tuesday before hitting the road for a three game set at Milwaukee. 

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