Devenport vs Wright st
Emma Jones
5
Northern Kentucky NORTHERN 24-19
7
Winner Tennessee UT 36-9
Northern Kentucky NORTHERN
24-19
5
Final
7
Tennessee UT
36-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Kentucky NORTHERN 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 0
Tennessee UT 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 X 7 10 1

W: Michael Sharman (3-1) L: Kurki, Connor (0-2) S: Nate Snead (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Devenport notches three hits, but Baseball falls at #12 Tennessee Tuesday

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In a rematch of the opening game of the 2024 Knoxville Regional, the Northern Kentucky baseball team took on the #12 ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Tuesday in a midweek matchup at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. 

The Norse put up a valiant fight, but fell to the Volunteers on the road. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky - 5, Tennessee - 7
LOCATION: Lindsey Nelson Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 24-19 (12-9 Horizon) | Tennessee: 36-9

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - PITCHING

  • Bobby Bartlett got the start for the Norse, throwing an inning plus and allowing three runs on three hits and three walks, striking out three batters. 
  • Griffin Howell was dominant against the defending national champions, throwing three scoreless innings. 
  • Gerald Hanson recorded a pair of outs, both coming on strikes. 
  • Ryan Pehrson finished off the seventh without allowing a run. 
  • Carson French threw a perfect eighth with a strikeout. 
  • Connor Kurki took the loss. 

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - BATTING

  • Logen Devenport notched the lone multi-hit game for the Norse, finishing 3-4 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI. Devenport stole two bases as well. 
  • Gabe Miranda finished 1-5 with a two-run single. 
  • Tyler Shaneyfelt finished 0-3, but drew two walks and had an RBI. 
  • Josh Williams finished 1-5. 
  • Jake Altman ended the night 1-3 with a walk and a run scored. 
  • Jake Paulick finished 0-1 with an RBI. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Trailing 2-0, the Norse plated four runs in the second, as both Tyler Shaneyfelt and Logen Devenport drew walks with the bases loaded before Gabe Miranda lined a single up the middle to give NKU a 4-2 lead. 
  • Tennessee played a run in the home half to make the score 4-3. 
  • The Volunteers took the lead in the fifth and added on in the sixth, but the Norse cut the deficit to one on an RBI groundout from Jake Paulick. 
  • Tennessee added an insurance run in the seventh, but the Norse couldn't get any closer in the loss. 

UP NEXT

  • NKU hits the road for a massive Horizon League series, taking on Milwaukee. 

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