Josh Williams on deck
6
Northern Kentucky NKU 16-15
9
Winner Eastern Kentucky EKU 5-28
Northern Kentucky NKU
16-15
6
Final
9
Eastern Kentucky EKU
5-28
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Kentucky NKU 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 6 1
Eastern Kentucky EKU 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0

W: COLLINS, Hayden (1-1) L: Kurki, Connor (0-1) S: LAWSON, Nathan (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Williams' big day not enough as Baseball falls at EKU

RICHMOND, Ky. — Northern Kentucky baseball was unable to win a second straight game and secure a season sweep on Tuesday, as the Norse dropped a midweek contest to EKU on the road.

One big inning proved to be a backbreaker for the Norse in the loss. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky - 6, Eastern Kentucky - 9
LOCATION: Richmond, KY
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 16-15 (6-6 Horizon) | EKU: 5-28 

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - PITCHING

  • Gerald Hanson got the start for the Norse, pitching an inning and allowing a pair of runs. 
  • MJ Castaneda threw 2.1 innings with a pair of strikeouts in the loss. 
  • Connor Kurki took the loss. 
  • Jake Johnson returned to the mound and threw 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. 
  • Aaron Massie threw two scoreless innings with five strikeouts. 
  • Ryan Pehrson pitched a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts. 

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - BATTING

  • Josh Williams had the lone two hit day for the Norse, finishing 2-4 with five RBI. Williams had a bases-clearing triple in the loss. 
  • Jake Altman hit his first homer of the year for NKU. 
  • Braylen Harlamert notched a hit and a walk. 
  • Tyler Shaneyfelt had a hit and drew a pair of walks. 
  • NKU combined to steal three bases. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • NKU went up early on an RBI single from Josh Williams in the first. 
  • Trailing 2-1, Williams cleared the bases in the third with a triple to give NKU a 4-2 lead. 
  • EKU scored seven runs in the fourth to take a 9-4 lead. 
  • Josh Williams had a sac fly in the seventh and Atlman homered in the eighth, but NKU could not complete the comeback. 

UP NEXT

  • The Norse head to Youngstown State for a three game set in Horizon League play. 

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