BSB Seniors 25
4
Youngstown St. YOUNGSTO 14-40, 11-19 HORIZON
23
Winner Northern Ky. NORTHERN 30-23, 18-12 HORIZON
Youngstown St. YOUNGSTO
14-40, 11-19 HORIZON
4
Final
23
Northern Ky. NORTHERN
30-23, 18-12 HORIZON
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Youngstown St. YOUNGSTO 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 2
Northern Ky. NORTHERN 1 11 4 2 3 2 X 23 19 1

W: Fry, Evan (1-0) L: N. KUBILUS (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball dominates from start to finish to secure sweep of YSU on Senior Day

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Northern Kentucky baseball celebrated Senior Day in a big way on Saturday afternoon, as the Norse dominated from start to finish in a rout of Youngstown State. 

NKU scored in every inning, plating 11 runs in the second inning to blow the game open early. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky - 23, Youngstown State - 4
LOCATION: Friendship Field
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 30-23 (18-12 Horizon) | Youngstown State: 14-40 (11-19 Horizon)

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - PITCHING

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN - BATTING

  • Tyler Shaneyfelt dominated on his Senior Day, finishing 4-4 while reaching base six times. Shaneyfelt had an RBI, scored three times and stole three bases in the win. 
  • Gabe Miranda finished 205 with a pair of RBI. 
  • Braydon Rogers homered as part of a 2-6, four RBI day. 
  • Josh Williams hit two homers, notching three hits and five RBI. 
  • Sam Bond launched his first home run of the year in the win. 
  • Mark Nowak finished 2-3, hitting his first collegiate home run. He drew two walks as well. 
  • MJ Castaneda, normally a pitcher, started at third for the Norse and finished 2-4 with four RBI. He launched a three-run homer that gave NKU the lead. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • NKU scored on a passed ball in the first inning to open the scoring. 
  • In the second inning, NKU scored 11 runs, beginning with Castaneda's three-run homer. NKU hit two triples, two hoers, and three singles in the inning. 
  • Josh Williams homered for the first time in the third, and Mark Nowak launched a three run homer later in the inning to push the lead out to 16-2. 
  • Josh Williams' second homer in the fourth inning gave the Norse an 18-2 lead. 
  • Braydon Rogers put NKU in the 20s with a three-run shot in the fifth. 
  • NKU drew a pair of bases loaded walks in the sixth, and run ruled the Penguins in the seventh. 

UP NEXT

  • The Norse look to repeat history in Dayton next week, as NKU has captured the two-seed in the Horizon League Championships. The Norse will play their first game at the tournament on Thursday, with time and opponent TBD. 

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