CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky University Norse Softball program's 2025 season came to a close on Wednesday evening, as the Norse dropped a pair of games in the opening day of the Horizon League Softball Championship. A poor offensive day saw the Norse score just a single run across both games, despite multiple scoring opportunites. 

THE BASICS (GAME ONE)
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 1, Purdue Fort Wayne – 3
LOCATION: Viking Field - Cleveland, Ohio
RECORDS: NKU 22-26 (12-9 HL), PFW 19-24 (14-10 HL)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Northern Kentucky recorded five hits and a walk.
- Campbell Beatty, Stella Wulker, Trinity Robertson, and Brielle DiMemmo all went 1-3 with singles. Brooke Keltner went 1-1 with a pinch-hit single. 
- Emma Ginn reached base after being hit by a pitch twice and scored NKU's only run of the game. 
- Brooklyn Ballis threw all six innings for NKU, allowing three runs, eight hits, and no walks, striking out four batters. 

NORSE NOTES
- Purdue Fort Wayne struck in the first inning, scoring on an RBI double to take a 1-0 lead. 
- NKU got level on an RBI groundout in the second as Mack Brow brought in Ginn to tie it up. 
- Purdue Fort Wayne took back the lead in the third, then added an extra run in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead. NKU stranded seven baserunners in game one. 

THE BASICS (GAME TWO)
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 0, IU Indy – 6
LOCATION: Viking Field - Cleveland, Ohio
RECORDS: NKU 22-27 (12-9 HL), IUI 22-26 (15-9 HL)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- NKU recorded a pair of hits and walked three times.
- Emma Ginn and Mack Brow both went 1-3 with singles. Marley Gearld went 0-1 with a pair of walks.
- Alicia Flores threw 3.2 innings, allowing eight hits, six runs, and three walks. 
- Brooklyn Ballis relieved Flores in the fourth and threw 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk. 
- NKU's zero runs on the day were a first in all of conference play, and the first time the Norse put up zero since March 9. 

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