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1
Eastern Illinois EASTERN 4-4
3
Winner Northern Ky. NORTHERN 5-4
Eastern Illinois EASTERN
4-4
1
Final
3
Northern Ky. NORTHERN
5-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Eastern Illinois EASTERN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Northern Ky. NORTHERN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0

W: Teke, Jared (1-0) L: N. Marshall (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bauerle walks off Panthers as Norse open first home series with extra-innings winner

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Northern Kentucky University Norse baseball opened up its first home series of the 2026 season on Friday, taking on Eastern Illinois for the first of a three-game set. While both teams scored a run in the opening frame, it took nine more innings of ball for either team to break the deadlock. It was Pierce Bauerle who played the hero, taking his former team deep in the tenth as the Norse took the series opener. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky - 3, Eastern Illinois - 1
LOCATION: Bill Aker Baseball Complex - Highland Heights, Ky.
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 5-4 (0-0 Horizon) | Eastern Illinois: 4-4 (0-0 OVC)

GAME SUMMARY
– EIU got an early run on an RBI groundout, following up a one-out triple in the top of the first. The Norse tied things up in the bottom half, as Josh Williams brought home Mark Nowak to draw even. From there, it was all in the hands of the pitchers, as Norse arms threw nine straight innings of scoreless ball to close the game, while the Panthers held NKU to just the lone run until the tenth, where Pierce Bauerle sent one deep to center to close things out in walkoff fashion. 

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
– Logan Wilson started on the mound for the Norse, throwing 4.2 innings of one-run ball, striking out four with a pair of walks and a pair of hits. Carson French relieved him, allowing a hit and a walk in two and a third. Shawn Parnell got a groundout and a walk before being pulled, and then Gabe Stout threw a pair of scoreless frames while allowing two baserunners. Jared Teke pitched the final two-thirds of the tenth, getting the Norse out of trouble as he stranded a runner in scoring position. 
– At the plate, the Norse tallied four hits in 29 at-bats, drawing nine walks. 
– Josh Williams was the only Norse with multiple hits, as he finished 2-4 with a pair of singles and a first-inning RBI.
– Pierce Bauerle's lone hit of the day was his walk-off homer, as he finished 1-5 at the dish.
– Mark Nowak drew a pair of walks and scored twice. 

UP NEXT
NKU continues play at Friendship Field on Saturday, looking to take the series against the Panthers. 

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