NILES, Ohio – Northern Kentucky University Norse baseball continued its series at Youngstown State on Saturday, following an 11-6 loss on Friday. The Norse bounced back in a big way on both ends, scoring 13 runs on 11 hits while a pair of NKU pitchers combined to allow just one run over nine innings.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 13, Youngstown State – 1
LOCATION: 717 Credit Union Field at Eastwood - Niles, Ohio
RECORDS: NKU: 21-24 (10-10 HL) | YSU: 10-35 (7-10 HL)
GAME SUMMARY
– NKU took an early first-inning lead on an RBI double from
Ethan Thomas.
EJ Miramontes shut down the Penguins with four no-hit innings to start, allowing just one single in the fifth in a scoreless outing. NKU dropped three runs in the fifth, on a Paulick homer and another Thomas RBI double. Northern Kentucky added eight runs late while
Elijah Green shut down the Penguins on the pitching side.
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
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EJ Miramontes moved to 4-4 on the season with the win, as he finished with a final line of 5.0 innings, zero earned runs, one hit, one walk, and five punchouts. He was relieved by
Elijah Green, who threw four innings of one-run ball to finish the game, striking out four batters with a walk and a hit.
– Six Norse finished with multiple hits in the game, as NKU batted 16-40 as a team with five walks.
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Jake Paulick batted 2-4 with a homer, a double, a walk, two RBI, and a run scored.
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Ethan Thomas hit 2-6 with a pair of RBI doubles.
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Alex Brazer batted 2-4 with three RBI, two runs scored, a homer, and a double.
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Landon Springmeyer batted 2-4 with three RBI, a double, a walk, and two runs scored.
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Josh Williams hit 2-5 with a walk, a steal, two RBI, and a run scored.
UP NEXT
NKU takes on Youngstown State for the series finale on Sunday at 1 PM.
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