Norse use hot bats to defeat Bulldogs
Kari Lakes, Reporter
March 30, 2016
The Northern Kentucky baseball squad defeated the Butler Bulldogs 8-3 on Wednesday afternoon, at the Bill Aker Baseball Complex. The Norse improve to 9-16 on the season while Butler drops to 8-16.Butler scored early in the first and third, but those runs did not go unanswered. The Norse compiled fou...
Norse end 3 game skid with win against Northwestern
Christopher Decker, Assistant Sports Editor
March 22, 2016
The Northern Kentucky University baseball team beat Northwestern University 7-1 Tuesday at Bill Aker Baseball Complex, ending a three game losing streak.The Norse improve to 7-13 on the season while Northwestern falls to 5-15."We did a nice job especially off a tough weekend," Head Coach Todd Asalon said...
NKU Can’t Hold Lead, Drops Game 2
Christopher Decker, Assistant Sports Editor
March 19, 2016
The Northern Kentucky University baseball team fell to Valparaiso in game two of the series Saturday 6-4, after taking a 3-2 lead into the eighth inning. Trevor Haas got the win for the Crusaders while Kevin Herren took the loss for the Norse.The Norse scored three of their four runs in the first inning, after Logan...
Norse Can’t Complete Comeback, Lose to Valpo in Extras
Kari Lakes, Reporter
March 18, 2016
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky- The Northern Kentucky University baseball team recovered from a two-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth but fell to Valparaiso, 5-4, in 10 innings in the Horizon League opener at Bill Aker Baseball Complex Friday afternoonAfter a handful of hits and a walk, Valpo took a 2-0 l...
Baseball Update: Asalon gives team C grade through first 16 Games
Christopher Decker, Assistant Sports Editor
March 18, 2016
The Northern Kentucky University baseball team has finished most of the non-conference part of its schedule and will begin its first Horizon League home stand today when it faces Valparaiso University.The Norse will come into the series 6-10 and have beat teams like Ohio University, East Tennessee State an...
Norse Put Bobcats Away In Extras
Kari Lakes, Reporter
March 17, 2016
ATHENS, Ohio- The NKU baseball squad finished Wednesday’s game strong, overcoming the Ohio Bobcats late rally at Bob Wren Stadium and beat the Bobcats 7-6 in extra innings.Off to a scoring start, Will Hauter’s RBI single, along with Ty Amann’s two-run single put NKU on the board first, with three ru...
NKU Struggles Against Alabama St.
Kari Lakes, Reporter
March 15, 2016
The Northern Kentucky University baseball team avoided being swept by Alabama State over the weekend, but lost three out of the four games in the series. This leaves the Norse with an overall 5-10 record and improves Alabama State to 10-7 on the year.The Norse scored three runs between the sixth and s...
Norse baseball splits series with Western Illinois
Christopher Decker, Assistant Sport's Editor
March 8, 2016
Despite being on the road for the third straight weekend, the Northern Kentucky baseball team managed to keep the bats hot and split a four-game series with Western Illinois. The team moved to 4-7 on the year after this weekend while Western Illinois is now 2-8 record.In game one of the series, the ...
NKU Baseball Looks for Another Series Win Against Western Illinios
Kari Lakes, Reporter
March 5, 2016
The Northern Kentucky baseball team has had a slight change in the schedule, and now will be playing their four-game series against Western Illinios at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana. The four-game set will be constructed of a pair of double headers today and Sunday. Today's first pitch is set for 1 p...
NKU slides past ETSU in their first series win of the season
Kari Lakes, Reporter
March 1, 2016
The Northern Kentucky University baseball team earned its first wins of the season, after defeating East Tennessee State in two out of three games this weekend. The Norse bats heated up quickly, setting a program record of 21 runs off 20 hits in the third game of the series on Sunday.Down 2-0 in the...
NKU Baseball Seeks First Win of the Season this Weekend
Christopher Decker, Assistant Sports Editor
February 26, 2016
The Northern Kentucky baseball team will be looking to earn its first victory of the year this weekend, as the Norse travel south face to East Tennessee State in a three-game series. The series begins 3 p.m. today in Johnson City, Tennessee. The two teams will also meet 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday....
