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Cameron Ross (14) and Dominic Mercurio (4) slap gloves after an inning. Ross didnt allow a run in 2.2 innings of work

Norse Notebook: Ross finds a home in Norse Nation

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor April 3, 2017

In two seasons as a Cincinnati Bearcat, Cameron Ross made just nine appearances, throwing a total of eight innings and ending the 2016 season with 5.62 ERA. In those eight innings, Ross walked 10 batters,...

Zach Heming lays down one of his two safety squeezes in Fridays win over Youngstown State

Gallery: Kelley carries Norse to series victory over Penguins

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor April 2, 2017

The NKU baseball team secured the series win against Youngstown State on Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 victory. The Norse are now 5-1 in the Horizon League with a 10-16 overall record while the Penguins...

Trey Ganns starts his swing. Ganns went 1-3 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored

Norse comeback falls short against Penguins

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor April 1, 2017

The NKU baseball team fell to Youngstown State 8-7 on Saturday afternoon. The Norse fall to 9-16 on the season and 4-1 in the Horizon League while the Penguins improve to 6-17 and 3-5 in league play. "It...

TJ Alas connects on a pitch for a homerun against the Penguins. NKU beat Youngstown State 15-8

GALLERY: Norse club five homeruns, crush Penguins in game one

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor April 1, 2017

The NKU baseball team hit five homeruns on Friday afternoon to propel the Norse to a 15-8 victory over Youngstown State. The Norse improve to 4-0 in Horizon League play and 9-15 overall, while the Penguins...

Trey Ganns went 0-5 with two strikeouts against the Miami Redhawks Tuesday

Norse can’t keep up with Flyer bats

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor March 29, 2017

The NKU baseball team fell to the Dayton Flyers 10-3 Wednesday afternoon in Dayton. The Norse fall to 8-15 on the season, while the Flyers improve to 9-13. The Flyers were propelled by a six run first...

Outfielder Ava Lawson throws the ball back into the infield to keep runners from advancing .

Norse softball falls to No. 16 Kentucky

Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor March 29, 2017

The NKU softball team lost 2-1 to No. 16 Kentucky on Wednesday. The loss brings the Norse to 6-20 on the season, and 1-5 at home. Kentucky advances to 23-6 on the season. NKU's Charlie Nolen pitched...

Seth Rosenberg winds up against Miami (OH).

Norse can’t hold four run lead, fall to Redhawks

Kari Lakes, Reporter March 28, 2017

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY- The Northern Kentucky Norse fell to the Miami Redhawks 5-4 after holding a lead for the first seven innings. The loss puts the Norse record at 8-14 while the Redhawks move to...

Zahrya McFarland stands in to face Valparaiso on Friday. The Norse would fall to the Crusaders 7-4

GALLERY: Softball drops first Horizon League series of the season

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor March 27, 2017

The NKU softball team dropped their first Horizon League series of the year to Valparaiso, losing two out of three games. The Norse fall to 6-19 on the season and open Horizon League play 1-2 while...

Charlie Jerger gave up seven runs in game 3 of the series against UC

Norse fall in final game of double header to lose series

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor March 25, 2017

The NKU baseball team fell to the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday afternoon, dropping the weekend series with UC two games to three. Game three was originally suppose to be played on Sunday, but the weather...

Bam Adebayo wins the opening tip-off over Carson Williams in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Tournament: A Sports Writer’s Dream

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor March 24, 2017

Somewhere between the time the 15-seeded NKU Norse fell in their first ever NCAA Tournament game to the two-seeded Kentucky Wildcats and when I exited Banker’s Life Fieldhouse, I was walking through...

Trey Ganns hit the game winning double in Wednesdays game against Miami (OH)

Ganns double in the ninth lifts Norse over Redhawks

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor March 22, 2017

With the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning, Trey Ganns doubled to score all three base runners to give the Norse a 6-3 victory over the Miami Redhawks on Wednesday afternoon in Oxford. The win...

The Norse infield talks things over during a pitching change

Norse comeback falls short against Colonels

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor March 22, 2017

The NKU baseball team fell to Eastern Kentucky 10-8 on Tuesday afternoon. The Norse fall to 6-11 on the season while the Colonels improve to 13-9. Jake Richmond homered for the third time in as many games,...

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