The Northerner

Sports Shorts

April 18, 2013

Baseball The team faced North Florida on April 12, 13 and 14. All three games resulted in losses, 1-12, 7-8 and 4-12, respectively. The Norse are ranked last in the A-Sun Conference with a 1-11 conference...

Sports Shorts

April 4, 2013

Tennis The women’s and men’s tennis teams took on Mercer on March 28. Both matches resulted in losses with ending scores of 0-7 and 3-4, respectively. The next match was against Kennesaw State with...

SPORTS SHORTS

March 21, 2013

Softball The softball team traveled to North Carolina on March 8 to compete in the Camel Stampede tournament. The games against Morehead State (6-8) and Campbel (4-6) l both resulted in a loss. The...

Negro Baseball League lecture gives new insight to the sports history

Negro Baseball League lecture gives new insight to the sport’s history

Stephen Wilder, Managing/Sports editor February 21, 2013

Before some Americans evolved into civilized human beings, certain people had to deal with segregation and were held back from reaching their true potential. However, the laws did not stop African Americans...

Norse baseball field undergoes transformation

Norse baseball field undergoes transformation

Brook Clifford, Staff writer November 15, 2012

Next season, Northern Kentucky University’s baseball team will not only be Division I, but they will look the part as well. Renovations to the Bill Aker Baseball Complex began two weeks ago and are hoped...

Former coach will be inducted into hall of fame

Former coach will be inducted into hall of fame

Jessica Cox, Contributing Writer September 13, 2012

A former Northern Kentucky University baseball coach will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Jan. 4, 2013 in Chicago. Bill Aker, who coached at NKU from 1972...

Alumna catches job with MLB team

Alumna catches job with MLB team

Tara Derington, Staff writer August 30, 2012

It’s not everyday that a Northern Kentucky University alumna works for a Major League Baseball team. Bree Main, former designer and presentation editor for The Northerner and a 2004 graduate, works as...

Baseball team continues winning streak

Kevin Erpenbeck, Staff writer April 3, 2012

The Northern Kentucky University baseball team has the winning formula brewing as they continue on with their 12-game winning streak. The Norse, who have not lost since March 17, began a four-game series...

Club baseball season cut short

Club baseball season cut short

Matt Reed, Contributing writer March 28, 2012

University-imposed sanctions have benched the Norse club baseball team this season, leaving Northern Kentucky University men’s varsity baseball team the lone group of baseball players on campus. The...

Sport Shorts 3/21/2012

March 20, 2012

Baseball The Northern Kentucky University baseball team began Great Lakes Valley Conference play with a pair of doubleheaders. The Norse was swept by Quincy March 17. Quincy scored four runs in the...

Baseball player one step ahead

Baseball player one step ahead

Andrew Despotes, Staff writer February 22, 2012

Brent Wagner, left-handed pitcher for Northern Kentucky University’s baseball team, entered college with more of a head start than most traditional students. Wagner is 20 years old and is already in...

Baseball club members run team

Matt Reed, Contributing writer February 15, 2012

As Northern Kentucky University’s varsity baseball team is awaiting for its season to begin, another NKU baseball team is already in action. Many NKU students are not aware that the varsity team is...

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