NKUNorseBSB blasts Xavier at home, 16-6

NKUNorseBSB blasts Xavier at home, 16-6

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky Baseball team (3-5, 0-0 Horizon League) picked up the midweek nonconference win over Xavier (0-8, 0-0 Big East) Tuesday afternoon from Bill Aker Baseball Complex.

AT THE PLATE

• Ryan Glass posted a huge day at the plate going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and 3 RBI.
• Treyvin Moss, Manny Vorhees, Noah Fisher, Liam McFadden-Ackman, Brennan Gick and Brandon Tucker all posted multi-hit games in this nonconference tilt.
• Additionally, Moss, Vorhees, Fisher, Gick, Tucker along with John Odom all tallied multi-RBI days as well.
• NKU blasted six total home runs which included Gick belting two out of the park, along with Glass, Vorhees, Fisher and Odom.
  

ON THE MOUND

• Ben Gerl (W, 1-2) picked up his first win of the season, starting on the hill for NKU. Gerl threw 2.0 innings allowing just two hits and one run.
• TJ Graves relieved Gerl for an inning of work. Graves posted one strikeout and faced four batters during this scoreless outing.
• Kaden Echeman tossed 2.0 innings for NKU as well, striking out one but would allow three runs on three hits.
• Tyler Ollier was next up for the Norse, throwing 2.0 scoreless innings against XU, striking out one.
• Noah Richardson provided an inning of work where he struck out two after facing four total batters.
• Finally, Drew Switzer got the call to throw the final inning against Xavier, striking out two, but allowing two runs also.

AROUND THE HORN

• The Musketeers jumped on the board first with an RBI single to center to start off the game at 1-0.
• The Norse immediately retaliated with a six-run bottom of the first to claim a lead and never let up.
• NKU saw a total of three home runs in the first inning of action, as Glass, Odom and Gick all ignited the Norse offense.
• The slugfest continued into the second inning as Fisher joined in with a two-run shot to left.
• Gick was not done showing off his power against XU, crushing his second homer of the day to left field to put the Norse up 9-1.
• The final home run from NKU was from Vorhees in the fourth with a solo shot to left field.
• Xavier managed to tack on three runs during the fifth and six innings, which included their first homer of the day as well.
• Northern Kentucky took XU’s scoring personally as the Norse posted another six-spot on the Musketeers in the bottom of the seventh to extend the lead out to 16-4.
• NKU saw runs driven in during the seventh inning from McFadden-Ackman, Tucker, Moss and Vorhees.
• XU went on to hit their second homer of the day in the top of the ninth, but NKU finished off the opposition’s scoring after that to take the game 16-6.

NORSE NOTES

• Vorhees continued his hit streak out to eight total games to start the season for the Norse, and currently leads NKU hitting .419 overall.
• Northern Kentucky is currently on a two-game winning streak after defeating Butler on Tuesday this week.
• This was the second victory over a Big East program for the Norse this season as well.
• 23 total players saw action in this game for Xavier, including seven of which were pitchers.