NKU Norse | Northern Kentucky University
NKU Norse | Northern Kentucky University
Softball gets big game two win; splits twin bill with Oakland
NKU got knocked off in the opening contest, 3-1, but followed it up with a big 8-1 game two win. With the victory, the Norse are now 3-1 in conference play, a mark that ranks second overall in the league.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 1, Oakland – 3 (7 innings)
LOCATION: Oakland Softball Field – Rochester, Michigan
RECORDS: NKU 7-18 (2-1 HL), OAK 6-7 (2-1 HL)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Ella LeMonier paced the Norse offense once again in the series opener as she went 2-for-4 at the plate with a RBI and a stolen base.
- Charly Koehler added a 1-for-3 game at the dish with a run scored.
- Sydni Barnes (1-for-4), Megan Kincer (1-for-3) and Brielle DiMemmo (1-for-3) also added hits for the Norse.
- Alicia Flores got the hard luck loss in the circle after she went for a complete game with six innings of work that included just five hits, three runs (all earned) and eight strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- NKU got on the board first off a LeMonier RBI single up the middle that plated Koehler as the Norse jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third.
- Oakland responded right back with a run in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game at 1-1.
- The Golden Grizzlies took the lead back in the bottom of the fifth with two more runs to take a 3-1 advantage.
- Oakland was able to keep Northern Kentucky off the board over the final two frames to close out the victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 8, Oakland – 1 (7 innings)
LOCATION: Oakland Softball Field – Rochester, Michigan
RECORDS: NKU 8-18 (3-1 HL), OAK 6-8 (2-2 HL)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Maddie Lacer broke out in a big way with a 2-for-3 contest with a game-best four RBI and a run scored.
- Ella LeMonier had another big game with a 2-for-4 contest that included two runs scored.
- Trinity Robertson brought out the big stick with a home run that concluded a 2-for-4 game with one homer, three RBI and a run scored.
- Sydni Barnes also added a RBI with a 1-for-3 performance with a RBI and two runs scored.
- Tatum Biddle (1-for-3), Charly Koehler (1-for-3) and Brielle DiMemmo (1-for-3) also picked up hits for the Norse.
- Koehler also added a run scored.
- Madisyn Eads spun a gem in the circle with a complete game that included seven innings of work, five hits and one run allowed (earned) to go with two punchouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Oakland got the game started off on a high note with a run in the bottom of the first to take a 1-0 lead.
- It was all NKU from that point on as the Norse would go on to score eight unanswered runs.
- Northern Kentucky dropped three runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and another two insurance runs in the seventh to seal the 8-1 blowout victory.
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