3
Northern KentuckyNKU224-14, 12-5 HL
7
WinnerOakland UniversityOAK20-18, 10-7 HL
Northern KentuckyNKU2
24-14, 12-5 HL
3
Final
7
Oakland UniversityOAK
20-18, 10-7 HL
Winner
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Northern Kentucky NKU2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Oakland University OAK | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 7 | 0 |
W: Shane McAlinden (3-2) L: Gerl, Ben (4-2)
Game Recap: Baseball |
ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Northern Kentucky baseball program was tripped up by Horizon League foe Oakland by a 7-3 margin in game two of the series on Saturday.
THE BASICS
FINAL:Northern Kentucky – 3, Oakland – 7 (9 innings)
LOCATION:Oakland Baseball Field – Rochester, Michigan
RECORDS:NKU 24-14(12-5 HL), OAK 20-18 (10-7)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Brennan Rowe blasted a solo homer to go with a 1-for-4 performance overall. He notched two RBI and a run scored.
- Mitch Wood chipped in a 1-for-4 outing that included a RBI.
- John Odom slammed two doubles to finish 2-for-3 with a run.
- Tyler Shaneyfelt added a 1-for-4 day with a run scored.
- Liam McFadden-Ackman posted a 3-for-5 effort that also featured a double. He is now tied for the Horizon League lead in hits (60) to go with already being the conference leader in batting average (.426).
- Cleary Simpson went 2-for-5 at the dish.
- Northern Kentucky (10 hits) outhit Oakland (seven) in the contest.
- Jared Teke added 0.2 scoreless innings of relief on the mound. He hasn't allowed a run over his 1.2 innings of work in the series.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Norse were done in as the Golden Grizzlies dropped six runs in the bottom of the second to jump out to a 6-0 lead.
- NKU started to chip away with two runs in the top of the fourth off a RBI from both Wood and Rowe.
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- Oakland added a run of insurance in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 7-2 game.
- The Norse tried to comeback in the top of the ninth as Rowe sent a ball over the center field wall, but it was all the offense could muster as the Golden Grizzles closed out the 7-3 victory.
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky and Oakland conclude its series with the rubber match on Sunday, April 21. First pitch is set for 1 PM ET and the contest will be played in front of a national audience on ESPN+.
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Team Statistics
- Pitching
- W: Shane McAlinden (3-2)
- L: Gerl, Ben (4-2)
Northern Kentucky
- Batting
- 2B: McFadden-Ackman, Liam 1; Odom, John 2
- HR: Rowe, Brennan 1
- RBI: Wood, Mitch 1; Rowe, Brennan 2
- BASERUNNING:
- RUNS: Shaneyfelt, Tyler 1; Odom, John 1; Rowe, Brennan 1
- HBP: Paulick, Jake 1; Odom, John 1
Oakland University
- BATTING:
- 2B: Lucas Day 1
- 3B: Brandon Heidal 1
- RBI: Reggie Bussey 1; John Lauinger 1; Lucas Day 1; Sam Griffith 1
- BASERUNNING:
- RUNS: Reggie Bussey 1; John Lauinger 1; Brandon Heidal 2; Lucas Day 1; Trent Rice 1; Sam Griffith 1
Hits
NKU2
10
OAK
7
Stolen Bases
NKU2
OAK
Walks
NKU2
1
OAK
4
Strikeouts
NKU2
9
OAK
13
Game Leaders
#9 McFadden-Ackman, Liam
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- AB
- 5
-
- R
- 0
-
- H
- 3
-
- RBI
- 0
#16 Simpson, Cleary
-
- AB
- 5
-
- R
- 0
-
- H
- 2
-
- RBI
- 0
#7 Odom, John
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- AB
- 3
-
- R
- 1
-
- H
- 2
-
- RBI
- 0
#3 Shaneyfelt, Tyler
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- AB
- 4
-
- R
- 1
-
- H
- 1
-
- RBI
- 0
#8 Gerl, Ben
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- ER
- 6
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- IP
- 6.0
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- SO
- 7
-
- BB
- 4
#15 Mulhern, Andrew
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- ER
- 1
-
- IP
- 1.1
-
- SO
- 2
-
- BB
- 0
#14 Teke, Jared
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- ER
- 0
-
- IP
- 0.2
-
- SO
- 0
-
- BB
- 0
#9 McFadden-Ackman, Liam
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- PO
- 9
-
- A
- 0
#21 Rowe, Brennan
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- PO
- 1
-
- A
- 1
#4 Moss, Treyvin
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- PO
- 1
-
- A
- 0
Hits
#9 1b
McFadden-Ackman, Liam
McFadden-Ackman, Liam
3
Simpson, Cleary
2
Odom, John
2
Shaneyfelt, Tyler
1
Strikeouts
#8 p
Gerl, Ben
Gerl, Ben
7
Mulhern, Andrew
2
Teke, Jared
RBIs
#21 ss
Rowe, Brennan
Rowe, Brennan
2
Wood, Mitch
1
Putouts
#9 1b
McFadden-Ackman, Liam
McFadden-Ackman, Liam
9
Paulick, Jake
8
Simpson, Cleary
2
Odom, John
2
Players Mentioned
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#9 Liam McFadden-Ackman
- INF
- 6' 1"
- Senior
- R/R
-
#7 John Odom
- INF
- 5' 9"
- Graduate Student
- R/R
-
#21 Brennan Rowe
- INF
- 6' 0"
- Redshirt Junior
- R/R
-
#16 Cleary Simpson
- INF
- 6' 0"
- Senior
- L/R
-
#14 Jared Teke
- RHP
- 5' 10"
- Sophom*ore
- R/R
-
#3 Tyler Shaneyfelt
- OF
- 5' 7"
- Senior
- L/R
-
#10 Mitch Wood
- INF
- 6' 2"
- Junior
- R/R
Players Mentioned
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#9 Liam McFadden-Ackman
- 6' 1"
- Senior
- R/R
- INF
-
#7 John Odom
- 5' 9"
- Graduate Student
- R/R
- INF
-
#21 Brennan Rowe
- 6' 0"
- Redshirt Junior
- R/R
- INF
-
#16 Cleary Simpson
- 6' 0"
- Senior
- L/R
- INF
-
#14 Jared Teke
- 5' 10"
- Sophom*ore
- R/R
- RHP
-
#3 Tyler Shaneyfelt
- 5' 7"
- Senior
- L/R
- OF
-
#10 Mitch Wood
- 6' 2"
- Junior
- R/R
- INF