'Dons Fall to NKU 6-3 in #HLBASE Championship Play

Wednesday, May 24

Dayton, Ohio

4 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

13-43

Northern Kentucky

30-25

Purdue Fort Wayne

Northern Kentucky

Photo by: Robert Hayes

'Dons Fall to NKU 6-3 in #HLBASE Championship Play

5/24/2023 7:04:00 PM | Baseball

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DAYTON, Ohio – Sixth-seeded Purdue Fort Wayne fell to third-seeded Northern Kentucky 6-3 on Wednesday (May 24) during the first day of the 2023 Horizon League Baseball Championship. It was a one-run game until the Norse scored two runs in the eighth.

Northern Kentucky scored in the first inning before the Mastodons tied the game in the third. Jarrett Bickel singled up the middle and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jacob Walker. The 'Dons threatened for more in the inning, but left the bases loaded.

Northern Kentucky took a 4-1 lead in the fourth with a three spot. The big hit was a bases loaded two-RBI double by John Odom.

It became a 4-2 game the next half inning on a Ben Higgins two-out RBI single to score Cade Nelis. The 'Dons chipped at the deficit again in the eighth when Tyler Nelson doubled in Higgins. Purdue Fort Wayne put two more on but couldn't get the tying run home in the eighth. Wright State extended their lead in the eighth with two runs.

Cade Nelis had a single to finish the season with an on-base streak of 37 games.

Walker had two walks, a hit and one RBI. Higgins had two hits with a double a run scored and one RBI.

Mac Ayres took the loss. He gave up four runs in four innings. JD Deany came in relief and didn't give up a run until the eighth. Ben Gerl got the win for NKU with three runs allowed in 7.1 innings.

Northern Kentucky improves to 30-25. The 'Dons end the 2023 season 13-43.

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