Zane Danielson
Norse Down ‘Dons 5-1
3/15/2025 5:37:00 PM | Baseball
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - A two-run second inning and three-run sixth inning gave the Northern Kentucky Norse a 5-1 win over the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on Saturday (March 15) morning in Horizon League baseball action.
The game was moved up two hours to 11 a.m. to beat the rain and was finished in under two and a half hours.
Trent Murphy threw two scoreless innings out of the pen with three strikeouts for the Mastodons. Zane Danielson started and went 5.2 innings. He took the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) with five strikeouts.
The Mastodons got on the board in the eighth with a run. Ben Kasparie used a sacrifice fly to knock in Colton Shirley who got on base with a one-out single.
Sage Adams had a pair of hits in the contest.
Jake Paulick hit a two-run home run for the Norse in the sixth inning.
Conner Linn went 7.2 innings for the win for NKU. Aaron Massie threw the final 1.1 to the save.
The 'Dons fall to 1-16 (0-2 Horizon League). NKU improves to 11-6 (2-0 Horizon League). The two teams will play on Sunday to conclude the three-game series.
The game was moved up two hours to 11 a.m. to beat the rain and was finished in under two and a half hours.
Trent Murphy threw two scoreless innings out of the pen with three strikeouts for the Mastodons. Zane Danielson started and went 5.2 innings. He took the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) with five strikeouts.
The Mastodons got on the board in the eighth with a run. Ben Kasparie used a sacrifice fly to knock in Colton Shirley who got on base with a one-out single.
Sage Adams had a pair of hits in the contest.
Jake Paulick hit a two-run home run for the Norse in the sixth inning.
Conner Linn went 7.2 innings for the win for NKU. Aaron Massie threw the final 1.1 to the save.
The 'Dons fall to 1-16 (0-2 Horizon League). NKU improves to 11-6 (2-0 Horizon League). The two teams will play on Sunday to conclude the three-game series.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: C. Linn (1-0)
L: Danielson, Zane (0-1)
S: A. Massie (3)

Batting:
RBI: Hall, Kevin 1
SF: Hall, Kevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shirley, Colton 1

Batting:
2B: J. Paulick 1
HR: J. Paulick 1
RBI: J. Paulick 2 ; N. Sparks 1 ; J. Altman 1
SH: J. Williams 1
Base Running:
RUNS: G. Miranda 1 ; J. Paulick 2 ; B. Rogers 1 ; J. Williams 1
CS: G. Miranda 1
HBP: J. Paulick 1
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