Matt Marksbury picked up the win in Game 1

FLORENCE, Ky. - Kory Lonergan’s run-scoring double in the fifth inning snapped a 2-2 tie and keyed Northern Kentucky University’s 4-2 win over Lewis in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

Matt Marksbury picked up the complete-game victory for NKU and struck out five batters. Marksbury scattered six hits in seven innings to even his record at 1-1.

NKU took a 2-0 lead into the top of the fifth inning, but Lewis struck for a pair of runs to tie the score. Kenny Wilson collected a one-out single in the bottom of the inning, and he stole second.

Lonergan then drove Wilson home with an RBI double to give the Norse a 3-2 advantage. Jon Back’s RBI single in the sixth extended NKU’s lead to 4-2, and Marksbury made the two-run cushion hold up by getting the final three outs in the seventh.

NKU completed the sweep in the nightcap with a 14-0 victory. The Norse used a five-run fourth inning to take a 6-0 lead, and they sealed the win by scoring six times in the eighth for a 14-0 advantage.

Lonergan went 2-for-5 and scored two runs for NKU, which is 9-8-1 overall, 7-4-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Brad Meyer, Drew Rushing and Matt Jones all had two RBI for the Norse, who took advantage of four errors to coast past Lewis (1-13, 0-6 GLVC).

Brian Beltz went seven innings and allowed just one hit to pick up the victory. He also recorded six strikeouts and walked just one batter.

The teams will conclude the weekend series with another doubleheader at noon Sunday at Champion Window Field.

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GAME 2 BOX SCORE