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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Northern Kentucky University baseball team wrapped up a successful four-game series against Drury on Sunday afternoon by posting a 2-0 win over the Panthers in the nightcap of a doubleheader. NKU won three of the four games this weekend to improve to 12-16 overall, 10-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Norse swept a doubleheader from Drury on Saturday, using a nine-run outburst in the seventh inning of the opener to stun the Panthers, 11-6, and later pulling out a 6-5 victory in 12 innings. On Sunday, NKU right-hander Kevin Quick hurled a three-hit shutout in the nightcap. The Norse pushed across runs in the second and fifth innings to take the seven-inning, non-conference game. In the opener, Drury held off the Norse, 4-3. That game counted in the GLVC standings. On Saturday, Jon Back hit a two-run homer and added a two-run single - both in the seventh inning - to key the NKU rally in the opener. The Norse trailed 6-2 going into their final at-bat but scored nine runs to take the contest. NKU completed the sweep Saturday by scoring twice in the top of the 12th and holding on for the 6-5 win. Jake Shaffer gave NKU a 5-4 lead with an RBI single, and Kevin Dusold drove in a run by getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Nathan Jones notched the save in the second game for the Norse, who will play host to Saint Joseph’s at noon Tuesday at Champion Window Field in Florence, Ky. |
