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By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information RENSSELAER, Ind. - The Northern Kentucky University baseball team posted a 5-2 win over Saint Joseph's on Wednesday. NKU capitalized on three Puma errors in the top of the first to bring Jon Back and Jake Shaffer around to score and gain the early 2-0 lead. Saint Joseph's responded in the bottom of the frame with an RBI groundout by Kevin Diete to tie the score at 1-all. Diete struck again in the third inning with a sacrifice fly to score Matt Reimer and draw the Pumas level. NKU pulled away once again in the top of the fourth with Brian DeCarlo's first double of the season to bring Kevin Dusold in. DeCarlo later scored on a failed pickoff to stretch the margin back to two runs. Back got the insurance run for the Norse in the seventh inning with an RBI single to plate Kenny Wilson for the 5-2 final. GLVC Pitcher of the Week Brian Beltz (3-2) went the distance for NKU, scattering four hits and allowing just one earned run while striking out four in seven innings. Mark Lowry (1-1) took the loss for Saint Joseph's, giving up five runs, two earned, in 6 1/3 innings. Six different Norse collected hits for NKU, which improved to 9-15 overall and 8-5 in GLVC play. The teams completed six innings of baseball in the second game of the doubleheader before darkness ended the affair with the teams tied at 1-all. The game was suspended and will be completed on April 3 prior to the scheduled doubleheader. NKU travels to Springfield, Mo., to take on Drury in a four-game series this weekend. |
