Sarah King after hitting a home run vs. S. Indiana

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Katybeth Coode’s first career home run snapped a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning Sunday afternoon and lifted Northern Kentucky University to a 3-2 win over Southern Indiana in the second game of a doubleheader.

Coode, a freshman from Louisville, Ky., stepped to the plate with one out in the bottom of the sixth against Southern Indiana pitcher Missy Grover and the game tied at 2-all. Coode hammered a Grover pitch just over the fence down the right-field line to give NKU a 3-2 lead with the first home run of her collegiate career.

The one-run lead was enough for Norse freshman pitcher Candace White, who induced Lacey Ligmanowski to fly out to right fielder Shatona Campbell to end the game with a runner on first. White finished with five strikeouts and upped her record to 11-7 this spring.

Sarah King went 3-for-3 with a homer and double to lead NKU, which is 23-13 overall, 7-7 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The sophomore catcher gave NKU a 2-0 lead in the first inning by hammering a Grover pitch over the center-field fence for her fifth home run of the season.

Lindsey McNaughton responded for Southern Indiana in the second inning by blasting a two-run homer to right-center field and tying the score at 2-all.

In the opener Sunday, Southern Indiana rallied from an early 4-1 deficit to post an 8-4 win over NKU. Kathy Wood went 4-for-4 and scored twice for the Screaming Eagles, who used a 14-hit attack to post the victory.

Kristin Eickholt added a homer and four runs batted in for Southern Indiana, which is 22-13 overall, 6-4 in the GLVC.

Rachele Vogelpohl and Amanda Smith each had two RBI for NKU, while Heather Cotner was 3-for-4 with a run scored.

NKU will play host to Bellarmine at 2 p.m. Tuesday in a GLVC doubleheader at the Frank Ignatius Grein Softball Field.

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