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By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A pair of RBIs in the top of the seventh inning gave the Northern Kentucky University softball team a 4-2 win in Game 2 and helped the Norse manage a doubleheader split against Bellarmine in Great Lakes Valley Conference play on Thursday. Rose Broderick singled up the middle to bring in Chelsea Toler to give the Norse the lead, while back-to-back walks to Amanda Smith and Katybeth Coode forced in the insurance run. Northern Kentucky got on the board in the top of the first on back-to-back RBI-singles from April Ehlers and Cara Parker. Bellermine got the runs back in the fifth after Angel Zimmerman's bases-clearing triple brought in a pair. Chelsie Roy (5-4) got the win, striking out five batters in a complete-game performance. Stephanie West was 3-for-4 and stole three bases to pace the Norse offense. Game 1 saw Bellarmine come from two runs down to post a 4-3 victory. After Kim Locke's RBI-double in the first inning opened the scorebook for Bellarmine, NKU answered with three runs in the third inning, all scoring due to Bellarmine errors. Bellarmine tied the game at 3-all in the fifth on Emily O'Bryan's two-run double, and the Knights took the lead for good in the sixth with Linnsey Cabbage's RBI-single to plate Locke. April Ehlers (8-14) took the loss for the Norse, going five innings with four strikeouts and two walks. Northern Kentucky (19-25, 8-14 GLVC) will wrap up the regular season this weekend at home, hosting No. 22-ranked Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Saturday before the season finale against Quincy on Sunday. First pitch each day is scheduled for noon. |
