Oct. 21, 1999

NKU BASEBALL TEAM TO FACE TOUGH SCHEDULE

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University baseball team will face a rugged 2000 schedule as Norse head coach Bill Aker closes in on 800 career wins.

NKU will face traditional Great Lakes Valley Conference powers Lewis, Quincy, Southern Indiana and Southern Illinois at Edwardsville at home this season at Friendship Field. The Norse, who finished 25-24 last season, also play at West Virginia State and travel to face GLVC foes Saint Joseph's, Bellarmine and Kentucky Wesleyan in 2000.

Aker, entering his 29th season at NKU, has 779 wins entering the 2000 campaign. Aker’s Norse will open up the 2000 season on Feb. 20 with a doubleheader at Lindsey Wilson.

Date	Opponent	Time
Sun., Feb. 20	at Lindsey Wilson (DH)	1 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 26	URBANA (DH)	1 p.m.
Wed., March 1	at West Virginia State	12:30 p.m.
Fri., March 3	TRANSYLVANIA	2 p.m.
Sat., March 4	SPALDING	2 p.m.
Mon., March 6	at Kentucky State (DH)	1 p.m.
Wed., March 8	LINDSEY WILSON (DH)	1 p.m.
Fri., March 10	at Union (Ky.)	1 p.m.
March 11-18	at Daytona Beach, Fla. (Spring Break)	TBA
Wed., March 22	UNION (Ky.) (DH)	1 p.m.
Sat., March 25	at Kentucky Wesleyan (DH)	noon
Sun., March 26	at Bellarmine (DH)	noon
Tues., March 28	at Spalding	6 p.m.
Wed., March 29	at Brescia (DH)	2 p.m.
Sat., April 1	LEWIS (DH)	noon
Sund., April 2	LEWIS	noon
Wed., April 5	INDIANAPOLIS (DH)	1 p.m.
Sat., April 8	at IPFW (DH)	noon
Sun., April 9	at IPFW	noon
Tues., April 11	KENTUCKY STATE (DH)	2 p.m.
Sat., April 15	MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS (DH)	noon
Sun., April 16	QUINCY (DH)	noon
Wed., April 19	at Indianapolis	1 p.m.
Fri., April 21	at Saint Joseph’s (DH)	noon
Sat., April 22	at Saint Joseph’s	noon
Wed., April 26	BRESCIA (DH)	1 p.m.
Sat., April 29	WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE (DH)	noon
Sun., April 30	WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE	noon
Mon., May 1	at Transylvania	3 p.m.
Sat., May 6	SOUTHERN INDIANA (DH)	noon
Sun., May 7	SIUE (DH)	noon