Keith Jackson with parents Debbie and Bud

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Keith Jackson and Alex Frank each hit home runs in the second game Wednesday as Northern Kentucky University defeated Bellarmine, 10-4, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader.

Jackson and Frank, a pair of senior outfielders playing for the final time at the Bill Aker Baseball Complex at Friendship Field, also combined for five runs batted in during the nightcap as NKU improved to 28-22 overall, 20-12 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Norse took advantage of four walks issued by Bellarmine pitcher Todd Vaughn in the second inning to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 lead.

Jackson was 1-for-4 with three RBI, while Frank drove in two runs. Conor McGeehan went 2-for-4 and scored two runs, while Josh Moulton added two hits for NKU.

Derrik Moeves picked up the win in relief by pitching 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Moeves also struck out four batters.

In the first game, Frank drove in two runs as NKU posted a 6-1 victory. The Norse scored three runs in the first inning and coasted behind freshman pitcher Kevin Quick, who limited Bellarmine to two hits in five innings on the mound.

Quick also had four strikeouts and walked three. Rick Wood pitched the final two innings for the Norse and allowed a run and one hit.

Kory Lonergan scored two runs for NKU, which collected nine hits in the opener. Jackson was 2-for-4 and scored a run.

NKU’s five seniors - Jackson, Frank, Wood, Justin Seiter and Shane Gordon - were recognized during Senior Day festivities before the first game. Seiter, an All-GLVC relief pitcher last season, was inserted into the game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning of the nightcap and singled.

NKU will close out the regular season this weekend with a four-game series at Southern Indiana. The series will begin with a noon doubleheader Saturday.

NKU is in third place in the GLVC, and the Norse are looking to clinch the No. 3 seed in the upcoming GLVC Tournament at O’Fallon, Mo. The GLVC Tournament begins May 12, with the top six teams qualifying for the event.

NKU won the GLVC Tournament championship last season. The Norse also captured the 2002 GLVC Tournament title.