Kevin Quick

OWENSBORO, Ky. - Kevin Quick, Rick Wood and Steve Thomas combined on a one-hit shutout in the first game Sunday as the Northern Kentucky University baseball team posted a 2-0 win over Kentucky Wesleyan.

Matt Wagers went 3-for-3 with a run-scoring double for NKU, which bounced back from two losses on Saturday to salvage a split of the four-game series with Kentucky Wesleyan. The Norse improved to 25-19 overall, 17-9 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Quick, a freshman right-hander, allowed just a fourth-inning single in the first game and improved to 3-2 this spring. Wood pitched an inning of hitless baseball for the Norse, and Thomas came on in the seventh to record the save.

Josh Moulton had a triple and scored a run for NKU in the opener.

In the nightcap, NKU completed the sweep with a 6-2 victory. Wagers and Matt Jones each picked up two RBI to lead the Norse. Jason Nintrup went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Mark Bogenschutz (1-0) pitched six innings and recorded the win for the Norse. Paul David Patterson relieved Bogenschutz in the seventh and went three scoreless innings.

NKU will play a non-conference game at Miami (Ohio) at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Oxford, Ohio. The Norse will resume GLVC play Saturday with a doubleheader at Quincy.

NKU is currently in third place in the GLVC standings. Saint Joseph’s and Wisconsin-Parkside are tied for first place in the GLVC with 20-6 records.