Conor McGeehan drove in five runs Sunday

ST. LOUIS - Conor McGeehan snapped a 3-3 tie with a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Northern Kentucky University baseball team defeated Missouri-St. Louis, 7-3, in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday to complete a four-game series sweep of the Rivermen.

McGeehan’s three-run blast to left field off Missouri-St. Louis starter Mike Lantzy gave NKU a 6-3 lead. The Norse added an insurance run in the top of the ninth to seal the four-game road sweep.

Keith Jackson went 3-for-4 and scored two runs as NKU improved to 21-16 overall, 13-7 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Norse are in sole possession of third place in the GLVC standings.

Shane Gordon pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to record the victory. NKU closer Steve Thomas finished off the Rivermen in the ninth and struck out two batters.

Kory Lonergan had two hits and two stolen bases as NKU sent Missouri-St. Louis (14-19 overall, 6-16 GLVC) to its seventh consecutive loss.

In the opener, Derrik Moeves struck out nine batters as NKU posted a 7-1 victory. Moeves scattered seven hits and walked two in six innings to improve to 4-3 this spring.

Lonergan went 3-for-4 for the Norse, while McGeehan was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBI. NKU broke open a close game in the sixth inning with a four-run outburst. Lonergan had a run-scoring single in the sixth inning as the Norse iced the victory in the first game.

NKU will then play the University of Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lexington, Ky. The Norse resume GLVC play at 1 p.m. Wednesday when Indianapolis visits the Bill Aker Baseball Complex at Friendship Field for a doubleheader.

NKU will also be at home next weekend for a four-game series with Kentucky Wesleyan, beginning with a noon doubleheader on Saturday.