Matt Marksbury

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Matt Marksbury picked up a complete-game victory in the opener as Northern Kentucky University defeated Rockhurst, 4-2, on Sunday.

Marksbury, a junior right-hander, scattered nine hits and did not walk a batter to improve to 3-1 this season. He allowed just one earned run and finished with three strikeouts.

Jim Volpe was 3-for-3 for the Norse, and Chris Nann added two hits. NKU built a 3-0 lead and overcame three errors to post the win.

In the nightcap, Rockhurst rallied from a 4-1 deficit to knock off NKU, 8-5. Jon Back led the Norse with three hits, while Chris Wilson knocked in a pair of runs.

NKU, ranked 30th nationally in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s NCAA Division II poll, is 21-10-1 overall. The Norse won three of four games during the weekend series at Rockhurst and lead the Great Lakes Valley Conference with a 19-6-1 record.

Rockhurst is 17-13 overall, 13-9 in the GLVC.

NKU will play host to Southern Indiana at noon Wednesday at Champion Window Field in Florence, Ky. The NKU baseball program enters that doubleheader with 998 all-time victories in 35 seasons of competition, and the Norse can reach the 1,000-win plateau with a sweep.

GAME 1 BOX SCORE

GAME 2 BOX SCORE