Matt Marksbury

ST. LOUIS - Matt Marksbury hurled a five-hit shutout in the opener Sunday as Northern Kentucky University defeated Missouri-St. Louis, 1-0.

Marksbury, a junior right-hander and a graduate of Norwood High School, recorded 11 strikeouts and walked just one batter. Kenny Wilson drove in the game’s only run in the second inning with a single that plated Matt Jones.

Marksbury upped his record this season to 2-1, and he lowered his earned run average to 2.51. He also has 28 strikeouts this spring and allowed just nine walks.

NKU completed the sweep with a 12-4 win in the second game. Matt Wagers and Conor McGeehan each collected four RBI for the Norse, who rallied from a 2-0 deficit by scoring four times in the third inning.

NKU added another four runs in the fourth and sealed the win by scoring three times in the seventh.

Kory Lonergan and Jim Volpe each added two hits and scored three runs apiece. Jon Back scored twice for the Norse, who defeated the Rivermen for the third time in four games this weekend.

Nathan Jones went five innings and picked up the win for NKU, which improved to 16-9-1 overall. The Norse are 14-5-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Missouri-St. Louis dropped to 4-10 overall, 3-8 in the GLVC.

NKU will play a doubleheader at Southern Indiana on Tuesday in Evansville, Ind.

GAME 1 BOX SCORE

GAME 2 BOX SCORE