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By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information Game 1 box score | Game 2 box score HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University softball team claimed its first win in Great Lakes Valley Conference play on Saturday with a 10-2 run-rule victory over Rockhurst in Game 2 of a doubleheader. Back-to-back doubles by Jessica Farris and Amanda Smith in the third inning gave the Norse the early advantage before tearing the game wide open in a six-run fourth inning. Cara Parker started things off with a leadoff triple, scoring on Ashley Gates' single up the middle. The hit started a string of six consecutive singles by NKU batters, with Gretchen Lorenz and Rose Broderick claiming RBIs and Farris driving in two-runs in the inning. Smith's sacrifice fly to score Broderick ended the scoring for the Norse. The Hawks (8-7, 3-3 GLVC) got two runs in the top of the sixth on a Lindsay Williams double before the Norse closed things out in the bottom half of the frame after a bases-loaded two-run single by Jamie Raabe followed by an RBI-double by Parker pushed the advantage to eight, triggering the game-ending run-rule. Farris and Parker each had 3-for-4 games, with all three of Parker's hits going for extra bases, while Gates, Broderick and Smith had two hits each. Chelsie Roy (5-4) got the win in the circle, going six innings allowing just four hits and two runs, one earned. Emily Dye (4-2) took the loss for Rockhurst. The win balanced out a heart-wrenching 3-0 loss for the Norse in Game 1. All three runs given up by April Ehlers (6-7) went unearned as the Hawks claimed two in the first inning and another in the third. Ehlers also claimed nine strikeouts while giving up just four hits. The NKU offense managed seven hits on the game but could not put together a run, stranding seven runners on base. Shatona Campbell was the lone standout in Game 1, going 2-for-3 on the contest. NKU is now 11-11 on the season, including a 1-3 mark in GLVC play. The Norse continue the six-game homestand on Sunday with a doubleheader against Drury. First pitch is scheduled for noon. |
