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March 8, 2010
SOFTBALL

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Northern Kentucky University's April Ehlers had a stellar day in the circle but came away with a pair of hard-luck losses in Day 1 action at the Rebel Spring Games.

Ehlers struck out 14 batters in a 2-0 loss to Saginaw Valley before pitching two innings of relief in a 3-2 loss to Concordia-St. Paul. The losses dropped NKU to 4-6 on the season.

It was a pitcher's dual in Game 1, with SVSU's Jade Fulton going stride-for-stride and strikeout-for-strikeout with Ehlers throughout the contest.

The Cardinals, ranked No. 13 in the NCAA Division II national poll, struck in the top of the first inning when Ashley Jordan doubled home Lauren Memmer for the early advantage.

Ehlers continued to pitch out of jam after jam, leaving the bases full of Cardinals in the second and seventh frames.

NKU's best chance came in the second inning, when Emily Schwaeble singled up the middle to lead off the stanza. After Ehlers popped up on a sacrifice bunt attempt, Schwaeble got to second when the Cardinals sailed the double-play attempt into right field. A wild pitch got the freshman to third base, where she would be stranded after Fulton bore down and picked up a pair of strikeouts.

Rose Broderick added a double in the sixth inning.

Ehlers finished the game with 14 strikeouts, allowing eight hits and two runs in seven innings of work. Fulton picked up 15 strikeouts for Saginaw Valley.

Game 2 started hopefully for the Norse, with a Jessica Farris walk and a Broderick single, taking an additional base on the throw in, quickly putting runners on second and third in the top of the first inning. An illegal pitch then plated NKU's first run of the day.

A walk to Ashley Gates and a Schwaeble single put the Norse in business again in the fourth inning, allowing Ehlers to bring a run in on a misplayed grounder to second, scoring Gates to give NKU a 2-0 lead.

It all evaporated in the sixth inning, however, when an RBI-double to left and an illegal pitch gave the Golden Bears a pair of runs and evened the score. Concordia would win the game in extra innings, holding NKU scoreless in the top of the eighth inning before scoring on a Cali Brennan RBI-single in the bottom half to end the game.

Chelsie Roy got the start and gave up six hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings, striking out two in the process. Ehlers (3-4) took the loss in relief, allowing an unearned run on one hit with four strikeouts in two innings.

Saginaw Valley 2, Northern Kentucky 0
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Saginaw Valley...... 100 100 0 - 2 8 1 (7-1)
Northern Kentucky... 000 000 0 - 0 2 1 (4-5)
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Pitchers: Saginaw Valley - Jade Fulton and Nikki Bigelow. Northern
Kentucky - Ehlers, April and Del Vecchio, Sam.
Win-Jade Fulton(3-0) Loss-Ehlers, April(3-3)

Concordia-St. Paul 3, Northern Kentucky 2
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Northern Kentucky... 100 100 00 - 2 3 0 (4-6)
Concordia-St. Paul.. 000 002 01 - 3 7 1 (5-4)
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Pitchers: Northern Kentucky - Roy, Chelsie; Schwaeble, Emily(6); Ehlers,
April(6) and Raabe, Jamie. Concordia-St. Paul - McMahon, Cassye and
Scherr, Nikki.
Win-McMahon, Cassye Loss-Ehlers,

March 7, 2010
WOMEN'S TENNIS

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The Northern Kentucky University women's tennis team swept Millersville, 9-0, on Sunday to earn its first win of the 2010 season.

The Norse (1-2) claimed a pair of shutouts as Kristen Sunday blanked Andrea Konas, 6-0, 6-0, in the No. 1 singles flight while Jillian Sturgeon and Michelle Schirmann cruised by Michelle DeStefano and Katrina Wagner, 8-0, in No. 3 doubles.

Jenny Hand ran her singles record to 3-0 with a straight-set win over Shauna Powers, 6-4, 6-0, in the No. 4 flight.

March 7, 2010
MEN'S TENNIS

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The Northern Kentucky University men's tennis team picked up its first win of the season, taking an 8-1 decision from Millersville on Sunday afternoon.

Guillaume Berman picked up his third consecutive singles victory, sweeping past MU's Tyler Reppert in the No. 2 flight, 6-0, 6-0. Berman also teamed up with Lance Koetter to take the No. 1 doubles match from Reppert and Drew Slocum, 8-1.

Koetter, Ricardo Weaver, Tyler Fraser and Jimmy Caccamo each took straight-set victories in the singles competition, while Lee Lonergan took his match with Erik Wright to a 10-7 super tiebreak in the No. 5 flight.

NKU improved to 1-3 on the season after dropping matches against Division I opponents Dayton, NJIT and Belmont.

March 7, 2010
BASEBALL

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - A three-run double from Patrick Muth capped a six-run eighth inning and helped spring the Northern Kentucky University baseball team to an 8-7 victory over Henderson State on Sunday.

Muth went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and four runs batted in, while Bryan Rose was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. NKU improved to 6-3 on the season with the win.

The eighth-inning fireworks started with back-to-back singles from Rose and Shannon McCormick before Brian Erie was hit by a pitch to load the bases. An infield single from Max Colaner plated the first run of the frame and made way for a two-run single from Derek Jones. Jason Cisper walked to load the bases once again and make way for Muth's monster double to break the game open at 8-3.

The action wasn't over, however, as Henderson State came back with a grand slam from Lee Harris to draw the game back within one run.

Muth's first double of the day followed Cisper's leadoff two-bagger in the top of the first inning. With the hit, Cisper extended his hitting streak to 33 games dating back to last season.

The Reddies came back with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the second inning to take the lead before the Norse drew the score level once more in the fourth inning on a Colaner sacrifice fly to score Rose, who singled to lead off the frame.

Henderson State retook the lead after Kendal Norman took a leadoff walk and advanced to third on a Ryan Ellis single before coming in when Evan Eary grounded into a double play.

Andy Heston (2-0) threw 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win, striking out two batters in the process. Chase Stewart threw the final 1 1/3 innings of the game to earn his first save in an NKU uniform.

Northern Kentucky 8, Henderson State 7
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Northern Kentucky... 100 100 060 - 8 11 1 (6-3)
Henderson State..... 020 010 040 - 7 12 0 (12-5)
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Pitchers: Northern Kentucky - Casey, Jarrett; Heston, Andy(6); Hale,
Jay(8); Stewart, Chase(8) and Erie, Brian. Henderson State - Kevin
White; Shawn Hall(6); Gip Hendrix(6); Evan Eary(8); Josh Wesson(9) and Kendal Norman.
Win-Heston, Andy(2-0) Save-Stewart, Chase(1) Loss-Gip Hendrix(0-2)
HR HSU-BB - Lee Harris (5).

March 6, 2010
BASEBALL

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - Jason Cisper went 4-for-8 to help the Northern Kentucky University baseball team salvage a doubleheader split against Henderson State on Saturday.

Henderson State took Game 1 by a 4-2 margin while NKU took the nightcap, 7-4.

Cisper extended his hitting streak to 32 games while Shannon McCormick and Jeff Bohlen each had three runs batted in, helping the Norse move to 5-3 on the season.

Game 1 saw the Norse strike first in the top of the second inning, scoring on a Cisper double that plated McCormick, who singled to open the frame.

The Reddies fired back in the fifth inning, taking advantage of back-to-back hits to open the frame and a passed ball later in the stanza to score three runs and take the lead. Kendal Norman gave the Reddies an insurance run in the seventh inning, launching a home run over the centerfield wall.

The Norse fought back in the top of the ninth inning, putting a run across on a Patrick Muth single. The rally ended in heartbreak fashion, however, as Bohlen, representing the go-ahead run, grounded into a double play to end the game.

Dave Middendorf (2-1) pitched a solid game, giving up two earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in a hard-luck loss. Cisper was 2-for-5 with an RBI on the game while McCormick went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Evan McDole added a pair of doubles in a 2-for-3 game.

NKU once again drew first blood in Game 2, this time plating five runs in the top of the third inning thanks to a two-run Bohlen single and a three-run McCormick double, both coming with two outs in the inning.

The Reddies scrapped their way back into the game, scoring runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings to draw within two runs. The Norse put their foot back on the gas in the top of the seventh inning, with Muth and Bohlen each driving in runs to pad the Norse lead.

Ryan Schmidt (2-1) got the win, scattering five hits over 4 1/3 innings. Kevin Jordan struck out four batters in the final 2 2/3 innings to earn his second save of the season.

Henderson State 4, Northern Kentucky 2  (Game 1)
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Northern Kentucky... 010 000 001 - 2 9 1 (4-3)
Henderson State..... 000 030 10X - 4 5 1 (12-3)
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Pitchers: Northern Kentucky - Middendorf, Dave; Jordan, Kevin(8) and
Erie, Brian. Henderson State - Jonathan Dooley; Alex Aguilar(8); Evan
Eary(9) and Kendal Norman.
Win-Jonathan Dooley Save-Evan Eary Loss-Middendorf, Dave T-2:39
A-412
HR HSU-BB - Kendal Norman.
Alex Aguilar faced 2 batters in the 9th.

Northern Kentucky 7, Henderson State 4  (Game 2)
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Northern Kentucky... 005 000 2 - 7 9 1 (5-3)
Henderson State..... 001 011 1 - 4 7 0 (12-4)
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Pitchers: Northern Kentucky - Schmidt, Ryan; Jordan, Kevin(5) and
Pempek, Larry. Henderson State - Chase Cleveland; Anthony Gilliland(6)
and Kendal Norman.
Win-Schmidt, Ryan(2-1) Save-Jordan, Kevin(2) Loss-Chase Cleveland(2-1)

March 5, 2020
BASEBALL

Northern Kentucky 10, Rockhurst 2  (Game 1)
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Rockhurst........... 001 010 - 2 1 2 (0-4, 0-1 GLVC)
Northern Kentucky... 200 152 - 10 10 1 (3-4, 1-0 GLVC)
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Pitchers: Rockhurst - Hoyer, Kayla; Glasscock, Mariah(6) and Williams,
Lindsay. Northern Kentucky - Ehlers, April and Del Vecchio, Sam; Raabe,
Jamie.
Win-Ehlers, April(3-2) Loss-Hoyer, Kayla(0-2) T-1:50 A-0

Northern Kentucky 7, Rockhurst 0  (Game 2)
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Rockhurst........... 000 000 0 - 0 3 3 (0-5, 0-2 GLVC)
Northern Kentucky... 202 021 X - 7 10 0 (4-4, 2-0 GLVC)
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Pitchers: Rockhurst - McCune, Katie; Glasscock, Mariah(5) and Williams,
Lindsay. Northern Kentucky - Roy, Chelsie and Raabe, Jamie.
Win-Roy, Chelsie(1-2) Loss-McCune, Katie(0-2) T-1:35 A-82
HR NKU - Broderick, Rose (1); Gates, Ashley (2).

March 1, 2010
BASEBALL

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University’s Jeff Bohlen was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Player of the Week, the conference office announce on Monday.

Bohlen, a senior from Chicago Heights, Ill., was a key offensive power for the Norse in last weekend’s series at Christian Brothers. Bohlen hit .667 on the weekend with one home run, five runs batted in and four runs scored. Bohlen also collected a .917 slugging percentage in the three-game set.

In the opening game of Saturday’s doubleheader, Bohlen went 3-for-4, including a home run, with two runs scored and another driven in to pace the Norse in a 20-3 victory. The nightcap saw Bohlen reprise his 3-for-4 performance from Game 1, adding three RBI and a run scored as NKU took a 9-4 win.

On Sunday, Bohlen continued his torrid hitting with a 2-for-4 performance, scoring another run and adding another RBI as the Norse completed the sweep with a 15-1 victory.

Bohlen leads all NKU starters with a .625 batting average and nine RBI on the season. Bohlen has scored eight runs on the season and has added three doubles and a home run to his totals.

February 28, 2010
BASEBALL

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - There was no need for a change in the game plan as the Northern Kentucky University baseball team continued its offensive onslaught from a day prior to slug out a 15-1 victory over Christian Brothers on Sunday afternoon.

Jason Cisper and Brian Erie each went 2-for-2 on the game as the Norse combined for 14 hits on the contest. With the win, NKU moves to 4-2 on
the season.

After giving up a run to Christian Brothers in the bottom of the first inning, NKU answered with five runs in the top of the second frame bookended by two-run hits from Jake Morris and Evan McDole. Morris picked up another RBI in the third inning, singling through the left side to score Erie, who later added an RBI of his own in the fourth
inning.

The Norse took advantage of four walks, two wild pitches, a passed ball and two Buccaneer errors to plate seven runs in the fifth inning.

Ryan Schmidt (1-1) got his first win of the young season, giving up one run on three hits in four innings of work. Brandon Slusher, Josh Blaum and Chase Stewart each threw an inning of scoreless relief.

February 27, 2010
BASEBALL

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - There was no shortage of offense on Saturday afternoon as the Northern Kentucky University baseball team pounded out a pair of big wins over Christian Brothers in an afternoon doubleheader.

NKU (3-2) took the first game by a 20-3 margin before completing the sweep with a 9-4 win in Game 2.

The Norse slammed on the gas early in Game 1, using back-to-back singles from Jason Cisper and Patrick Muth to open the top of the first inning to plate the game's first run. Shannon McCormick got in the mix as well, slamming his third home run of the season over the left-field wall to close out the four-run inning.

Bryan Rose added his first home run in a Norse uniform, sending a towering fly ball over the right field wall to plate two more runs in the top of the third inning. Cisper added a two-run single later in the inning before Muth closed out the five-run inning with an RBI-single of his own.

NKU exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning, including a pair of hits from Jeff Bohlen, who led off the inning with a home run before pulling a single to right field later in the frame. McCormick, Max Colaner and Derek Jones added RBI-singles in the frame while McDole pushed a two-run double up the left field line.

Freshman catcher Patrick Hyde put the punctuation mark on the game with his three-run homer to right field in the sixth inning. Hyde unleashed the home run in just his second collegiate at-bat.

Eight of the nine NKU starters claimed base hits with four players - Cisper, Rose, McCormick and Hyde - knocking in three runs each. The 20-run outburst was the most since March 30, 2001, when the Norse defeated Transylvania, 21-10.

The Norse pitching was typically stellar, with Dave Middendorf (2-0) going four innings with five strikeouts in the start. Jim Ryan and Bryan Baldini combined for three innings of scoreless relief in the game.

NKU started the hitting early again in Game 2, hanging three runs on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning on back-to-back RBI-singles from Bohlen and Rose before McCormick followed up with a sacrifice fly. Bohlen came back with a two-run single in the top of the second inning to give the Norse the early 5-0 lead.

Larry Pempek added to the momentous day by sending a 1-0 pitch over the right-center field wall for his first collegiate home run in the third inning.

Colaner was the offensive star of the game, going 3-for-3 on the game and scored three runs, while Bohlen went 3-for-4 and drove in three more.

Andy Heston (1-0) got the win in 1 2/3 innings of relief work for starter Jarrett Casey. Kevin Jordan set a new school record with his 77th career (77th-career) pitching appearance, going the final 2 1/3 innings to garner his first save of the season.

February 22, 2010
BASEBALL

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University's Dave Middendorf was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday.

Middendorf, a junior product of Cincinnati La Salle High School, opened the 2010 NKU season in style, throwing five innings of scoreless baseball en route to a 12-0 victory over Montevallo in Saturday's opening game.  Middendorf allowed four hits and one walk while striking out five batters in the win, pushing his record to 1-0 on the season.

With the victory, NKU won its first season opener since the 2006 season, when the Norse opened the year with an 11-2 victory over Wisconsin-Parkside.

Middendorf has been honored as the GLVC Pitcher of the Week twice before, both times during his freshman season.

NKU (1-2), ranked No. 22 in the NCAA Division II national poll, returns to action this weekend with a three-game series at Christian Brothers.  First pitch for both Saturday and Sunday's action is scheduled for 1 p.m.

February 22, 2010
SOFTBALL

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University's April Ehlers was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday.

Ehlers, a junior from Greenville, Ind., threw in four of NKU's six games on the weekend, amassing an 0.81 earned run average with 29 strikeouts and nine walks.

In Friday's action against Wayne State (Mich.), Ehlers went seven innings allowing just one run on three hits and five strikeouts.  On Saturday, Ehlers opened the day by throwing a one-hit shutout against Columbus State, striking out eight batters on just one walk in an 8-0 victory.  In the nightcap against West Georgia, Ehlers came on in relief to give up just one hit and strike out 10 Wolves to help the Norse come back for a 4-3 victory.

On Sunday against North Alabama, Ehlers threw her third complete game of the weekend, surrendering two earned runs on five hits with six strikeouts.

Ehlers is the first NKU pitcher to earn the weekly honor since Amanda Smith took the award on Feb. 12, 2007.

NKU (2-4) returns to action on March 5, opening the GLVC schedule at home against Rockhurst.  First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

February 21, 2010
SOFTBALL

Barry 8, Northern Kentucky 2
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Barry...............       000 133 1 - 8 13 0 (10-2)
Northern Kentucky... 000 200 0 - 2 8 5 (2-3)
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Pitchers: Barry - Paula Mackin and Kayla Monroy. Northern Kentucky -
Roy, Chelsie; Schwaeble, Emily(7) and Raabe, Jamie.
Win-Paula Mackin(5-0) Loss-Roy, Chelsie(0-2)

North Alabama 3, Northern Kentucky 1
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North Alabama.......  020 000 1 - 3 5 1 (7-5)
Northern Kentucky... 000 001 0 - 1 6 2 (2-4)
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Pitchers: North Alabama - Laurin Watts and Kathryn Young. Northern
Kentucky - Ehlers, April and Del Vecchio, Sam.
Win-Laurin Watts(3-2) Loss-Ehlers, April(2-2)

February 21, 2010
BASEBALL

Montevallo 13, Northern Kentucky 9
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Northern Kentucky... 111 100 140 - 9 10 4 (1-2)
Montevallo..........    422 010 40X - 13 14 1 (5-7)
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Pitchers: Northern Kentucky - Schmidt, Ryan; Heston, Andy(3); Hale,
Jay(6); Stewart, Chase(7); Roe, Mike(8) and Pempek, Larry. Montevallo -
Cameron Sokalski; Wes Rich(3); Joey Noro(7); Caleb McLeod(8) and Heath
McGuirk.
Win-Wes Rich(1-0) Loss-Schmidt, Ryan(0-1)
HR UM - Duston Daugherty (2).
Rich faced 2 batters in the 7th.