Georgia State 12 Northern Kentucky 4 (Baseball)

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@NKUNorseBSB suffers 12-4 setback at Georgia State - NKU Athletics

 

A four-run fifth inning brought the Northern Kentucky University baseball team within three runs of Georgia State on Saturday afternoon, but the Panthers pulled away with the help of a four-run eighth to defeat NKU, 12-4, at GSU Baseball Complex.

 

The Norse move to 1-8 overall while Georgia State improves to 6-3.

 

At the Plate

 

Seven different players combined for eight team hits.

 

Junior first baseman Trey Ganns posted his third multi-hit game this season, going 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

 

Designated hitter Chad Roberts and second baseman Ty Amann added one RBI apiece.

On the Mound

 

Starter Jordan Menfee absorbed the loss after throwing the first two innings.

 

Junior Brody Basilone relieved Menfee and tossed 2.0 innings, allowing two hits and one run while walking none.

 

Sophomore reliever Seth Rosenberg faced the minimum in his 1.0 shutout inning pitched before Kyle Arganbright took to the mound and threw 1.1 inning with one run allowed.

Cameron Ross relieved Arganbright and picked up a pair of quick outs to end the seventh.

 

Key Moments

 

A four-run first inning helped Georgia State speed out to a 7-0 lead through three innings. Five singles fueled the four-run first. The Panthers then added two runs in the second and one in the third.

 

Norse relievers Basilone and Rosenberg set the Panthers down in order in the fourth and fifth.

 

Meanwhile, the offense closed the gap to 7-4 with a four-run fifth. TJ Alas and Jake Richmond led off the frame with a pair of singles before Ganns delivered an RBI single, Roberts slapped an RBI double and Amann pushed a run across on a groundout.

 

Georgia State added a run in the bottom of the sixth on a Cam Sperry RBI single before Arganbright delivered an inning-ending strikeout to strand three Panthers on base.

GSU's four-run eighth included a three-run home run from Terrell Frazier that helped seal the win.

 

Norse Notes

 

Richmond has posted a .571 average (4-for-7) in two games against Georgia State. Two of his four hits have been doubles. The junior has also scored three times in the series.

 

Richmond extended his reached base streak to five games, as he has recorded a base hit in four-straight contests.

 

Ganns has posted five RBI in the last three games and has batted .462 (6-for-13) in that span.

 

Basilone made his fourth appearance out of the bullpen and has held opponents to a .217 average.

[newarkcatholicfan]

Hopefully NK can get things going before to long.