March 20, 20179 yr Author The Northern Kentucky baseball team opened Horizon League play at 3-0 after sweeping Milwaukee in a three-game series at Bill Aker Baseball Complex this weekend. The sweep included a pair of wins in a doubleheader on Sunday by scores of 7-4 and 6-5. Jake Richmond went 5-for-10 and exploded for two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored in the doubleheader. Mike Moffatt batted .429 across both games, going 3-for-7 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored. On the mound, reliever Cameron Ross appeared in both games and got a win and a save. He threw 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing six hits and just one extra-base knock. NKU improves to 6-10 overall and 3-0 in the League while Milwaukee dips to 7-11 (0-3 Horizon League). GAME ONE | Northern Kentucky 7, Milwaukee 4 Norse starter Jean-Francois Dionne held the Panthers to just one run and five hits across the first five innings while the offense got out to a 5-1 lead to win game one. At the Plate Richmond went 2-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored and a home run. Trey Ganns joined Richmond with a pair of hits to go along with one run and an RBI. Moffatt went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. NKU totaled eight hits as a team with Will Haueter, Kyle Colletta and Brad Bohlen adding one RBI each. On the Mound Dionne totaled 6.0 innings in his second start for NKU. He gave up eight hits and three runs while striking out one and walking none. He earned the win to move to 1-1 on the season. Ross threw the final 2.2 innings, holding Milwaukee scoreless on three hits. Ross was awarded his second save of the season. Key Moments Milwaukee plated a run in the top of the first, but its lead would be short-lived as Richmond belted a home run to straight-away centerfield to knot the game at 1-1 in the bottom half of the frame. A three-run bottom of the second then gave NKU a 4-1 advantage. The Norse clubbed four hits in the inning including three-straight two-out RBI singles from Richmond, Ganns and Haueter. Moffatt launched a solo homer to left-center to lead off the fourth. His homer helped the Norse withstand three Milwaukee runs across the next two innings that made it a one-run game at 5-4 through six and a half. Two NKU runs in the bottom of the seventh and Ross's 2.2 scoreless innings pitched sealed the win. @NKUNorseBSB sweeps Horizon League series over Milwaukee - NKU Athletics
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