March 20, 20179 yr Author GAME TWO | Northern Kentucky 6, Milwaukee 5 A two-run rally with two outs in the bottom of the eighth pushed the Norse past Milwaukee in game two, 6-5, after the Panthers held a 5-3 advantage through seven innings. At the Plate Richmond continued his stellar day at the plate, clubbing his second home run of the day as part of a 3-for-5 showing with three RBI. He extended his team-leading hit streak to 11 games. Colletta, Bohlen and Moffatt also carried over their success from game one, each batting 2-for-4 with an RBI. Colletta also crossed the plate twice for NKU. On the Mound Pat Kelley got the start, tossing 4.2 innings with eight hits, three runs, four strikeouts and no walks. Jordan Menfee and Charlie Jerger saw action out of the bullpen, totaling 2.0 innings, before Ross entered the game and threw the final 2.1 innings. Ross held the Panthers to just two hits and no runs and picked up his first win as a Norse to move to 1-0. Key Moments Both teams jumped on the board in the second inning for an early 1-1 tie. Richmond's second homer of the day scored two for a 3-1 edge in the bottom of the third. A Bohlen RBI double in the fourth extended NKU's lead to 4-1, but Milwaukee's Daulton Varsho sent a two-run homer over the right-field wall in the fifth to jumpstart the Panther offense and cut the NKU advantage to 4-3. Milwaukee took a 5-4 lead in the seventh on a pair of RBI singles before Northern Kentucky capitalized on a two-out Panther error that put Colletta aboard in the bottom of the eighth. A Moffatt RBI single pushed the tying run across followed by the game-winning run, scored by Bohlen on a Richmond RBI single. Norse Notes Northern Kentucky head coach Todd Asalon is just one win away from his 500th at NKU. Asalon owns a 499-434-1 record in his 17th season at the helm of the program. Richmond paced the NKU offense in the three-game set, batting 7-for-14 (.500) with a .929 slugging percentage after belting two homers, driving in six RBI and scoring four runs. Colletta also batted .500 on 5-for-10 hitting with seven RBI and three runs scored. The Norse batted .330 as a team in the series. Ross has made an appearance out of the bullpen in 11 of NKU's 16 games. He has totaled 15.2 innings of work. NKU has won five of its last seven games and has batted .333 in that span with seven Norse batting .345 or better. Mercurio owns a .423 average across the last seven games. Meanwhile, Richmond is hitting .393 with seven runs scored and seven RBI. @NKUNorseBSB sweeps Horizon League series over Milwaukee - NKU Athletics
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