May 26, 20179 yr At the Plate Oakland out-hit NKU by a 14-11 margin. .TJ Alas and Will Haueter had 3-for-5 outings, with Alas clubbing a pair of doubles to record his 20th of the season. Alas scored three of NKU's five runs and drove in one. Trey Ganns went 2-for-4 from the dish with a pair of RBI, and Brad Bohlen batted in one run. On the Mound Brody Basilone made his 10th start of the season and pitched 4.0 innings, surrendering three runs on five hits. Basilone struck out three Golden Grizzlies and walked a pair. Charlie Jerger relieved Basilone in the fifth and put in an inning of work, with two runs scored on four hits. Cameron Ross pitched 2.2 innings with three strikeouts and one batter walked. He gave up five runs on four hits. Joe Martin took over for the final 1.1 innings, recording two strikeouts and walking none, while the Golden Grizzlies scored one run on one hit. Key Moments The Golden Grizzlies used a triple in the first and a double in the second to get in scoring position and plate the first two runs of the contest, and continued to score at a steady rate, with one run in the fourth and two in the fifth for a 5-0 advantage. Bohlen drove in Mercurio with a single to left field in the fifth, but Oakland answered back with three runs in the next frame. The Norse found some offensive rhythm in the sixth, with Alas stretching a single into a double before back-to-back singles sent him across the plate. Oakland crossed into double-digit runs with a pair of two-out, two-run home runs in the eighth before Alas took advantage of a wild pitch to score his second run of the game. Martin retired the Golden Grizzlies in order in the ninth and the Norse plated two, but NKU ultimately fell in the elimination game. Door closes on 2
May 26, 20179 yr Author NKU ends the season at 25-33, marking the best year for the Norse since transitioning to Division I with a third-place Horizon League regular-season finish (17-13). Norse Notes NKU's 25 wins are the most in a season since transitioning to Division I. Alas extended his hitting streak to 19 games and reached base in each of the final 49 contests. During the Wright State game, Alas broke the single-season record for at-bats. He ends the season with 242 at-bats, surpassing Shaun Erie's 2002 season record of 236. With his junior year complete, Ganns has already recorded the fifth-most doubles in an NKU career, with 47. He is sixth on the all-time single season RBI list, with 57. Ganns also sits at No. 7 on the all-time career base on balls list, with 86, and drew 39 walks this season, which is good for No. 5 on the all-time single season list. Ross made 36 appearances during the season, tying Kevin Jordan (2010) for the second-most appearances in a single season. Jake Richmond scored 53 runs during the course of the season, which sits at No. 10 on the all-time single season list. Door closes on 217 @NKUnorseBSB season - NKU Athletics
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