![]() Flores then gave up two runs in six innings in the loss to Oakland. She gave up four hits and two unearned runs, striking out eight. Hicks pitched another eight-inning complete game as NKU beat Oakland 4-2 in the third round. The 18 strikeouts is an NKU Division I record and tied for sixth for the most by any pitcher in DI this season. Hicks pitched a complete-game one-hitter the next round against Robert Morris, striking out 18 as the game went extra innings, with NKU winning 2-1 in eight. Jena Rhoads (Wilmington) drove in the winning run with a double.įlores pitched a two-hit complete game in the first round against Youngstown State, a 1-0 win. Madisyn Eads and Alicia Flores pitched shutout relief. The Grizzlies loaded the bases in the fourth inning with no outs, but Hicks struck out the next three batters. Lauryn Hicks started and pitching four innings, giving up one run on two hits. The Norse walked nine batters but stranded 13 Oakland runners on the bases in the game. In the championship game, NKU allowed four hits. Four of the runs and nine of the hits came in the loss to Oakland earlier in the day. The Norse won the tournament with dominant pitching, allowing eight runs and 20 hits in the five games. 1 seed with a 14-7 record in the regular season. NKU was the third seed in the tournament, its highest in team history, with a 13-9 record and are 23-30 entering the NCAA Tournament. Since it was a double-elimination tournament, Oakland had to beat the Norse twice after the Norse went 3-0 to reach the finals. The Norse bounced back after losing 4-2 to Oakland in the first game of the finals. Since we’ve been Division I, it’s been women’s soccer, then men’s basketball and volleyball, and now we’re part of the club.” ![]() ![]() This is for every player and coach that has ever come through the program. “Every year I tell my recruits who come into my office that my top shelf is for the Horizon League championship. “It’s overwhelming” said NKU head coach Kathryn Gleason on the ESPN+ broadcast. The Norse qualify for the 64-team tournament. ![]() NKU beat Oakland 2-1 Saturday in the championship game of the Horizon League Tournament in Green Bay. For the first time since moving up to NCAA Division I 11 years ago, the Northern Kentucky University softball team is heading to the NCAA Tournament. ![]()
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