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The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

Tyler Shaneyfelt gave his batting gear to assistant coach Drew Klaserner after he hit a single in the 7-6 win against Southern Indiana. Shaneyfelt had himself a week with multiple hits and scored runs.

Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Sports Co-Editor April 22, 2025

Previous week recap: Tuesday, April 15 Baseball went against Southern Indiana at home, winning 7-6. Jake Johnson got the start and the win for the Norse. Johnson gave up a pair of runs, one earned,...

NKU’s Nicholas Costas makes a splash. He placed fifth in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 10.25.46.

Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Sports Co-Editor April 8, 2025

Previous week recap: Tuesday, April 1 Baseball lost against Southern Indiana in Evansville 10-0. Bobby Bartlett took the loss for the Norse, allowing two runs over two innings of work. Ryan Pehrson...

NKU baseball picked up one win this week over Milwaukee Sunday, winning 6-2. It was a great team win all around with multiple players contributing.

Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Sports Co-Editor April 1, 2025

Previous week recap: Tuesday, March 25 Women’s golf competed in The Julie, placing sixth. Rachel DiDonato, who competed as an individual, finished fifth overall, firing a 79 in round one and a...

NKU’s Nolan Sparks (9) rounding the bases after he hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning against Milwaukee.

NKU baseball loses series against Milwaukee, winning one out of three games

Jakob Staley, Sports Co-Editor March 30, 2025

Nolan Sparks stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the second inning, facing off against Milwaukee’s Keagon Kaufmann.  The first pitch was high as the umpire counted it as a ball, then the next...

NKU’s Stella Wulker (7) sliding into second base. The Norse beat Morehead State 4-0.

Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Sports Co-Editor March 17, 2025

Previous week recap: Tuesday, March 11 Softball lost to Valparaiso at home 4-1. Alicia Flores pitched 4.1 innings, striking out six, allowing three hits, two walks, and one run. Trinity Robertson...

NKU’s Trey Robinson (1) had a game against Detroit Mercy in the first round of the Horizon League tournament. He scored 18 points, five assists, grabbed three boards and three steals in the 99-75 win.

Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Sports Co-Editor March 10, 2025

Previous week recap: Tuesday, March 4 Baseball beats Indiana on the road 13-11. Bobby Bartlett got the start for NKU, throwing three innings and allowing just two runs, one earned on four hits. Gerald...

Nolan Sparks hitting a line drive into the outfield.

NKU baseball wins offensive clinic against Dayton

Jonah Moore, Sports Reporter February 26, 2025

NKU baseball hosted their first home game of the season on Tuesday against the Dayton Flyers. After getting swept in their season opener against East Tennessee State University, the Norse bounced back...

Graduate student and outfielder Treyvin Moss celebrities with teammates after a home run to start the first inning.

Preparing for the next: NKU baseball battles in tough loss against Wright State

Hailey Roden, Photo Editor April 15, 2024

Innings 1-4 Even with an impressive out-of-the-park home run to kick off the game by outfielder Treyvin Moss, the Norse fell short in their three game series against the Wright State Raiders. The...

Junior Ben Gerl is one of many players in the baseball program that have gone through the initiation ritual of singing a song on road trip bus rides.

Carpool karaoke a bonding ritual for Norse baseball team

Torie Houston, Reporter April 4, 2023

The Northern Kentucky baseball team has a unique icebreaker tradition that will definitely make any team chemistry strong. At the start of each season, the newcomers to the baseball team have an important...

NKU baseball names Dizzy Peyton third head coach in program history

NKU baseball names Dizzy Peyton third head coach in program history

Matthew Dietz, Sports Editor June 8, 2021

The Northern Kentucky Norse baseball team chose to go with a familiar face as their new head coach on Tuesday, promoting Dizzy Peyton from his role as assistant coach to replace Todd Asalon, who retired...

TJ Alas (7) celebrates Will Haueter's homerun against Oakland

Norse Baseball Break Losing Streak against Oakland Grizzlies

Jasmine Smart, Reporter May 6, 2019
In their series against Oakland, the NKU baseball team breaks their seven game losing streak with a sweep against the Golden Grizzlies. The Norse won the first game on Saturday 11-10, followed by two wins on Sunday with final scores of 12-3 and 14-3.  This brings the Norse’s overall record up to 13-34 and their conference record to 11-13, while the Golden Grizzlies fall to 10-30 overall and 8-13 in the Horizon League.
Cameron Ross delivers a pitch to a Wright State hitter.

Cardinals defeat NKU Baseball late in the game

Jasmine Smart, Reporter April 10, 2019
The NKU baseball team took on number 12 Louisville Tuesday night at Jim Patterson Stadium with a final score of 11-2.  This brings the Norse season down 8-23 while the Cardinal’s season improves 25-8.
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