NKU Baseball drops Horizon League Championship opener to Milwaukee

FAIRBORN, Ohio – Northern Kentucky University Norse baseball opened up play in the Horizon League Championship on Thursday, taking on second-seeded Milwaukee in the opening round. The Norse took an early lead but were doomed after allowing nine runs in the fifth inning and weren't able to muster a comeback. THE BASICS FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 2, Milwaukee – 14 LOCATION: Nischwitz Stadium – Fairborn, Ohio RECORDS: NKU: 25-29 | MKE: 23-31 GAME SUMMARY – NKU took a first-inning lead on an RBI single from Ethan Thomas, but the Panthers evened the score in the bottom half on a...