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Western Ill. WESTERN 3-9
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Winner Northern Ky. NORTHERN 6-8
Western Ill. WESTERN
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Final
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Northern Ky. NORTHERN
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Ill. WESTERN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4
Northern Ky. NORTHERN 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 X 6 11 1

W: C. Brock (1-2) L: Kratz, Caden (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Franco Homers as WIU Falls 6-1

MACOMB, IL – The Western Illinois Baseball team fell 6-1 Saturday afternoon to the Northern Kentucky Norse. WIU moves to 3-9 overall on the season.

Western Illinois fell behind early as Northern Kentucky strung together two hits in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Western Illinois collected their first hit as Chris Hege singled back up the middle in the third inning. Northern Kentucky added a run in the bottom of the third, doubling their advantage.

Western Illinois got on the scoreboard as Cesar Franco hit a solo home run to cut the deficit in half. The home run was the third one of the season for Franco. Northern Kentucky kept the offensive pressure on the Leathernecks as they scored four runs over the next three innings, while WIU trailed 6-1 after six. 

WIU put together scoring threats in the final three innings. Kyree Alexander had a one-out single in the 7th to give the Leathernecks a baserunner. In the 8th inning, Hege started a two-out rally with his second single of the day. Maxton Polad singled behind him as Hege advanced to third on an error by the center field. A strikeout ended the scoring threat for WIU in the 8th inning. In the 9th, Adam Juran led off the inning with a walk but was thrown out trying to steal second base. With one out, Liam Bushey had a one-out single. He advanced to second base on a ground out. With two outs and a runner in scoring position, WIU would ground out as they fell 6-1.

Chris Hege led the way with two hits in his four at-bats. Liam Bushey and Kyree Alexander reached base twice, tallying a hit and a walk. Cesar Franco had the only RBI on his solo home run. Kyle Rosenfeld had five strikeouts in relief in his three innings of work.

Western Illinois wraps up its three-game set with Northern Kentucky tomorrow, with the first pitch scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
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