MILWAUKEE (Interstat) – The Milwaukee Panthers routed the Northern Kentucky Norse 14-2 on Thursday evening in a Horizon League baseball game. Milwaukee improved to 23-31 overall, while Northern Kentucky fell to 24-29.

The Panthers erupted for eight runs in the fifth inning, turning a 2-2 tie into a 10-2 lead. Joey Spence led the way, going 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs. Grant Ross was 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs. Charlie Marion added two hits and two RBIs. Aric Ehmke earned the win, pitching seven innings and allowing two earned runs on seven hits with four strikeouts. Aiden Fishnick threw two scoreless innings.

Northern Kentucky struck first in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Ethan Thomas, who finished 3-for-4. The Norse managed only seven hits in the game. Milwaukee pounded out 13 hits and scored in four different innings, including a three-run homer by Spence in the sixth.