Northern Kentucky Norse baseball

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Northern Kentucky Norse
Baseball current event.svg 2025 Northern Kentucky Norse baseball team
NKU Norse logo.png
Founded1972 (1972)
Conference history
University Northern Kentucky University
Athletic directorKen Bothof
Head coach Dizzy Peyton (4th season)
Conference Horizon League
Location Highland Heights, Kentucky
Home stadium Bill Aker Baseball Complex
(Capacity: 500)
Nickname Norse
ColorsBlack, gold, and white [1]
     
College World Series appearances
NAIA: 1985
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I
2024

Division II
1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Contents

NAIA
1984, 1985
Conference tournament champions
Horizon: 2024
Regular season conference champions
GLVC: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009

The Northern Kentucky Norse baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Horizon League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Bill Aker Baseball Complex in Highland Heights, Kentucky.

History

Todd Asalon era (2001–2021)

After the 2012 season, Northern Kentucky made the step up to Division I, joining the Atlantic Sun Conference. In 2016, Northern Kentucky joined the Horizon League. 2017 would be the winningest Division I season under Asalon, with the Norse compiling a 25–33 record. [3] On February 26, 2021, Todd Asalon announced that he would retire from the head coaching position at the end of the 2021 season. [4]

Dizzy Peyton era (2022–present)

On June 6, 2021, Northern Kentucky announced that longtime assistant coach Dizzy Peyton would fill the head coaching vacancy left by Asalon's retirement. [5]

Northern Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
2024 0–2.000 Knoxville Regional
TOTALS
0–2.000

Head coaches

Year(s)CoachSeasonsW–L–TPct
1972–2000Bill Aker29807–572–1.585
2001–2021 Todd Asalon 21563–581–1.493
2022–present Dizzy Peyton 384–86.494
Totals3531,454–1,239–2.540

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Color Palette". Northern Kentucky University Athletic Department Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Northern Kentucky Norse". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2021 BSB Media Guide FINAL (PDF)" (PDF). Northern Kentucky University Athletics .
  4. ↑ "Todd Asalon announces retirement as Northern Kentucky baseball head coach at season's end - Northern Kentucky University Athletics". Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  5. ↑ "Dizzy Peyton named head coach of Northern Kentucky Baseball - Northern Kentucky University Athletics". Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.


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