:Northern Kentucky Norse baseball
{{Infobox college baseball team
| name = Northern Kentucky Norse
| current = 2025 Northern Kentucky Norse baseball team
| logo = NKU Norse logo.png
| logo_size = 150
| founded = {{Start date|1972}}
| university = Northern Kentucky University
| athletic_director = Ken Bothof
| coach = Dizzy Peyton
| tenure = 4th
| conference = Horizon League
| division =
| location = Highland Heights, Kentucky
| stadium = Bill Aker Baseball Complex
| capacity = 500
| nickname = Norse
| conference_history =
- Great Lakes Valley Conference (1987–2012)
- Atlantic Sun Conference (2013–2016)
- Horizon League (2017–present)
| national_champion =
| cws = NAIA: 1985
| ncaa_tourneys = Division I
2024
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Division II
1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
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NAIA
1984, 1985
| conference_tournament = Horizon: 2024
| conference_champion = 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.{{cite web|title=Northern Kentucky Norse |publisher=d1baseball.com |url=http://d1baseball.com/team/nkentucky/ |accessdate=March 12, 2020}} 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.{{Cite web |title=2021 BSB Media Guide FINAL (PDF) |url=https://nkunorse.com/documents/2021/2/15/2021_BSB_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf |access-date= |website=Northern Kentucky University Athletics}} On February 26, 2021, Todd Asalon announced that he would retire from the head coaching position at the end of the 2021 season.{{Cite web |url=https://nkunorse.com/news/2021/2/26/todd-asalon-announces-retirement-as-northern-kentucky-baseball-head-coach-at-seasons-end.aspx |title=Todd Asalon announces retirement as Northern Kentucky baseball head coach at season's end - Northern Kentucky University Athletics |access-date=2021-07-10 |archive-date=2021-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525042352/https://nkunorse.com/news/2021/2/26/todd-asalon-announces-retirement-as-northern-kentucky-baseball-head-coach-at-seasons-end.aspx |url-status=dead }}
=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.{{Cite web |url=https://nkunorse.com/news/2021/6/8/dizzy-peyton-named-head-coach-of-northern-kentucky-baseball.aspx |title=Dizzy Peyton named head coach of Northern Kentucky Baseball - Northern Kentucky University Athletics |access-date=2021-07-10 |archive-date=2021-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710222335/https://nkunorse.com/news/2021/6/8/dizzy-peyton-named-head-coach-of-northern-kentucky-baseball.aspx |url-status=dead }}
Northern Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament
| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Northern Kentucky Norse|Year|Record|Pct|Notes}} |
| 2024
| 0–2 | {{Winpct|0|2}} |
| {{center|TOTALS}}
| 0–2 | {{Winpct|0|2}} | |
Head coaches
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Northern Kentucky Norse|Year(s)|Coach|Seasons|W–L–T|Pct}} |
| 1972–2000
| Bill Aker | 29 | 807–572–1 | {{winpct|807|572|1}} |
| 2001–2021
| 21 | 563–581–1 | {{winpct|564|581|1}} |
| 2022–present
| 3 | 84–86 | {{winpct|84|86}} |
| {{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Northern Kentucky Norse|Totals|3|53|1,454–1,239–2|{{winpct|1454|1239|2}}}} |
See also
References
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