DETROIT (4-19-25) - Redshirt junior Chloe Spitzer made her fourth appearance of the season, posting 2.0 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts, while junior Trinity Fessler went 1-for-4 with an RBI as Detroit Mercy dropped a 5-1 decision to Northern Kentucky in the series finale at Buysse Ballpark on Saturday afternoon.

Detroit Mercy (10-28, 7-11 HL) recorded seven total hits with freshman Abby Klaft going 2-for-3 while freshmen Allison Fluker, Natalie Babcock and Madeline Hallman each hit 1-for-3 with Liv Peterson going 1-for-2.

Recap:
• NKU (20-21, 11-6 HL) posted an RBI double in the first inning to lead 1-0.
• The Norse came back with four more runs in the second inning off an RBI double, RBI bunt single, and a double steal for a 5-0 advantage.
• UDM left seven total runners on base for the game, including two in the fourth, sixth, and seventh inning.
• In the sixth, Klaft hit a single, but Fessler was thrown out at home plate on a relay from left field.
• The Titans tried to break through in the seventh inning as Hallman hit a double, moving Babcock to third base. Fessler hit an RBI single to plate Babcock putting UDM on the board. However, the Titans stranded two runners with a groundout to end the game.

Detroit Mercy opens a #HLSB series at Green Bay with a doubleheader on Sunday, April 27 at 1 and 3:30 p.m. ET.