The Northwest Missouri State baseball team opened the 2014 season with a double header split against Northwestern Oklahoma State on Monday. Northwest won the first game, 17-2, but fell in the nightcap, 3-1. The games were each seven innings and were played at West Texas A&M’s Wilder Park due to weather conditions at Northwestern Oklahoma State. The Bearcats are now 1-1 on the season while NW Oklahoma State moved to 4-1.
Game 1
Northwest wasted no time getting on the board early, scoring five first inning runs while batting around. With the bases loaded, Jon Pomatto singled, scoring Brandon Huske and Paul Johnson. Steve Garber singled in Ryan Abernathy one batter later. Blake Hardegree had a two-out single, scoring Garrett Fort and Garber. In the second, Fort and Hardegree each drew bases loaded walks to push Northwest’s lead to seven.
In the third, Eric McGlauflin had a sacrifice fly to score Huske. Garber drew another bases loaded walk to score Johnson. Fort reached on a fielder’s choice as Pomatto and Abernathy scored on the play.
Northwest would score again in the fourth, adding six runs. McGlauflin tripled to score Abernathy and Huskey. Hardegree picked up his RBI number five on asingle that scored Pomatto and McGlauflin. With the bases loaded, Huske was hit by a pitch and Johnson walked.
Huske and Johnson each scored three runs for Northwest. Hardgree had five RBI, followed by McGlauflin and Fort with three each. On the mound, Ryker Fox went four innings with six strikeouts. Kole Klocko picked up the win after pitching the fifth for the Bearcats.
Game 2
Northwestern Oklahoma scored two first inning runs and added another one in the third to win the second game of the day, 3-1. Austin Warren started and pitched four innings for the Bearcats, striking out three while allowing three runs. Northwest’s lone run came in the third inning as Huske grounded into a fielder’s choice, scoring Fort who had singled to start the inning.
Up next, Northwest will head to Lawton, Okla., to play at Cameron University in a two-game series starting on Friday, Feb. 14.
— Northwest Sports Information —