The Northwest Missouri State softball team defeated Sioux Falls Saturday with a comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning to take home the 6-5 victory.

Torri Blythe knocked in the first run of the game when she hit a sacrifice fly to deep left field which enabled Taylor Blackford to score from third to put the Bearcats up 1-0.

Sioux Falls was able to plate two runs in both the third and fourth innings to take a 4-1 lead.

Baylee Scarbrough reached on an error to start the bottom half of the fourth inning and was later driven in by Maddie Jones to cut the USF lead to 4-2.

Both teams traded runs in the sixth inning with Northwest’s coming from a solo home run off the bat of Taszia Roseberry, her team leading fourth home run of the season.

The Bearcats trailed 5-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh. Jordan Ereth started the inning off by reaching first base on a fielding error. Steph Mark drove her in from first with a double to the right center ally. Chantel Adams then hit a rocket by the shortstop to score Ashley Wilcox, who had come into run for Mark, and tied the game at 5-5.

Scarbrough hit an infield single which put the winning run on third base. Cassidy Lee then stepped to the plate and hit a shot up the middle, which was stopped by the diving second baseman of USF who was unable to get the throw off. Lee was safe at first and Adams crossed home plate to complete the last inning comeback for the 6-5 win.

Northwest moves to 3-6 on the season. Head Coach Ryan Anderson’s squad will open conference play Saturday as they take on Washburn in Topeka, Kan. with game time set for noon.

— Northwest Sports Information —