The Northwest Missouri State baseball team split a Sunday doubleheader with Missouri Southern at Bearcat Field, winning the first game, 4-1, but falling in 11 innings in the second game, 4-3. Northwest moves to 19-14 on the season and 14-11 in MIAA play. Missouri Southern is now 20-15 and an even 14-14 in MIAA play.

Game One

Austin Warren tossed a complete seven-inning game for the Bearcats, allowing only one unearned run on seven hits and two strikeouts. He did not walk a batter on the day. The Bearcats outhit the Lions, 8-7.

Northwest fell behind in the first but immediately rebounded with a run in the bottom of the first as Eric McGlauflin grounded out to score Paul Johnson, who was hit by a pitch with one out. In the fifth, Blake Hardegree scored on a Johnson single, after starting the inning with a single. In the sixth, Northwest added a pair of insurance runs as Steven Garber doubled in Jon Pomatto and Zack Ferreira singled to score Garber.

Game Two

Northwest jumped out to an early 2-0 lead but fell behind after allowing a run in the fifth and two in the sixth. The Bearcats tied it up in the bottom of the sixth, 3-3, and neither team was able to score until the 11th when the Lions plated the winning run in the top of the inning.

The Bearcats opened the scoring in the second as Ferreira drew a bases loaded walk to score McGlauflin who opened the inning with a single. In the third, Ryan Abernathy scored after Garber reached on an error. Northwest scored again in the sixth with a two-out rally as Johnson was hit by a pitch, scoring Garrett Fort, who pinch ran for Derek Meyer after Meyer singled with two outs.

Hondo Pearcy went 6.0 strong innings for the Bearcats, allowing just two earned runs while striking out two. Rex Raetz pitched two scoreless innings in relief.

Northwest will host Central Missouri State for a four game series starting on Friday, April 11 at 2 p.m. at Bearcat Field.

— Northwest Sports Information —