The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team dropped its MIAA opener to Northeastern State, 4-1, on Thursday afternoon at Rousey Field in Tahlequah, Okla.

The Bearcats are now 2-6 overall and 0-1 in MIAA play. Northeastern State is 5-1 and 1-0 in conference action.

The second game of Thursday’s doubleheader was suspended due to darkness in the top of the eighth with Northwest leading 9-5.

Northwest scored one run on six hits with two errors, while Northeastern State scored four runs, one in the third, one in the fourth and two in the sixth, with five hits and no errors.

Brad Roberts went 4.0 innings for the Bearcats and took the loss. he allowed two runs on four hits with a pair of strikeouts.

Nick Gotta was 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a stolen base, while Paul Johnson was 1-for-4 with the team’s lone RBI and Austin Wulff was 1-for-2 with a hit by pitch and a stolen base.

Thursday’s suspended game will resume at 11 a.m. on Friday monring with Northwest leading 9-5 in the top of the eighth. A doubleheader will immediately follow the conclusion of the suspended game.

— Northwest Sports Information —