The Northwest Missouri State softball team won its final two non-conference matchups Sunday before conference play opens next weekend.

The games wrapped up the Teri Mathis-Zenner Memorial Tournament, hosted by Missouri Southern State University at the Joplin Athletic Complex in Joplin, Mo.

Sarah Baldwin set a career mark in strikeouts in the opening win over McKendree, 6-0.

The Bearcats wrapped up a perfect 4-0 weekend with a 5-1 victory over Sioux Falls in game two.

Northwest is now 10-2 on the season, tied for the fewest games needed to reach 10 wins in school history (1975 and 1976). McKendree falls to 5-10 overall while Sioux Falls dips to 6-2 this season.

The Bearcats will open conference play next weekend when they play host to Central Oklahoma Friday, March 4 at Bearcat field. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —