The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to Emporia State, 4-2, on Thursday afternoon at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.

– Northwest falls to 24-20 overall with the loss and 19-15 in MIAA play. The Hornets improved to 31-14 overall and 23-11 in conference action.

– Anthony Caenepeel threw his third complete game of the year, allowing four runs on just five hits. He walked only one batter and struck out seven.

– In the effort, Caenepeel set the Northwest single season record for innings pitched (97.2), previously held by Brian Lamers in 2007 (90.2).

– Emporia State hit three solo home runs and had three outfield assists.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest scored two runs on nine hits with no errors. Both Bearcat runs came in the fifth.

– Emporia State scored single runs in the first, fourth, sixth and seventh innings. The Hornets had four runs on five hits with one error.

– Garrett Fort went 2-for-3 with an RBI double.

– Jake Lewis was 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double.

– Jay Hrdlicka went 2-for-3 with a double. He was also hit by a pitch.

– Kevin Handzlik was 1-for-4 with a double.

– James Holler went 1-for-3 with a walk.

– Kolby Greenslade was 1-for-2 with a walk.

– Aaron Barratt scored a run and also tallied an RBI. He stole his ninth base of the year in the fifth inning.

Key Northwest Innings
– Lewis doubled to lead off the fifth and moved to third on a groundout. Barratt hit a hard grounder to third that bounced away from the ESU fielder, allowing Lewis to score and Barratt to reach safely. Barratt stole second and stole on a double by Fort off the center field wall to tie the game, 2-2.

– Caenepeel worked perfect frames in the second, fifth and eighth innings.

Up Next
– The series concludes Friday with a double header starting at noon at Bearcat Field. Northwest will hold Senior Day between Friday’s games to honor Nick Gotta, Zachary Douglas, Derek Meyer, John Osborne and Carson Smith.

— Northwest Athletics —