The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team scored five runs in the seventh to beat Rockhurst, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.

– Northwest improves to 14-8 overall while Rockhurst falls to 12-8.

– Logan Rycraft and Ozzie Adams each came up with key RBI hits in the seventh to help push the Bearcats to the victory.

– Rycraft was 2-for-3 on the day with two runs scored and two RBIs.

– Adams went 1-for-3 with three runs driven in and a run scored on a seventh-inning three-run home run.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats scored one run in the sixth and five in the seventh. Rockhurst’s lone run came in the sixth inning.

– Northwest had six runs on seven hits. The Hawks had one run on eight hits. Neither team committed an error.

– James Holler was 2-for-4 with a run scored.

– Jay Hrdlicka was 1-for-2 with a run scored with a pair of walks.

– James Holler was 1-for-3 with a run scored. He also had a sacrifice bunt.

– Landon Figg drove in a run and also had a walk.

– Joseph Hietpas got the start. He gave up no runs in 5.0 innings of work. He allowed five hits and struck out seven without issuing a walk.

– He struckout the side in the third and worked a perfect fifth inning.

– Brad Roberts got the win. He pitched 2.0 innings of relief, striking out one while not allowing a walk. He gave up just one run.

– Austin Battaglia and Nikko Pablo threw the final two innings without allowing a run. Each gave up one hit. Battaglia had three strikeouts and Pablo had two.

Key Northwest Innings
– Rycraft led off the bottom of the sixth with a single up the middle. Fort had a sacrifice bunt to move him to second and Adams grounded out to second to put him on third with two down. On a full count to Figg, the fourth ball got away from the Rockhurst catcher, allowing Rycract to come in from third for the Bearcats’ first run.

– In the seventh, Holler singled to lead off the frame and Hrdlicka reached on a bunt single to first that the pitcher couldn’t field cleanly. After a popout, the runners moved up on a Greenslade groundout to the right side. Rycraft came through with a two-RBI single to left, making it 3-1 Northwest. Fort reached on a bunt single to the right side to put runners on first and third. After a pitching change, Adams put the first pitch he saw over the left field fence for a three-run shot, making it 6-1 Bearcats.

Up Next
– Northwest returns to MIAA play with a 2 p.m. Tuesday home game against Nebraska-Kearney at Bearcat Field. A three-game home series with Central Missouri begins on Friday, March 24.

— Northwest Athletics —