The Northwest Missouri State University softball team split a pair of games on Saturday at No. 16 ranked Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla.

– Northwest is now 14-10 on the year and 3-1 in MIAA play. The Bronchos move to 21-5 overall and 5-1 in conference action.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 10, Central Oklahoma 5)
– Northwest scored six runs in the second, two in the fourth and two in the seventh. The Bronchos scored twice in the first and three times in the sixth.

– The Bearcats had 10 runs on 10 hits with no errors. Central Oklahoma had five runs on 11 hits with two errors.

– Jaedra Moses was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs.

– Torri Blythe was 2-for-4 with a run scored.

– Chantel Adams hit her third home run of the season, going 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.

– Rebecca Maher went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.

– Abigail Gilson went 1-for-4 with a run scored.

– Kiana Baderdeen went 1-for-3 with a pair of runs scored.

– Taylor Blackford got the win in the circle. She allowed five runs on 10 hits.

– Kaitlin Weis, who also scored a run in the game, pitched the final four outs, allowing just one hit and no runs.
Game One Key Innings
– In the second, Adams walked to begin the frame and took second on a wild pitch. Gilson singled to put runners on the corners and Rawie hit an RBI double to center to score Adams. After an out, Gilson scored on an error off a Baderdeen fielder’s choice. Blythe hit a single to the pitcher to load the bases. Moses hit a two-RBI single up the middle to make it 4-2 Northwest. Maher followed that with an RBI single, scoring Blythe. A throwing error allowed Moses to score on a Weis fielder’s choice, giving the Bearcats a 6-2 lead.

– Baderdeen and Blythe hit back-to-back infield singles to start the frame and Moses hit a single to left to load the bases. Maher hit into a fielder’s choice, scoring Baderdeen. After an out, a pair of wild pitches allowed Moses to score, making it 8-2 Bearcats.

– In the seventh, Weis drew a one-out walk and Adams launched a home run over the left center field fence.
Game Two Key Statistics (Central Oklahoma 9, Northwest 3)
– Northwest scored all three runs in the fifth inning. The Bronchos scored two in the first, four in the second, two in the third and one in the fifth.

– The Bearcats had three runs on 10 hits with one error. Central Oklahoma had nine runs on 13 hits with no errors.

– Weis was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. She hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning.

– Maher went 2-for-4 in the second game.

– Blythe was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk.

– Moses went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. She had an RBI triple in the fifth inning.

– Gilson, Rawie and Baderdeen each had hits in the second game.

Game Two Key Innings
– In the fifth, Blythe led off with a single up the middle. Moses followed it up with a triple to right center, scoring Blythe from first. After a flyout, Weis hit a two-run home run to center, scoring Moses.

Up Next
Northwest will head to Tahlequah, Okla., to face Northeastern State on Sunday. The first game of the double header starts at noon.

— Northwest Athletics —