The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team split a double header with Central Missouri on Sunday at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.

– The Bearcats lost the first game, 4-1, but rebounded to take the second game, 7-2.

– Northwest is now 16-9 on the year and 5-7 in MIAA play. No. 9 ranked Central Missouri is now 19-6 and 11-4 in conference action.
Game One Key Statistics (Central Missouri 4, Northwest 1)
– Northwest scored its run in the sixth inning. The Mules got two runs in the fourth, one in the sixth and one in the ninth.

– The Bearcats had one run on three hits with an error. Central Missouri had four runs on nine hits with an error.

– Anthony Caenepeel got the start and went 8.0 innings. He allowed three earned runs on seven hits. He struck out five and walked one.

– Ozzie Adams went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk.

– Luke Hassman and Kolby Greenslade each went 1-for-4.

Game One Key Innings
– The Bearcats led off the sixth with a Fort walk. Adams then took the second pitch he saw deep to left field for an RBI double.
Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 7, Central Missouri 2)
– Northwest scored one in the first, one in the third, one in the fourth, one in the sixth and three in the seventh. The Mules scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

– The Bearcats had seven runs on 12 hits with two errors. Central Missouri had two runs on seven hits with an error.

– Adams went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

– Jay Hrdlicka went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and drove in three runs. He also drew a walk, stole a base and hit a home run.

– Hassman was 2-for-4 with a home run. He drove in a pair of runs.

– Garrett Fort was 2-for-5.

– Landon Figg and James Holler each drew walks and both came around to score runs.

– Logan Rycraft went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.

– Greenslade went 1-for-4.

– Joseph Hietpas got the win, going 6.2 innings. He allowed two runs on six hits. He struck out 10 and walked just one.

– Jacob Wagner, Austin Battaglia and Nikko Pablo did not allow a run in relief.
Game Two Key Innings
– Adams had a one out single to right in the first. He made it all the way to third on a wild pitch and an error by the catcher. Hassman drove him in with a single to left.

– Rycraft singled to lead off the third and came around to score on an Adams single two batters later.

– Hassman started the fourth with a home run to left field to make it 3-0 Bearcats.

– In the sixth, Hrdlicka led off with a walk and eventually came around to score on a wild pitch.

– Northwest got three in the seventh. Figg and Holler drew back to back walks and Hrdlicka drove a ball over the right field fence for a three-run homer.

Up Next
– The series concludes on Monday at 2 p.m. from Bearcat Field.

— Northwest Athletics —