The Northwest Missouri State University softball team dropped a Sunday double header to No. 1 Minnesota State in St. Joseph, Mo.

The Bearcats (3-5) fell in the first game, 10-0, and lost in extra innings in a tough fought second game, 7-6.

Northwest had 19 hits in the two combined games.

Game One Key Statistics (Minnesota State 10, Northwest 0)
– The Mavericks had seven runs in the third and three in the seventh.

– MSU scored ten runs on nine hits with two errors. Northwest had nine hits with two errors.

– Erin Keeney went 3-for-4 on the day.

– Kiana Baderdeen was 2-for-3 at the plate.

– Jaedra Moses, Rebecca Maher and Jessica Rawie each went 1-for-4.

– Karli Allen was 1-for-3.

Game Two Key Statistics (Minnesota State 7, Northwest 6)
– Northwest scored three runs in the first and three in the third. Mavericks scored two in the first, one in the second, three in the sixth and one in the eighth.

– The Bearcats had six runs on 10 hits with three errors. Minnesota State had seven runs on 10 hits with three errors.

– Abigail Gilson was 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored.

– Keeney went 2-for-4 with a double. She scored a run and also drove in a run.

– Moses was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and also drew a walk.

– Kaitlyn Weis went 1-for-4.

– Rawie was 1-for-3. She had one homerun, a sacrifice fly and finished with three RBIs.

– Allen went 1-for-4 with an RBI.

– Sydne Brashear was 1-for-3 with an RBI and one walk.

– Rachel Smith pitched 4.0 innings allowing only two earned runs on seven hits. She struck out two and did not issue a walk.

Game Two Key Innings
– Maher lead off the game by reaching on an error. Moses got on safely by fielder’s choice while Maher was forced out at second. After an out, Keeney doubled to right field to score Moses from first base. Rawie followed that up with a two run blast to left to make it 3-0 Northwest.

– Moses started off the third inning with a walk. After an out, Moses advanced to second on a throwing error. Keeney then reached on an error and was pinch ran for by Lynnlee Parrott. Moses then scored on a sacrifice fly by Rawie to give Northwest the lead. Gilson reached on a single to center field advancing Parrott to second. Allen singled to right field scoring Parrott from second base. Brashear doubled to left driving in Gilson to make it 6-3 Bearcats.

Up Next
– Northwest will take on Sioux Falls on Saturday in Joplin, Mo., starting at 2 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —