The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team defeats Lindenwood in late inning rally in St. Charles, Mo.

The Bearcats improve to 12-9 overall and 8-2 in conference while the Lions fall to 10-11 overall and 3-7 in conference play.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest scored three runs in the sixth, two in the eighth and five in the ninth inning. The Lions scored two in the third and four in the fourth inning.
– The Bearcats had ten runs on 15 hits with one error. Lindenwood had six runs on 11 hits with two errors.
– Landon Figg finished the day going 3-for-5 with three runs scored.
– Luke Hassman finished going 3-for-5 with three RBIs,scored two runs and hit a homerun.
– Kevin Handzlik went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored.
– Mondesi Gutierrez was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and he scored one run.
– Aaron Barratt went 2-for-4 with one run scored and a sacrifice hit.
– Matt Schingel was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Key Northwest Innings
– After two outs, Figg started the rally for the Bearcats with a single through right side. Hassman would then send a two run homerun over the left field fence to put the Bearcats on the board. Handzlik kept the rally going by hitting a single up the middle and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Gutierrez would reach first safely on a throwing error and Handzlik would come in to score from second.

– In the top of the eighth inning, Figg got the Bearcats rolling again with a single to right center and Hassman followed it up with a single to center field. Handzlik would then hit a single to right field to score Figg and move Hassman to third. Gutierrez kept the hits going by hitting a single through the left side to score Hassman to conclude the scoring for the Bearcats.

– To start the top of the ninth, Hrdlicka walked and Tim Olson came in to pinch run. Figg singled to right field and Olson would advance to third on a throwing error. Hassman came up with a one out single through the left side score Olson and advance Figg to second. Gutierrez singled through the right side to score Figg and give Bearcats the lead. Derek Hussey came in to run for Hassman and quickly advanced to third on Barratt’s single to third base to load the bases. Barratt and Gutierrez both advanced on a wild pitch while Hussey would score from third. Schingel completed the scoring for the Bearcats when he hit a single to right field to score Gutierrez and Barratt to make the score 10-6.

Up Next
– Northwest will take on Lindenwood on Saturday, March 18, at 1 p.m. in St. Charles, Mo.

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