The Northwest Missouri State University softball team swept their last two games of their two day tournament.
The Bearcats finish the weekend 11-9 and will continue conference play next weekend against UCO and Northeastern State.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 13, Wayne State 6)
– Northwest scored six in the fourth, two in the fifth and five in the sixth inning. The Wildcats scored two in the second and four in the fifth inning.
– The Bearcats had 13 runs on 13 hits and two errors.Wayne State scored six runs on ten hits and had four errors.
– Kiana Baderdeen completed the first game going 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a double, a stolen base and she scored one run.
– Rebecca Maher went 2-for-4 with one run scored, a double, a triple and two RBIs.
– Kenzi Sutton was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI.
– Kailey Siemonsma went 2-for-4 with one run scored and she had two RBIs.
– Jaedra Moses was 1-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored.
– Jessica Rawie finished 1-for-2 with three runs scored,drew two walks, hit one homerun and had two RBIs.
– Abigail Gilson went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI.
– Regan Thompson got the win after she threw 2.2 innings allowed three hits and only one earned run.
Game One Key Innings
– After an out, Rawie and Gilson got the inning started when they both drew walks and Allen reached base on a fielder’s choice to load the bases. Siemonsma hit the first run in with a single to left center to score Rawie and move all the runners up. Sutton came in to pinch run for Allen. Baderdeen kept the hitting going with a single to left center to score Gilson and Sutton and advanced Siemonsma to third. Maher would get two RBIs on her double to right center to score Siemonsma and Baderdeen. Moses would then hit a single to left center to score Maher and to conclude the scoring and give the Bearcats the lead, 6-3.
– Keeney started the inning with a leadoff walk and Lynnlee Parrott came in to pinch run. Rawie would give the Bearcats the lead with a two-run homerun over the left center fence to make it 8-6.
– Moses reached on a fielder’s choice to start the rally for the Bearcats in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kaitlyn Weis would then reach on an error to put runners at the corners. Keeney sent a hard single up the middle to score Moses from third and put Weis on third. Rawie reached base on a fielder’s choice and moved to second on Gilson’s single up the middle and to score Weis. Sutton kept the hitting going by sending a hard single up the middle to score Rawie. Siemonsma singled through the left side to score Gilson.
Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 6, Northern State 0)
– The Bearcats scored one run in the first, two in the fourth and three in the fifth inning.
– Northwest had six runs on eight hits and one error. The Wolves had zero runs on four hits and had one error.
– Moses finished the day going 2-for-3 and one run scored.
– Weis finished going 2-for-3 with three runs scored, three RBIs and two homeruns.
– Keeney went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, one run scored, a double and a homerun.
– Gilson went 1-for-3.
– Baderdeen was 1-for-2 and one run scored.
– Rachel Smith threw seven shut out innings, she struck out eight batters and allowed four hits.
Game Two Key Innings
– Weis reached base on a fielder’s choice with two outs and then came around to score on Keeney’s double to the left center gap to give the Bearcats a 1-0 lead.
– To start the fourth inning, Weis hit a solo homerun over the right field fence and Keeney followed it up with her own solo shot to deep center field to make the score, 3-0.
– Baderdeen lead off the inning with a single to right field and after an out Moses hit a sharp single through the left side to put two runners on. Weis would then send her second homerun of the day over the left center fence.
Up Next
– Northwest will play on Friday, March 23, against the University of Central Oklahoma in Maryville, Mo., at 1 pm.
— Northwest Athletics —