ST. JOSEPH, Missouri – The Northwest Missouri State University softball team snapped a six-game losing streak by splitting a pair of games at the Hy-Vee Classic.
Northwest tallied a 10-5 win over Northern State, before falling to No. 17-ranked Augustana in extra innings, 5-4.
Game One | Northwest vs. Northern State
Northern State had a 4-0 advantage as the Bearcats came to bat in the third.
The Bearcats answered in the bottom of the third scoring four runs. Olivia Daugherty started things strong with an RBI bringing in Sheridan Thompson to score. Erin Keeney also had an RBI bringing in Daugherty. Next up, Kiana Baderdeen doubled to center field allowing Keeney to score. Sydne Brashear reached base on an error by the first baseman, which allowed Baderdeen to score tying the game at 4-4.
Northwest scored three more in the bottom of the fourth starting with two RBI from Kaitlyn Weis as she drove in Daugherty and Thompson. Moses scored on an error from the second baseman advancing the lead to 7-4.
The Bearcats scored two more in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI from Daugherty that plated Kenzi Sutton. Weis hit a sacrifice fly to score Thompson to push the lead to 9-4.
Northern State scored one in the top of the sixth but it wasn’t enough as the Bearcats scored another run in the bottom of the sixth on a home run from Baderdeen to get the win, 10-5.
Game Two | Northwest vs. No. 17 Augustana
Northwest score first with an RBI from Brashear bringing in Moses to give the Bearcats a 1-0 lead over the Vikings.
Augustana answered in the top of the third with an RBI to tie the score, 1-1.
The Bearcats scored two in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI from Weis and an error from the right fielder allowing Moses and Daugherty to score advancing the score to 3-1.
Augustana knotted the contest at 3-3 with a pair of runs in the sixth. Neither squad could score in the seventh and the matchup went to extra innings.
Augustana hit a two-run homer in the top of the eighth to take the lead, 5-3.
The Bearcats scored one in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI from Thompson allowing Brashear to score, but it wasn’t enough and the Bearcats fell, 5-4.
Up next for the Bearcats is day two of the Hy-Vee Classic Friday against Winona State at 2 p.m.
NOTES: Weis leads the Bearcats with a batting average of .408, four home runs, and 18 RBI … Moses is batting .396 on the season.
— Northwest Athletics —