MARYVILLE, Missouri – The Northwest Missouri State University baseball squad completed a three-game series sweep of the visiting Washburn Ichabods with a pair of victories on Monday at the Bearcat Baseball Field.

Northwest pounded out 17 more hits in the second game of the series and rallied for a 16-11 victory. The Bearcats closed out the three-game set with a 7-5 triumph. Northwest has won six straight games vs. Washburn dating back to the 2018 season.

GAME ONE
Peter Carlson’s fifth-inning grand slam ignited the offense after Washburn starter Jacob Head had allowed only four hits through the first four innings.

Following a nine-run fifth, Washburn retook the lead with a five-spot in the in the top of the sixth to knot the game at 9-9. Washburn added two more in the seventh to take an 11-9 lead.

The Bearcats tallied six run in the bottom half of the seventh to seize control of the contest.

Mondesi Gutierrez posted a four-hit game and Connor Quick notched a three-hit performance.

GAME TWO
Calvin Rudolph took his turn on the grand slam tour with a blast in the fifth to give Northwest a 5-3 lead.

Washburn evened the game at 5-5 in the sixth.

Northwest’s relief corps took over and did not allow a run in the final three innings. Jay Hrdlicka took care of the offense with a one-out, two-run single in the seventh.

Senior Trevor Dudar closed the door in the ninth picking up his team-leading sixth save of the season.

Northwest will be back in action home Friday-Sunday with a three-game set against Fort Hays State. Friday’s game will begin at 3 p.m., followed by a 2 p.m. start on Saturday and a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.

NOTES: Quick has reached base in 13 straight games – one away from his season-best streak of 14 set earlier in the year … Quick leads the squad with 14 multi-hit contests … Derek Hussey has tallied 13 multi-hit games … Northwest has outscored the opposition in the ninth inning this season, 27-3.

— Northwest Athletics —