The Northwest Missouri State baseball team put on an offensive clinic in their home opener on Friday, defeating Nebraska-Kearney 20-10 in seven innings.

The Bearcats improved their record to 7-9 and 5-4 in the conference, while the Lopers fell to 12-8 and 6-3 in MIAA play.

Northwest batted around in two different innings after plating 10 runs in the third and seven more in the fifth.

Friday was just the third time since 2010 that the Northwest baseball team scored 20 or more runs in a game.

All nine starters scored at least one run for the Bearcats.

Left fielder Kolby Greenslade reached base five straight times and finished 3-for-4 with a triple and three runs, while Nick Gotta collected three hits and scored three runs while driving in another.

Senior Steven Garber reached base three times, scoring two runs and driving in two more and catcher Derek Meyer finished the game 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.

Anthony Caenepeel started the game for Northwest, spreading nine hits over six innings of work. The sophomore struck out six batters and walked none.

The Bearcats will continue their series with Nebraska Kearney in a doubleheader Saturday starting at 1 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for Sunday at noon.

— Northwest Sports Information —