The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team earned a mid-week split in a pair of non-conference games on the road on Wednesday.

Culver-Stockton beat the Bearcats in game one in Canton, Mo., 6-3.  And in the nightcap, Northwest traveled to Quincy, Ill., and beat Quincy University, 4-3, in 13 innings.

The Bearcats are now 13-13 overall.

Against Culver-Stockton, Northwest scored two runs in the second and one run in the third, while the Wildcats had a six-run third inning.

Northwest used five pitchers on the day. John Osborne started, going 2.1 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits with two strikeouts.

Steven Garber was 2-for-3 with a double, while Kevin Handzlik and James Holler each picked up two hits and each scored a run. Holler and Zach Douglas each had an RBI.

Against Quincy, the Bearcats got the game started with a run in the top of the first as Nick Gotta drew a walk to begin the game and came around to score on a double play ball from  Johnson. Gotta was aided by a wild pitch that advanced him to second during Derek Meyer’s at bat.

In the second inning with one out, Greenslade reached on an error by the first baseman and moved to second on a Hardegree single. Both runners moved up on a Garrett Fort groundout, putting runners on second and third with two out. Austin Wulff hit an 0-1 offering up the middle for a single, scoring both Greenslade and Hardegree, making it 3-0 Northwest.

In the top of the 13th inning, Aaron Barratt drew a one out walk and moved to second on an infield single from Johnson. Garber took an 0-1 pitch down the left field line for a double to drive in Barratt with the go ahead run.

In the bottom of the 13th, Henrich came on for his second inning of work and put the Hawks down in order for the win.

The Bearcats return to MIAA play starting on Friday, March 27, with a 4 p.m. game against Pittsburg State in Pittsburg, Kan. Saturday’s doubleheader will start at 1 p.m. followed by a 1 p.m. game on Sunday.

— Northwest Sports Information —