The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team beat Oklahoma Christian, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon in 11 innings at Dobson Field in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The Bearcats move above .500 at 5-4 on the year while the Eagles fall to 5-6.

Carson Smith pitched 3.0 innings of one-hit relief ball for the win. He did not walk a batter and worked perfect ninth and 10th innings.

Nick Gotta was 2-for-4 on the day with a pair of walks. He delivered the go-ahead RBI in the 11th on a double.

Northwest scored two runs in the third, two in the seventh and one in the 11th. The Bearcats finished with 12 hits and did not commit an error.

Aaron Barratt led off the third with a double down the left field line and scored on a Kolby Greenslade RBI single to center. After Greenslade stole second, he scored on Garrett Fort’s RBI single to right, making it 2-0 Northwest.

Greenslade got things going for Northwest in the seventh with a leadoff infield single. Fort reached on a fielder’s choice and moved to second on an error. Ozzie Adams singled to center, driving in Fort to tie the game, 3-3. After Gotta was intentionally walked, Jay Hrdlicka reached on a fielder’s choice but Adams scored on a throwing error by the second baseman to give the Bearcats a 4-3 lead.

With two outs in the 11th inning, Adams singled to right field. Gotta delivered the go-ahead RBI on a double down the left field line, scoring Adams from first to give Northwest the lead, 4-3.

Smith gave up a one out single in the bottom of the 11th but then got a flyout to center for the second out. With two down, Adams ran down a blooping fly to short right center to end the game.

MIAA play begins for the Bearcats in their home opener on Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. against Northeastern State.

— Northwest Athletics —