The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team beat Southwest Baptist, 7-5, on Sunday at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.
he win gives Northwest a three-game sweep over SBU after taking Friday’s and Saturday’s games. Northwest improves to 21-17 overall and 16-12 in conference action. SBU falls to 17-21 overall and 12-16 in MIAA play.
Jay Hrdlicka went 3-for-4 on the day with a pair of RBI.
Anthony Caenepeel went 8.0 innings for his fifth win, allowing five runs on seven hits. He recorded four strikeouts and walked just three batters.
Northwest scored seven runs on eight hits with no errors. Northwest got two runs in the first and five in the third.
Southwest Baptist scored one in the first and four in the fifth. SBU finished with five runs on seven hits with one error.
Kolby Greenslade went 2-for-4 with a run scored. He also stole a base.
James Holler hit his sixth homerun of the year in the first, a two run shot. He finished the day with a pair of runs scored and was also hit by a pitch.
Kevin Handzlik was 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI and one run scored.
Aaron Barratt was 1-for-3 with a double and a sacrifice bunt.
Ozzie Adams drew a pair of walks and came around to score two runs on the afternoon.
Jake Lewis was hit by a pitch in the third and came around to score Northwest’s seventh run of the contest.
Carson Smith picked up his sixth save of the year, recording the final three outs of the contest.
With two outs in the first, Adams reached on an error on a ball hit to the second baseman. Holler took advantage of the mistake and crushed his sixth homerun of the year over the right field fence to make it 2-1 Northwest.
Greenslade led off the third with a single up the middle. After a pair of out, Adams walked and Holler was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two down. Handzlik came up with a two-RBI single to right to score Adams and Greenslade. Lewis was hit by a pitch to load the bases again and this time it was Hrdlicka who singled to right center to drive in Holler and Handzlik to make it 6-1 Northwest. After a pitching change, Lewis would score on a balk to push the lead to 7-1.
Northwest heads to Missouri Western on Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in St. Joseph, Mo.
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