The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to Fort Hays State, 4-2, on Saturday at Larks Park in Hays, Kan.
– The Bearcats fall to an even 7-7 overall and 4-1 in MIAA play. The Tigers improve to 9-7 and 1-4 in conference action.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest scored both runs in the sixth. Fort Hays scored twice in the first, once in the fifth and once in the eighth.
– The Bearcats had two runs on six hits with one error. The Tigers scored four runs on eight hits with no errors.
– Mondesi Gutierrez was 2-for-3 with a run scored.
– Aaron Barratt went 1-for-3 and scored a run.
– Luke Hassman was 1-for-4 and was hit by a pitch.
– Landon Figg and Alixon Herrera each went 1-for-4.
– Logan Rycraft and Hudson Bilodeau each drove in a run. Bilodeau also reached base on a walk.
– Brad Roberts got the start, going 7.0 innings. He allowed three runs on six hits with one walk. He struck out eight.
– Jacob Wagner threw the eighth inning, allowing one run on two hits without allowing a walk.

Key Northwest Innings
– Roberts set the Tigers down in order in the third and seventh innings.

– In the sixth, Gutierrez led off with a single to third. Barratt followed it with a single, moving Gutierrez to third. Barratt went to second on the throw. Rycraft grounded out but it allowed Gutierrez to come around for Northwest’s first run. Bilodeau’s groundout drove in Barratt for the Bearcats’ second run.

Up Next
– The series will conclude on Sunday with game three starting at 1 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —