The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to William Jewell, 6-5, on Wednesday in Liberty, Mo.

The Bearcats are now 8-8 overall while the Cardinals improve to 4-6.

Mondesi Gutierrez finished the day 4-for-4, with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest scored twice in the third and three times in the fourth. The Cardinals scored once in second, three times in the third, once in the fourth and once in the bottom of the tenth.
– The Bearcats had five runs on 10 hits with two errors. William Jewell had six runs on 10 hits with one error.
– Hudson Bilodeau went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
– Luke Hassman was 1-for-4 and drew a walk.
– Jay Hrdlicka and Matt Schingel were both 1-for-4 and each scored a run.
– Aaron Barratt went 1-for-3, with an RBI and a double.
– Kevin Handzlik drew a walk and scored a run.
– Joe Funkhouser started the game and went 3.2 innings. He allowed seven hits and three earned runs. He struck out two and walked three.
– Jimmy McElwain pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. He did not allow a hit, did not walk anyone and struck out three batters.
– Hondo Pearcy allowed two hits in 2.2 innings of work. He allowed zero runs, struck out one and walked two.

Key Northwest Innings
– Schingel and Gutierrez singled back-to-back to start the inning. Barratt had a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher to advance Gutierrez to second. After an out, Bilodeau singled up the middle to score Schingel and Gutierrez.

– In the fourth, Hassman singled to left field to lead off. Handzlik walked and Hrdlicka to right field to load the bases. A double play wiped out a pair of Bearcat runners, but Gutierrez’s single up the middle drove in Hrdlicka and Handzlik. The next batter Barratt, doubled down the left field line to score Gutierrez to give Northwest the lead, 5-4.

Up Next
– Northwest will take on Northeastern State on Friday, March 9, at 2 p.m. in Maryville, Mo, for the team’s home opener.

— Northwest Athletics —