The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to the University of Central Missouri, 7-5, on Saturday at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.

The Bearcats fall to 19-15 on the year and 14-6 in conference play, while the Mules improved to 26-9 overall and 17-7 in conference.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest scored one run in the third, three in the fifth and one in the eighth inning. The Mules scored two runs in the first, one in the second, two in the third, one in the fifth and one in the ninth.
– The Bearcats had five runs on nine hits with three errors. Central Missouri had seven runs on 11 hits with one error.
– Hudson Bilodeau went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double.
– Mondesi Gutierrez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
– Aaron Barratt finished 2-for-4 with one run scored, one RBI and hit his fifth homerun on the year.
– Landon Figg was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a sacrifice fly.
– Matt Schingel went 1-for-4 with one run scored.

Key Northwest Innings
– After an out, Bilodeau hit a double to right center and came around to score on a single through the right side by Figg to put the Bearcats on the board.

– Schingel started the bottom of the fifth inning with a single through the right side and moved to second after Hussey was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Rycraft and Bilodeau walked to load the bases for the Cats. Gutierrez singled through the right side to score Shingel and Hussey, and moved Bilodeau to third. Figg hit a deep sacrifice fly to left field to score Bilodeau and conclude the scoring for the Bearcats.

– In the eighth inning, Barratt led off with his fifth homerun of the season over the left field fence to put the Bearcats within one.

Up Next
– The Bearcats will travel to St. Joseph, Mo. to take on Missouri Western, Wednesday, April 11 at 7 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —