The Bearcats fall to 20-17 overall and 15-8 in conference while the Gorillas improve to 24-13 overall and 16-9 in conference play.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 3, Pittsburg State 16)
– Northwest scored one in the second, fifth and sixth innings. Pitt State scored four in the first, six in the fifth, one in the sixth and seventh and four in the ninth inning.
– Northwest had three runs on eight hits with three errors. The Gorillas scored 16 times on 21 hits with three errors.
– Hudson Bilodeau went 2-for-3 with one RBI and a double.
– Kevin Handzlik was 2-for-3 with one run scored.
– Logan Rycraft finished 2-for-4 with one run scored.
– Landon Figg was 1-for-3 and drew a walk.
– Aaron Barratt went 1-for-3 with one run scored.
Game One Key Innings
– In the bottom of the second inning, Barratt led off with a single up the middle and Matt Schingel was hit by a pitch. After two outs, Bilodeau singled up the middle to score Barratt and put the Bearcats on the board.
– After an out, Rycraft singled to the second baseman and advanced to third on a double to left center by Bilodeau. Rycraft would come in to score on an out and conclude the scoring for the Bearcats.
– Handzlik started the bottom of the sixth inning with a single and advanced to second on an error. He would then advance to third on a wild pitch and come in to score when Nick Howard reached safely on an error.
Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 0, Pittsburg State 5)
– The Gorillas scored two in the first, one in the second, eighth and ninth innings.
– The Bearcats had no runs on six hits and two errors. Pittsburg State had five runs on 11 hits and one error.
– Derek Hussey finished 2-for-3 and drew a walk
– Bilodeau went 1-for-4.
– Mondesi Gutierrez was 1-for-4.
– Figg finished 1-for-3 with one walk.
– Luke Hassman was 1-for-4 with one double.
Up Next
– Northwest will take on Pittsburg State tomorrow, April 13th at 1 p.m in Maryville, Mo. to complete the series.
— Northwest Athletics —
The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team dropped a pair of conference games against Pittsburg State in Maryville, Mo.