The Northwest Missouri State softball team dropped two games Friday as the Bearcats fell to Sioux Falls, 6-5, in game one and 6-1 to Wayne State in game two.

The pitchers for both teams dominated the first five innings as they totaled 13 strikeouts while allowing only one walk.

The Bearcats were the first team to get a hit when Jordan Ereth doubled to left center field to leadoff the fourth inning. Stephanie Mark singled to right center to knock in Ereth and put her team up 1-0.

Bailee Scarbrough added to the lead in the fifth inning when she knocked her first collegiate home run over the left field fence.

Sarah Baldwin took a no-hitter into the bottom of the sixth for Northwest, but was unable to keep the Sioux Falls hitters at bay. SF was able to scrape across six runs to take a 6-2 lead heading into the top of the seventh inning.

Mark leadoff the inning with a solo home run, which was followed by a double off the bat of Chantel Adams. Adams was able to trot home when Taszia Roseberry hit her third home run of the season. The Bearcats fell one run short in their last inning comeback bid, falling 6-5.

Game two pitted Northwest against Wayne State.

Mark provided the only offensive spark for the Bearcats as she hit her second home run of the day in the bottom of the second inning to put her team up 1-0.

WSU scored two in the sixth and four more in the seventh as Northwest was unable to answer.

Abbie Vitosh was tagged with the loss in the 6-1 defeat.

The Bearcats move to 2-6 on the season and will turn around and play Sioux Falls Saturday in a one game affair, with first pitch scheduled for noon.

— Northwest Sports Information —