The Northwest Missouri State University softball team splits a pair of conference games in St. Charles, Mo.

The Bearcats finish the weekend 9-7 overall and 3-1 in conference, while Lindenwood concludes the weekend 10-8 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 9, Lindenwood 2)
– Northwest scored one in the first, three in the second, three in the third, one in the fifth and one in the seventh inning. The Lions scored one run in the fourth and one in the seventh inning.
– The Bearcats had nine runs on eight hits and one error. Lindenwood scored two runs on 12 hits and had two errors.
– Lynnlee Parrott started the day going 3-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI.
– Karli Allen was perfect from the plate going 2-for-2 with two walks, one double, one run scored and one RBI.
– Kaitlyn Weis was 1-for-4 with one RBI, a run scored and a homerun.
– Erin Keeney went 1-for-4.
– Abigail Gilson was 1-for-1 with four runs scored and drew three walks.
– Taylor Blackford threw seven innings and allowed two runs scored.

Game One Key Innings
– In the first inning, Weis hit a solo homerun over the left field fence to give Northwest the lead, 1-0.

– Gilson drew a one out walk to start the rally for the Bearcats. Allen then hit a single to left field to put two runners on. Parrott reached on a fielder’s choice to shortstop and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Baderdeen reached on an error, while Gilson scored on a passed ball. Parrott then came in to score on a wild pitch and Kiana Baderdeen advanced to third. Rebecca Maher reached base on a walk and Jaedra Moses reached on an error to score Baderdeen from third.

– Jessica Rawie drew a one out walk and Gilson singled to shortstop to start the rally in the third. Allen hit a double to right center to score Rawie and move Gilson to third. Parrott continued the hitting with a single to right field to score Gilson and put Allen on third. Allen would then come in to score on a wild pitch to give the Bearcats the lead, 7-0.

– Gilson and Allen each drew walks to start the fifth inning. Parrott singled through the right side to load the bases for Maher. Maher hit a sacrifice fly to deep left to score Gilson.

– For the second straight inning, Gilson and Allen drew walks, Parrott hit a single to right field and Maher hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Gilson.
Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 5, Lindenwood 7)
– The Bearcats scored three runs in fifth and two in the seventh inning. Lindenwood scored one in the second, two in the third, one in the fourth and three in the sixth inning.
– Northwest had five runs on ten hits and one error. The Lions had seven runs on 11 hits and one error.
– Weis finished the day going 3-for-4 with one run scored, one RBI and a double.
– Baderdeen was perfect from the plate going 3-for-3 with one run scored, one RBI and a homerun.
– Maher went 1-for-4 with a run scored.
– Moses finished 1-for-4 with a run scored and a triple.
– Keeney went 1-for-4 with a run scored, three RBIs and a homerun.
– Rawie was 1-for-3 and drew a walk.

Game Two Key Innings
– Baderdeen and Maher started the fifth inning with a pair of singles up the middle. Weis reached base on a fielder’s choice and Keeney hit a homerun to right field to score Maher and Weis.

– To start the seventh inning, Baderdeen hits a solo homerun over left field to cut the lead. Moses kept the rally going by hitting a triple to left center and Weis hit her in with a single through the right side to conclude the Bearcat rally.
Up Next
– Northwest will play on Friday, March 16, against Upper Iowa in St. Joseph, Mo., at noon.

— Northwest Athletics —

The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team picked up a pair of wins over Northeastern State on Friday at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.
– The Bearcats improve to 10-8 overall, 7-1 in conference, while the RiverHawks fall to 10-9 overall and 2-6 in conference play.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 4, Northeastern State 1)
– Northwest scored one in the first, one in the second and two in the third. The RiverHawks got one run in the fifth inning.
– The Bearcats had four runs on five hits with no errors. Northeastern State had one run on four hits with four errors.
– Kevin Handzlik went 1-for-3 with one run scored, one RBI and a hit by pitch.
– Matt Schingel was 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored.
– Hudson Bilodeau went 1-for-4 with one RBI and a double to deep left field.
– Landon Figg and Aaron Barratt each went 1-for-4.
– Joseph Hietpas threw 7.2 innings, allowed one run, six hits and threw five scoreless innings.
– Trevor Dudar got the save after throwing one scoreless inning in the top of the ninth.

Game One Key Innings
– Jay Hrdlicka started the game off with a walk. After two outs, Hassman reached on an error to advance Hrdlicka to second. Handzlik singled to left field to score Hrdlicka.
– – Schingel started the second inning with a single to center field. Rycraft reached on a fielder’s choice while an out was recorded at second. After an out, Bilodeau hit a double deep to left field to score Rycraft from first base.

– – To start the third, Hassman walked and Handzlik was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second. Gutierrez reached on an error to load the bases. After an out, Schingel hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Hassman and advance Handzlik to third. Gutierrez stole second base and Handzlick came in to score on a throwing error.

Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 3, Northeastern 1)
– The Bearcats scored one in the fourth and two in the eighth. Northeastern State scored one run in the third.
– Northwest had three runs on five hits with one error. The RiverHawks scored one run on five hits with one error.
– Logan Rycraft was 2-for-3, scored one run and hit a triple.
– Mondesi Gutierrez went 1-for-3, had one RBI and a triple.
– Handzlik was 1-for-3, scored one run and drew a walk.
– Luke Hassman went 1-for-4, collecting two RBIs and drove in the go ahead runs.
– Hrdlicka and Schingel each drew walks.
– Brad Roberts completed six innings, allowed one run, five hits, struck out five and walked one batter.
– Quintin Van Ackeren came in to throw two scoreless innings to pick up the win.
– Dudar picked up his fifth save of the year.

Game Two Key Innings
– Handzlik drew a two out walk to start a rally in the bottom of the fourth inning. Next batter Gutierrez hit a triple to center field to score Handzlik to make the score, 1-1.

– Rycraft started the inning with a single through the right side and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hrdlicka drew a walk and Bioldeau advanced the runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Hassman cleared the bases with a two out single to centerfield to give the Bearcats the lead.
Up Next
– The third and final game of the series is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday.

— Northwest Athletics —

The Northwest Missouri State University softball team swept a pair of conference games in Jefferson City, Mo.
– The Bearcats improve to 8-6 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while Lincoln falls to 3-11 overall and 0-2 in conference.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 9, Lincoln 1)
– Northwest scored two in the first, three in the fifth, one in the sixth and three in the seventh inning. The Tigers scored one run in the fourth inning.
– The Bearcats had nine runs on 13 hits with three errors. Lincoln had one run on seven hits with three errors.
– Kaitlyn Weiss was 3-for-5 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a homerun.
– Rebecca Maher went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, one RBI, drew two walks and hit a homerun.
– Jaedra Moses was 2-for-5 with two runs scored.
– Erin Keeney went 2-for-5, scored a run and hit a double.
– Abigail Gilson was 2-for-3, with four RBIs, one run scored and two doubles.
– Karli Allen went 2-for-4 with one RBI and a double.
– Jessica Rawie drew a walk and scored a run.
– Taylor Blackford threw five innings on five hits, one run scored and allowed one walk.

Game One Key Innings
– Maher started the game off with a walk and advanced to second after Weis hit a single to left center. Rawie drew a one out walk to load the bases. Maher and Weis score on a double down the left field line by Gilson to give the Bearcats the lead, 2-0.

– Keeney started the top of the fifth with a double down the left field line. Rawie reached base on a throwing error to advance Keeney to third. Gilson hit a double to left to score Keeney and advance Rawie to third. Allen followed up with a double to score Rawie and advance Gilson to third. After an out, Kiana Baderdeen reached on an error allowing to score Gilson from third base.

– Moses started the sixth inning with a bunt single while Weis and Keeney follow it up with singles to left field to load the bases with zero outs. Gilson hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Moses from third.

– Maher started the two out rally in the seventh with a solo homerun to left field. Moses reached base on an error. Weis hit a two run homerun over the center field fence to put Northwest up 9-1.
Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 11, Lincoln 1)
– The Bearcats scored four in the first, three in the second, two in the third, one in the fourth and one in the fifth. Lincoln scored one run in the first inning.
– Northwest had 11 runs on 13 hits with one error. The Tigers had one run on three hits with two errors.
– Maher finished the day 2-for-3 with two runs scored, one RBI and one double.
– Moses went 2-for-4 with one run scored and a stolen base.
– Gilson was 2-for-3 two RBIs, one run scored and a sacrifice fly.
– Baderdeen finished 2-for-3 with one run scored and a double.
– Weis was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.
– Keeney went 1-for-2 with one run scored, drew a walk and had an RBI.
– Rawie was 1-for-2 with a run scored and drew a walk.
– Allen went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a double.
– Rachel Smith threw five innings with six strikeouts, allowed three hits, one run and one walk.

Game Two Key Innings
– Maher started the game with a double down the right field line. After two outs, Keeney hit a single up the middle to score Maher from second. Rawie and Gilson follow it up with singles to load the bases with two outs. Allen hit a double to right center to score Keeney and Rawie while Gilson advanced to third. Gilson scored on a wild pitch to give the Bearcats the lead, 4-0.

– Baderdeen started the second inning with a double to right center. Moses hit a single to second base and quickly stole second. Weis reached on an error to score Baderdeen and Moses. Weis would then come around to score on an out.

– Lynnlee Parrott drew a walk to start the third inning and a batter later Maher drew a walk. Moses hit a single to shortstop to load the bases. Weis singled to left field to score Parrott and Maher.

– Gilson began the fourth inning with a single through the left side. Allen reached on a fielder’s choice and Kenzi Sutton came in to pinch run for Allen. Baderdeen reached base with a single to left field. Next batter up Maher, singled to right center to score Sutton from second.

– Kailey Siemonsma doubled to right field to start the fifth inning. An out to second base advanced Siemonsma to third and Rawie was hit by a pitch. Bearcats conclude their scoring on a Gilson sacrifice fly to center field to score Siemonsma.
Up Next
– Northwest will play on Saturday, March 10, against Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., at noon.

— Northwest Athletics —