The Northwest Missouri State University softball team picked up a pair of wins over Lincoln on Thursday afternoon at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.
– The Bearcats won both games by run rule, winning 11-2 and 11-3.
– Northwest is now 10-6 overall and 2-0 in MIAA play. The Blue Tigers fall to 2-16 on the year and 0-2 in conference action.
– In the two games, the Bearcats had 31 total hits. Every batter Northwest sent to the plate in the two games combined finished with at least two hits and one RBI.
Game One Key Northwest Statistics (Northwest 11, Lincoln 2)
– The Bearcats scored three runs in the second, one in the third and seven in the sixth inning. Lincoln got both runs in the fifth inning.
– Northwest had 11 runs on 14 hits while the Blue Tigers had two runs on seven hits. Neither team committed an error.
– Kiana Baderdeen was 1-for-4 with a walk-off grand slam in the sixth, driving in four runs.
– Karli Allen was 4-for-4 with two runs scored.
– Chantel Adams was 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two RBIs and a walk.
– Torrie Blythe was 1-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI. She drew two walks and stole two bases.
– Jaedra Moses was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored.
– Rebecca Maher was 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI double.
– Kaitlin Weis was 1-for-4. She pitched the final three outs, allowing just one hit while striking out one.
– Jessica Rawie was 1-for-4 with a run scored.
– Abigail Gilson was 1-for-3 with an RBI double, a walk and a run scored.
– Taylor Blackford got her fourth win of the year, going 5.0 innings. She allowed just two runs on six hits with one walk allowed.
Game One Key Northwest Innings
– Adams drew a walk to begin the second and went to second on a wild pitch. Gilson walked with one down to put two runners on for Allen who singled to wright to load the bases. Blythe drew a walk to force in a run to make it 1-0. Moses then hit a single down the left field line, scoring Allen and Gilson to make it 3-0 Bearcats.
– With one down in the third, Adams singled to left and came around to score two batters later on a Gilson double.
– Blythe led off the sixth with a single to left and then stole second. Moses reached on a fielder’s choice for Maher who doubled to dirve in Blythe. After a popout, Adams singled to left center to score Maher and Moses. Rawie singled to left to move Adams up to second. After a second out, Allen hit a swinging bunt single to load the bases. Baderdeen then ended the game by taking an 0-1 pitch over the left field fence for a grand slam, ending the game.
Game Two Key Northwest Statistics (Northwest 11, Lincoln 3)
– The Bearcats scored two runs in the first, two in the fourth and seven in the sixth. Lincoln scored all three runs in the fourth inning.
– Northwest had 11 runs on 17 hits with one error. The Blue Tigers had three runs on three hits with no errors.
– Blythe was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a walk, a triple and a stolen base.
– Moses was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI. She also drew a walk, stole a base and hit a sacrifice fly.
– Maher drove in three runs with two hits, a run scored and a walk.
– Weis also drove in three runs with a pair of hits. She scored once and had a double. She pitched the fifth and sixth innings, allowing no hits with four strikeouts.
– Adams was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
– Gilson was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI on a solo home run to start the fourth inning.
– Rawie was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored. She also had a double.
– Allen was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
– Baderdeen stole two bases, going 3-for-3 with a run scored and a double.
– Holly Posegate got the win, throwing 4.0 innings. She allowed three unearned runs on three hits. She walked two while striking out three.
Game Two Key Northwest Innings
– Blythe opened the bottom of the first with a triple to right field. Moses then drew a walk and stole second. Maher then drove in both runners with an RBI single to left.
– Gilson led off the fourth with a solo home run to left field to tie the game, 3-3. Rawie then singled to left and went to second on an Allen sacrifice bunt. Baderdeen’s single moved Rawie to third. Two batters later, Moses hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Rawie to make it a 4-3 Northwest lead.
– In the sixth, Baderden hit a one-out single and then stole second. A Blythe bunt single moved Baderdeen to third. Moses loaded the bases as she reached on a bunt single. Maher drove in Baderdeen with a single to left and Weis cleared the bases with a double to left center. Adams followed it with a single to right and Gilson walked to load the bases for Rawie. Rawie hit a double to left center, scoring two to make it 10-3. Allen ended the game with a single up the middle, scoring Gilson from third.
Up Next
– Northwest will host Lindenwood on Friday, March 10, at 1 and 3 p.m.
— Northwest Athletics —
ST. JOSEPH – For the second time this year Missouri Western sophomore Shi Qing Ong was named MIAA Women’s Golfer of the Week.
