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Bearcats split two games at Emporia State

Posted on April 13, 2013April 13, 2013

Having won their last 4 out 5 games, the Northwest Missouri State baseball team was able to carry that success over and win game one 5-1 but dropped game two 6-5.

Northwest plated two runs in the first inning to go up early. JJ Baccari singled to left center to score Ryan Abernathy. Brandon Huske scored, later in the inning, from third on a passed ball to put his team up 2-0.

Emporia State was able to cut the lead in half as they scored one run in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Bearcats answered back in the sixth when Steven Garber hit a two run double to right center that scored Charlie Kreuger and Eric Swain to go up 4-1.

Northwest added one more insurance run in the top of the seventh when Huske again scored on a passed ball.

Ryker Fox got the win and improves to 4-4 on the season. Fox went 4.2 innings giving up five hits and one earned run while striking out five. Nathanial Horton notched his fourth save of the season while striking out three.

Northwest plated the first run of the game again in game two as Swain hit a solo home run to left field.

ESU took the lead in the third inning getting two runs across to go on top 2-1.

The Bearcats took the lead back in the fourth inning off the bat of Eric Swain who hit his fourth home run in three games. It was a two run shot for Swain putting his team up 3-2.

The lead was short lived for Northwest as ESU answered with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning.

Northwest battled back to score one run in the fifth and one in the sixth with Tyler Durant and Derek Meyer picking up the RBIs to put their team up 5-4.

The Bearcats were unable to hold the lead in the ninth as ESU battled to tie the game up and send it into extra innings. Emporia won the game in the bottom of the 10th on a walk-off single to right field to win the game 6-5.

Marcus Garrett was the starting pitcher and went 6.1 innings but got the no decision. Austin Warren was tagged with the loss.

Northwest moves to 14-24 on the season and 11-21 in conference play. The final game of the series will be played Sunday with first pitch scheduled for noon.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Western softball splits doubleheader with Truman State

Posted on April 13, 2013April 13, 2013

The 25th ranked Missouri Western softball team split a double header with the Truman State Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon from the MWSU Softball Field. The Griffons won game on 7-1 before falling 6-2 in the night cap. The Griffons sit at 27-11 overall and 11-5 in MIAA play.

Game 1
MWSU 7, TSU 1
The Griffons scored seven runs in the final two runs coming away with a 7-1 victory in game one against the Truman State Bulldogs. Jakie Bishop gave up four hits with two coming in the first inning when TSU scored its only run. Bishop struck out five improving to 14-4 on the season.

After going down 1-0 in the first the Griffons stranded numerous runners on base in the first four innings. In the fifth the Griffons got walks from Kat Steponovich and Sarah Elliott. Sam Elliott pinch ran for Steponovich and scored on a sacrafive fly from Tiffany Gillaspy tying th score at one after five.

In the sixth the Griffons got six hits while scoring six runs claiming the 7-1 lead. Griffons batted around with Michelle Stevenson leading off with an infield single. Two batters later Maegan Roemmich got an RBI single giving the Griffons the lead for good. MWSU left seven runners on base and had six RBI in the contest.

Sarah Elliott, Stevenson and Roemmich all had two hits in the contest. Seven of the Griffon nine batters got hits in the game.

Hannah Washburn fell to 12-5 overall going 5.2 innings giving up 10 hits and seven earned runs. She walked five and struck out four.

Game 2
TSU 6, MWSU 2
In game two the Griffons struggled offensively getting just five hits and two runs. Brooke Schaben and Keri Lorbert got RBI singles as the Griffons fell 6-2.

Janie Smith struggled in the circle giving up 10 hits and five earned runs in five innings of work. She struck out two and walked two. Schaben pitched two innings giving up three hits and one earned run.

The Bulldogs scored three runs in the fourth inning taking a 4-0 lead after three and a half innings of play. Laura Miller, Kelsey Bollman, Kristen Grossman and Meredith Kusky all had two hits Truman as they sit at 21-11 overall and 9-7 in MIAA play.

Kindra Henze pitched all seven innings giving up five hits and two earned runs. She improves to 6-4 with the victory.

The Griffons return to action on Sunday, April 14 with a double header against the Lindenwood Lions. First pitch is scheduled for 9:00 am.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Royals lose to Toronto despite Shields allowing just two hits

Posted on April 13, 2013April 13, 2013

After finding out Jose Reyes likely will be sidelined until the All-Star break, R.A. Dickey won his first game for the Toronto Blue Jays.

The NL Cy Young Award winner allowed one run and five hits in 6 1-3 innings Saturday night, and Jose Bautista backed him with a two-run homer in the Blue Jays’ 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals.

James Shields (1-2) was a hard-luck loser for the Royals, pitching a two-hitter with six strikeouts and three walks.

Acquired from the New York Mets after going 20-6 last season, Dickey was 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in his first two starts for Toronto. Against the Royals, the knuckleballer struck out four, walked two and hit a batter, throwing 64 of 100 pitches for strikes.

— Associated Press —

Northwest softball goes 1-1 Saturday against Lindenwood

Posted on April 13, 2013April 13, 2013

The Northwest Missouri State softball team took on Lindenwood Saturday in a double-header losing game one 10-6, but came back to win game two 5-3 in walk-off fashion in extra innings.

Northwest scored early as they plated three runs in the bottom of the first off the bat of Hailee Hendricks who hit a three run home run over the right field fence.

The Lions were able to get two runs in the top of the second before the Bearcats added a run of their own in the bottom half. Hendricks knocked in Candace Miller who had moved into scoring position after stealing second base to put her team up 4-2.

Lindenwood went up on Northwest after a six run fifth inning. The Bearcats came back to score two runs in the bottom half of the inning when Rachel Schmitz plated Kylie Cantrell and Tori Beckman on a single to left field.

The Lions added two more in the sixth and the Bearcats were unable to counter as they dropped game one 10-6. The Northwest offense left 10 runners on base throughout the game.

Jenna Creger was tagged with the loss moving her record to 9-7.

Abbie Vitosh took to the circle in game two for Northwest collecting her seventh win of the season. Vitosh threw all 8.0 innings giving up only four hits and striking out, a season high, eight batters.

Both offenses were quiet through the first two innings before the Bearcats opened it up in the third inning. Schmitz was able to get the first run of the game as she scored on a wild pitch. Miller then knocked in Jordan Ereth on a single to go up 2-0.

The Lions tied it up after scoring one run in the fourth and another run in the fifth.

The game remained tied going into the bottom of the eighth. Stephanie Price reach first on an error by the first baseman. Kristine Labertew also reached on an error putting runners on first and second base for Kylie Cantrell. Cantrell deposited a pitch over the center field wall for the walk-off three run home run giving her team the 5-2 victory.

Northwest improves to 20-12, 8-8 on the season. The Bearcats will host Truman State Sunday for a double-header. Game times have been changed to a 10 a.m. start for game one with game two set to follow.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Wainwright, Cardinals dominate Milwaukee, 8-0

Posted on April 13, 2013April 13, 2013

After ups and downs last season after reconstructive elbow surgery, Adam Wainwright is reclaiming his role as the St. Louis Cardinals ace. His bat looks pretty good, too.

Wainwright pitched a four-hitter and drove in two runs with three hits, including a pair in a seven-run sixth inning, and Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0 Saturday for their third straight shutout.

”He’s back to himself,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. ”He’s healthy, and that’s a great place to start. Seasons like last year teach you how to pitch more than just rely on great stuff.”

Milwaukee ace Yovani Gallardo (0-1) endured yet another setback against his nemesis, falling to 1-10 with a 6.83 ERA versus St. Louis. Gallardo allowed six runs – five earned – and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings.

A 16-game winner coming off his fourth consecutive 200-strikeout season, he was 0-2 with a 12.34 ERA in three starts against St. Louis last season. Including a loss in the 2011 NL division series, Gallardo sinks to 1-11 with a 6.86 ERA against the Cardinals.

”It’s just one of those things,” Gallardo said. ”I know I haven’t had very many good ones, but the few that I’ve hung in there I was able to keep it together and not let it get out of hand like it happened today.”

Cardinals pitchers have thrown 32 consecutive scoreless innings, and St. Louis is 4-1 going into Sunday’s homestand finale. Jake Westbrook shut out Cincinnati on Wednesday, and rookie Shelby Miller combined with two relievers on a two-hitter against Milwaukee on Friday.

Minus injured Chris Carpenter and departed Kyle Lohse, the Cardinals rotation was thought to be a potential weakness.

”I said it in the beginning of the season, this league doesn’t really know what kind of arms we have,” said Wainwright, who was 14-13 with a 3.94 ERA last year. ”We have some great arms. The world is seeing that.”

Milwaukee, missing injured sluggers Corey Hart and Aramis Ramirez, hasn’t scored in 25 straight innings and is 1-8 since winning on opening day.

”When things don’t go your way, it’s always just ‘Here we go again,”’ Rickie Weeks said. ”We are going to keep our heads up, that’s what we do around here.”

Wainwright (2-1) retired his first 10 batters and did not allow a ball out of the infield in that span. He matched his career best with 12 strikeouts in his fifth shutout and 12th complete game. He has yet to walk a batter in three starts over 22 innings.

When he was out in 2011, he noticed how much walks could hurt a pitcher.

”It’s something I say to myself before every game: No free passes,” Wainwright said. ”Even when I get behind in the count, you can throw good quality pitches in the zone and let guys get themselves out or get a hit. At least make them earn it.”

Wainwright singled twice with an RBI in the sixth, becoming the first Cardinals pitcher to get two hits in an inning since Braden Looper singled twice in the fifth against the Padres on Aug. 6, 2007. A career .202 hitter, Wainwright lined an RBI single over a drawn-in infield to put the Cardinals ahead in the third, then beat out an infield hit and added an RBI single off Burke Badenhop.

Wainwright’s 1.94 career ERA against the Brewers is the lowest among active pitchers, and four of his last five starts against them have been complete games.

Ryan Braun struck out three times for the second straight day, and Logan Schafer also fanned three times. Weeks struck out twice and doubled in the seventh, stopping an 0-for-21 slide.

Jon Jay also singled twice with an RBI in the sixth, and Matt Holliday had a two-run single. Jay contributed a nice diving catch in center to rob Martin Maldonado of a hit in the fifth, one at-bat before Yuniesky Betancourt doubled.

Gallardo allowed a run and three hits entering the sixth, when six of the first seven batters reached safely.

— Associated Press —

NWMSU men’s tennis blanks Emporia State

Posted on April 13, 2013April 13, 2013

The Northwest Missouri State men’s tennis team extended its winning streak to eight Saturday afternoon clinching a 9-0 win over Emporia State on Senior Day.

The Bearcats – who had a winning streak of six earlier this season – won its eighth straight and stayed perfect in MIAA action at 3-0. Northwest improved to 15-3 on the season as the Hornets fell to 7-11 and 0-6 in league play.

At No. 1 doubles the Bearcats earned their closest win of the day as Sergio De Vilchez and Lluis Altimires took an 8-5 win.

Northwest swept all six singles positions as well with Alvaro Riveros and Jason Harris each winning their eighth straight match.

Sunday’s match against Southwest Baptist is set for noon. The match pits the only two undefeated teams in MIAA action and will have huge implications on next weekend’s MIAA Championship.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

MWSU tennis falls 8-1 to Washburn in final MIAA match of the season

Posted on April 13, 2013April 13, 2013

The Missouri Western women’s tennis team fell 8-1 againt the Washburn Lady Blues on Saturday afternoon in their final MIAA match of the season. The Griffons fall to 6-15 overall and 2-9 in MIAA play.

Western got its only point from Ceara Boldridge as she has now won seven of her last eight singles matches which includes four in a row. Boldridge is now 10-10 in singles matches this season. Boldridge defeated Kirsten Holle in No. 4 singles 6-4, 6-2.

In doubles matches the duo of Lindsey Beger and Bodridge lost a tough match 9-8 against Gwen Shepler and Nzingha Banks.

The Washburn Lady Blues improve to 4-14 overall and 4-6 in MIAA play.

The will play a non-conference match on Monday, April 15 at 2:00 pm against the Rockhurst University Hawks.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Northwest Missouri State women’s tennis rallies past Washburn

Posted on April 13, 2013April 13, 2013

It was not the way Head Coach Mark Rosewell drew up the game plan Saturday, but the Northwest Missouri State women’s tennis team rallied for a 5-4 victory over Emporia State on Senior Day.

The Bearcats improved to 11-8 on the season after losing all three doubles matches to start the day. The win improved the Bearcats record to 6-2 in the MIAA while the Hornets fell to 12-6 and 6-5 in conference play.

After doubles Bearcats rallied from a 3-0 deficit to take five of six matches in singles play to steal the victory.

Camila Quesada battled for a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles over Nicole Jara getting Northwest back on track.

Senior Emily Hoffman also picked up her third straight victory at No. 6 singles battling for a 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 win.

Northwest returns to action for its final home match of the season against Southwest Baptist. Action from Frank Grube Courts is scheduled to start at noon.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Missouri Western hires Aaron Coombs as men’s basketball assistant

Posted on April 12, 2013April 13, 2013

Missouri Western Head Men’s Basketball Coach Brett Weiberg has announced the addition of Aaron Coombs to fill the position of assistant coach. Coombs, who has been the assistant coach at Missouri S&T since July of 2012, along with Graduate Assistant Coach Anthony Medina will complete Weiberg’s first staff.

Prior to his stint at Missouri S&T, Coombs was Weiberg’s assistant at Northern Oklahoma College from July 2010-June 2012.

“Aaron is an extremely hard worker,” stated Weiberg. “He is very passionate about the game of basketball and has a strong desire to see young men develop as players and as people. He is an excellent young basketball coach and a great competitor. He will be a positive addition to Missouri Western and Griffon Basketball.”

While at Missouri S&T and Northern Oklahoma, Coombs worked exclusively with the team’s forwards and post players. He also handled the team’s game day walk-through sessions and the defensive strategies in its game preparation. He was responsible for the team’s strength and conditioning program and served as a marketing instructor at Northern Oklahoma.

Prior to his two years in Oklahoma, Coombs spent a year as an assistant coach for the AAU Flight 22 team in Wilmington, N.C., where he handled individual instruction for the post players and handled the defensive aspects for that team.

Coombs, who is originally from Sugarland, Texas, played his collegiate basketball at UNC Wilmington, where he played for two teams that reached the NCAA Tournament after winning the Colonial Athletic Association championship.

While at UNCW, Coombs was named as his team’s most improved player in the 2004-05 season and was chosen to the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s All-America team in 2003. He played for Jerry Wainwright, former head coach at DePaul University and Brad Brownell, the current head coach at Clemson University.

Coombs continued his playing career overseas, playing for the Saint-Charmond, Saint-Etienne and Longwy basketball clubs in France – averaging nearly 15 points per game in that three-year span and leading two of those squads in scoring – then played one season for Tirgu-Mures Basketball Club in Romania where he was the team’s top rebounder and second-leading scorer with averages of 14 points and eight rebounds per game in the 2008-09 campaign.

In the 2005-06 season with Saint-Charmond, he averaged 17 points and nine rebounds a game which put him among the top five in the league in both categories.

Coombs earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing in 2005 from UNC Wilmington.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Bearcats defeat William Jewell Friday, 13-9

Posted on April 12, 2013

The offense picked up where it left off as the Northwest Missouri State baseball team put up 17 hits and scored 13 runs as they defeated William Jewell Friday 13-9 at Bearcat Field.

The Bearcats scored early plating four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Tyler Durant scored Ryan Abernathy on a sacrifice fly to go up 1-0. Brandon Huske crossed home plate after Eric McGlauflin singled to left field. McGlauflin was able to trot home from first base when Eric Swain hit a home run onto the road behind the left center field wall to put his team up 4-1.

William Jewell added two runs in the second and another run in the third to tie the game up 4-4. The Bearcats broke the tie in the bottom of the fourth off the bat of Abernathy who hit a two run shot to left field for his third home run of the year.

Northwest and William Jewell traded runs in the fifth a sixth innings making the score 8-6 in favor of the Bearcats heading into the seventh.

Abernathy continued his hot day at the plate when he tripled to center field scoring Steven Garber and Charlie Krueger. Derek Meyer knocked in Abernathy with a sacrifice fly to right field to put Northwest up 11-6.

The Cardinals added one run in the top of the eighth inning bringing them within four runs. McGlauflin singled to start the inning off before Swain stepped up and smashed his second home run of the game off the batters eye in center field. Swain finished the game 3 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs.

Rob Henrichs got the start for Northwest but got the no-decision as Blane Reutter picked up his second win of the season.

The Bearcats improve to 13-23 on the season and 10-20 in the conference. Head Coach Darin Loe’s ball club will hit the road for a three game series against Emporia State. The series will get underway Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. and game two set to follow. Game three is slated to start at noon on Sunday.

— NWMSU Sports Information —