The Northwest Missouri State softball team was able to maintain their eighth spot in the conference as they won 3 out of 4 this weekend splitting a double header with Lindenwood Saturday, falling in game one, 3-2, then taking game two, 6-5, in eight innings.

The Lady Lions hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning of game one to jump out to an early 1-0 lead.

Torri Blythe singled to bring in Maddie Jones from third for the Bearcats first run of the game. Jordan Ereth scored later in the inning on an error to put her team up 2-1.

LU answered back with two runs of their own in the bottom half to go back up 3-2.

Both pitchers then settled in allowing zero runs the rest of the way out.

Abbie Vitosh received the loss in game one allowing three runs while striking out four. Vitosh moves to 7-11 on the season.

Chantel Adams singled in Steph Mark in the top of the first inning of game two for a quick 1-0 lead.

Northwest’s big offensive output came one inning later when they scored four runs on four hits with RBI’s coming from Taszia Roseberry, Jordan Ereth and Mark. Mark hit a two out two RBI single to score Cassidy Lee and Ereth to go up 5-0.

The Lady Lions then climbed back into the game with two runs in the fourth, two in the sixth and one more in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings.

Ereth led off the eighth inning with a single and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Blythe. With two outs and the go-ahead run on second Mark ripped a double to left center field to score Ereth and put her team up 6-5.

Sarah Baldwin then shut down the LU offense in the bottom half of the eighth to secure her 10th win of the season.

Mark, Lee and Adams all had three hits apiece in the victory accounting for four of the six runs scored in the game.

Northwest moves their season record to 19-25, 12-10. The Bearcats have two series remaining in the regular season as they look to make their fifth consecutive trip to the conference tournament. Head Coach Ryan Anderson’s team will take on the defending National Champions, Central Oklahoma, Friday April 25 at Bearcat Field. First pitch is slated to be thrown at 2 p.m

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The Northwest Missouri State men’s and women’s tennis programs fell to Midwestern State on Saturday in Springfield, Mo. The men fell, 6-3, while the women lost 7-0. The men are now 13-3 on the year and the women move to 10-13 overall.

The doubles team of Sergio De Vilchez and Lluis Altimires picked up an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles. Romain Boissinot picked up a 6-1, 6-3, win at No. 2 singles and Alvaro Riveros had a 6-3, 6-4, win at No. 3 singles.

For the women, Alexis Bartek was tied 4-4 in the first set of No. 2 singles when the match was called and Aniek Kolen held a one set lead at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 0-1, as well.

The Bearcats men’s team will play UMKC on Wednesday, April 16, at 3 p.m. in Kansas City, Mo. The women’s team will host Newman University on Friday, April 18, at 3 p.m. for both program’s senior days.

Men’s Results
#18 Midwestern State University 6, #16 Northwest Missouri 3

Singles competition
1. Boborykin,Kacper (MSU) def. DeVilchez,Sergio (NW) 6-1, 6-2
2. Boissinot,Romain (NW) def. Davidson,Kyle (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Toyos,Ramon (MSU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Norrie,Christopher (MSU) def. Altimires,Lluis (NW) 6-4, 3-3, retired
5. Liston,Jarrod (MSU) def. Couronne,Julien (NW) 6-3, 6-2
6. Grejtak,Tomas (MSU) def. Azzaoui,Hicham (NW) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. DeVilchez,Sergio/Altimires,Lluis (NW) def. Grejtak,Tomas/Toyos,Ramon (MSU) 8-6
2. Boborykin,Kacper/Davidson,Kyle (MSU) def. Riveros,Alvaro/Couronne,Julien (NW) 8-5
3. Liston,Jarrod/Santagate,Zack (MSU) def. Boissinot,Romain/Clews,Amery (NW) 8-2

Women’s Results
#18 Midwestern State University 7, Northwest Missouri State 0

Singles competition
1. Amy Clifton (MSU) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) 6-3, 6-0
2. Bartek,Alexis (NW) vs. Kayla Casey (MSU) 4-4, unfinished
3. Kolen,Aniek (NW) vs. Taylor Coffman (MSU) 6-4, 0-1, unfinished
4. Courtney Anderson (MSU) def. Mannix,Stephanie (NW) 5-0, retired
5. Lauren Pineda (MSU) def. Hull,Marianne (NW) 6-0, 6-1
6. Paige Boykin (MSU) def. Veasey,Mara (NW) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Kayla Casey/Taylor Coffman (MSU) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Bartek,Alexis (NW) 8-2
2. Amy Clifton/Lauren Pineda (MSU) def. Hull,Marianne/Veasey,Mara (NW) 8-1
3. Courtney Anderson/Paige Boykin (MSU) def. Kolen,Aniek/Mannix,Stephanie (NW) 8-1

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The Northwest Missouri State baseball team dropped both games of a double header Friday to No. 19 Central Missouri, falling in game one, 9-6, then game two, 6-1.

Both teams plated three runs in the first three innings before going scoreless the next three. Game one was originally scheduled for a seven inning affair but became a nine inning contest.

UCM went up in the top half of the eighth inning to take a 6-3 lead before the Bearcats answered back in the bottom half with three runs of their own to send the game to the ninth.

The Mules put up three more runs in the top of the ninth and Northwest went down in order in the bottom half as they fell in game one, 9-6.

Austin Wulff went 3 for 4 in game one with two singles and a double while knocking in three RBI’s.

Blane Reutter suffered his first loss of the season, moving his record to 3-1.

The Bearcats and Mules both plated one run each in the second inning. Wulff hit his second double of the day to bring in Jon Pomatto from second.

UCM then scored one run in the third and fourth innings before putting up three runs in the fifth.

The Northwest offense was unable to recover and dropped game two, 6-1.

Hondo Pearcy received the loss in game two as he is now 3-3 on the season.

The Bearcats, now 19-16, 14-13, will take on UCM in double header action Saturday with first pitch scheduled for noon. The game was originally scheduled for a 1 p.m. start, but was moved up due to weather conditions moving into the area.

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The Northwest Missouri State softball team snapped a four game losing streak Friday as they swept Lincoln in both games of a double header taking game one, 8-2, and then game two, 10-5.

Chantel Adams got her team on the board first with a solo home run in the top of the second inning. LU answered back with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning.

The Northwest bats opened up for two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth, three in the sixth and one more in the top of the seventh.

Abbie Vitosh held the Blue Tigers offense in check allowing 2 runs, only one earned run, while striking out four in the 8-2 victory. Vitosh picked up her seventh victory of the season.

Torri Blythe and Steph Mark combined to go 5 for 9 with two doubles, four RBI’s and two runs scored.

The bats were out in game two for the Bearcats as they totaled 10 runs on 14 hits in the seven inning affair taking game two, 10-5.

Taszia Roseberry, Baylee Scarbrough and Mark all hit home runs in the second game. Blythe was 2 for 3 with a double, two RBI’s and grabbed her, team leading, 19th stolen base of the season.

Sarah Baldwin picked up her ninth win of the season in the victory. Baldwin struck out five while allowing five runs.

The win was number 300 of Head Coach Ryan Anderson’s career. Anderson has been at Northwest since 2007 and has collected 186 victories since then.

Northwest moves their season record to 18-24, 11-9 on the season. The Bearcats will continue their final road trip of the season as they take on Lindenwood Saturday in a MIAA double header. First pitch in game one is scheduled for noon.

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The Northwest Missouri State tennis programs split Saturday action in Bolivar, Mo. The men’s team defeated Ouchita Baptist, 6-3, while the women fell to Arkansas Tech, 5-1. The men move to 13-2 overall with the victory while the women now sit at 10-12 on the year.

On the men’s side, Alvaro Riveros, Lluis Altimires, Julien Couronne and Fin Glowick all picked up singles points for the Bearcats. Riveros teamed with Couronne to win No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles was won by Romain Boissinot and Amery Clews.

The women picked up a point at the No. 1 doubles spot as Alexis Bartek and Lorena Rivas Jarolim won, 9-8. Four of the singles matches were unfinished.

Up next, both the men’s and women’s teams will take on Midwestern State on Saturday, in Springfield, Mo., starting at noon.

Men’s Results
#16 Northwest Missouri 6, #40 Ouchita Baptist University 3

Singles competition
1. Boskovic,Marko (OBU) def. DeVilchez,Sergio (NW) 6-2, 7-6
2. Oliveira,Vitor (OBU) def. Boissinot,Romain (NW) 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
3. Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Braciszewicz,Maciei (OBU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6
4. Altimires,Lluis (NW) def. AnghelValentine,Teod (OBU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Street,Nathan (OBU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Glowick,Fin (NW) def. Stefano,Andre (OBU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Oliveira,Vitor/Boskovic,Marko (OBU) def. DeVilchez,Sergio/Altimires,Lluis (NW) 8-3
2. Riveros,Alvaro/Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Street,Nathan/AnghelValentine,Teod (OBU) 8-4
3. Boissinot,Romain/Clews,Amery (NW) def. Braciszewicz,Maciei/Stefano,Andre (OBU) 8-1

Women’s Results
#29 Arkansas Tech. 5, Northwest Missouri State 1

Singles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) vs. Nozomi Matsuoka (ATU) 4-5, unfinished
2. Bohdana Sardak (ATU) def. Bartek,Alexis (NW) 3-0, retired
3. Kolen,Aniek (NW) vs. Olga Leyshyna (ATU) 2-5, unfinished
4. Tamara Bell (ATU) def. Mannix,Stephanie (NW) 6-1, 6-2
5. Hull,Marianne (NW) vs. Camila Roca (ATU) 4-5, unfinished
6. Laura Sanchez (ATU) def. Veasey,Mara (NW) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Bartek,Alexis (NW) def. Nozomi Matsuoka/Tamara Bell (ATU) 9-8
2. Bohdana Sardak/Olga Leyshyna (ATU) def. Kolen,Aniek/Mannix,Stephanie (NW) 8-0
3. Laura Sanchez/Camila Roca (ATU) def. Hull,Marianne/Veasey,Mara (NW) 8-2

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The Northwest Missouri State tennis teams split road MIAA matches at Southwest Baptist on Thursday. The men’s team picked up a 5-4 win, after falling behind early, 4-1. The women’s team lost 9-0 to SBU. The men’s team is now 12-2 on the year and a perfect 4-0 in conference play. The women’s team is now 10-11 overall and 5-4 in conference play.

The men’s team put together a strong singles performance after dropping all three points in doubles. Romain Boissinot won at No. 2 singles and Alvaro Rivers came from a set down at No. 3 singles to pick up a deciding point for Northwest. Lluis Altimires won at No. 4, Hicham Azzaoui was victorious at No. 5 and Fin Glowick picked up a straight-set win at No. 6.

The Bearcat men will play Ouchita Baptist on Friday and the women will playArkansas Tech. On Saturday, Northwest will take on Midwestern State.

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The Northwest Missouri State softball team dropped both games of a double header Wednesday in non-conference action against Missouri S&T, losing both games by the same score, 5-3.

The Miners plated two runs in the top of the first inning while the Bearcats added one in the bottom half when Kristen Uthe was knocked in by a single off the bat of Baylee Scarbrough.

MST plated two more runs in the top of the third inning to take a 4-1 lead.

Maddie Jones hit a two run home run to right center field in the fourth inning to bring her team within one.

The Miners were able to grab an insurance run in the top of the seventh as Northwest was shut down in the bottom half of the inning as they fell, 5-3.

Sarah Baldwin was tagged with the loss as she allowed five runs, three earned, and struck out six.

Stephanie Mark singled in Cassidy Lee to give the Bearcats an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning in game two.

MST had a big third inning as they knocked in three runs before plating two more in the bottom of the fifth.

Northwest managed one run in the sixth and another in the seventh but were unable to complete the comeback as they dropped game two, 5-3.

The Bearcats out hit Missouri S&T in both games as they combined for 20 hits, but left 20 runners stranded between the two games.

Northwest, 16-24, will take their final road trip of the regular season this weekend as they take on Lincoln Friday in double header action, with game one slated to start at 3 p.m.

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The Northwest Missouri State women’s tennis team picked up a home win over William Jewell, 6-3, on Tuesday in Maryville, Mo. Northwest moves to 10-10 on the year while William Jewell is now 7-7 overall.

Northwest got off to a good start in doubles, picking up a pair of points. The No. 1 team of Lorena Rivas Jarolim and Alexis Bartek and the No. 3 doubles team of Aniek Kolen and Stephanie Mannix each won their respective matches, 8-0. In singles, the Bearcats picked up four points, lead by Rivas Jarolim at No. 1singles who battled back after dropping the first set to win, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3. Bartek won at No. 2, 6-1, 6-3, and Aniek Kolen was leading 3-0 before the match was called. Stephanie Mannix won at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-2.

The Bearcats will play three matches this weekend, starting with an MIAA road contest at Southwest Baptist on Thursday, April 10, in Bolivar, Mo. Northwest will play Arkansas Tech on Friday followed by a match against Midwestern State on Saturday.

Northwest Missouri State 6, William Jewell 3
Apr 08, 2014 at Maryville, Mo.

Singles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) def. Stivers, Kristen (WJC) 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
2. Bartek,Alexis (NW) def. Drew, Savannah (WJC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Kolen,Aniek (NW) def. Huddlestun, Lauren (WJC) 3-0, retired
4. Mannix,Stephanie (NW) def. Lehenbauer, Katy (WJC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Hazelrigg, Conner (WJC) def. Hull,Marianne (NW) 5-7, 6-2, 7-6
6. Hazelrigg, Loree (WJC) def. Veasey,Mara (NW) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Bartek,Alexis (NW) def. Stivers, Kristen/Lehenbauer, Katy (WJC) 8-0
2. Hazelrigg, Loree/Hazelrigg, Conner (WJC) def. Hull,Marianne/Veasey,Mara (NW) 8-3
3. Kolen,Aniek/Mannix,Stephanie (NW) def. Drew, Savannah/Huddlestun, Lauren(WJC) 8-0

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The Northwest Missouri State baseball team split a Sunday doubleheader with Missouri Southern at Bearcat Field, winning the first game, 4-1, but falling in 11 innings in the second game, 4-3. Northwest moves to 19-14 on the season and 14-11 in MIAA play. Missouri Southern is now 20-15 and an even 14-14 in MIAA play.

Game One

Austin Warren tossed a complete seven-inning game for the Bearcats, allowing only one unearned run on seven hits and two strikeouts. He did not walk a batter on the day. The Bearcats outhit the Lions, 8-7.

Northwest fell behind in the first but immediately rebounded with a run in the bottom of the first as Eric McGlauflin grounded out to score Paul Johnson, who was hit by a pitch with one out. In the fifth, Blake Hardegree scored on a Johnson single, after starting the inning with a single. In the sixth, Northwest added a pair of insurance runs as Steven Garber doubled in Jon Pomatto and Zack Ferreira singled to score Garber.

Game Two

Northwest jumped out to an early 2-0 lead but fell behind after allowing a run in the fifth and two in the sixth. The Bearcats tied it up in the bottom of the sixth, 3-3, and neither team was able to score until the 11th when the Lions plated the winning run in the top of the inning.

The Bearcats opened the scoring in the second as Ferreira drew a bases loaded walk to score McGlauflin who opened the inning with a single. In the third, Ryan Abernathy scored after Garber reached on an error. Northwest scored again in the sixth with a two-out rally as Johnson was hit by a pitch, scoring Garrett Fort, who pinch ran for Derek Meyer after Meyer singled with two outs.

Hondo Pearcy went 6.0 strong innings for the Bearcats, allowing just two earned runs while striking out two. Rex Raetz pitched two scoreless innings in relief.

Northwest will host Central Missouri State for a four game series starting on Friday, April 11 at 2 p.m. at Bearcat Field.

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For the second day in a row the Northwest Missouri State Bearcat softball team split a double header as they lost in game one, 11-0, before taking game two, 4-3, against Nebraska-Kearney Sunday.

The Bearcat offense was silence by UNK in game one as they managed five hits in the five inning affair.

The Lopers got their bats going early scoring three in the first then one in the third and then added three runs in the fourth. UNK grabbed the run rule victory when they plated four runs in the top of the fifth inning.

Jordan Ereth was 2 for 3 in the game while Chantel Adams, Cassidy Lee and Jill Henry had one hit a piece.

Vitosh was the starting pitcher in game one and was tagged with the loss.

UNK got on the board early in game two as they put up three runs in the top of the first inning. Sarah Baldwin then shut the Lopers down the rest of the game.

The Bearcats big inning came in the bottom half of the fourth when Lee and Torri Blythe both hit back to back singles to start the inning. Adams then hit a three run home run to dead center field to tie the game up at 3-3.

Baylee Scarbrough singled to right field moving Kristin Uthe to second who had reached on a walk. Henry then hit a single up the middle to score Uthe from second for the eventual game winning RBI.

With her pinch hit single in game one, Henry finished the day 3 for 4 with one RBI.

Baldwin was able to finish off the game in the seventh as she picked up the complete game win in the 4-3 victory. The sophomore allowed no earned runs while walking one and striking out seven.

Northwest, now 16-20, 9-9, will host Missouri Western in non-conference action Tuesday. First pitch in game one is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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