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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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After a tough loss earlier this week, the Northwest Missouri State women’s tennis team rallied to sweep a pair of matches from MIAA foes Washburn and Fort Hays State Thursday.

Northwest improved to 10-8 on the season and 5-2 in league play with a 5-2 win over Washburn and a 5-1 victory over the Tigers.

Northwest took wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles before breezing to three wins in singles action claiming the victory.

Camila Quesada won her 11th match of the season at No. 1 singles with a 6-4, 6-2 victory.

Alexis Bartek, Quesada’s teammate at No. 1 doubles, also picked up her 11th singles win at the No. 3 position. Bartek cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 win over Jodie Blackim at No. 3 singles.

The Bearcats moved outside at the Wood Valley Tennis Complex and raced out to a 5-1 win over Fort Hays State in the cold weather.

The only loss for Northwest came at No. 2 singles as both teams did not finish doubles action after the Bearcats clinched the victory.

Quesada was pushed hard at No. 1 singles, but escaped with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 win over Camille Caron-Bedard.

Northwest returns home for a pair of matches Saturday and Sunday. Sunday the Bearcats will honor their lone senior, Emily Hoffman against Emporia State with action set to begin at 1 p.m. from Frank Grube Courts.

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The Northwest Missouri State men’s tennis team battled for a 5-2 victory Wednesday night over MIAA rival Washburn.

The Bearcats improved to 14-3 on the season and 2-0 in league play. The loss for the Ichabods was the first in conference play while Washburn fell to 8-6 overall.

Northwest jumped out to a 2-1 lead with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Sergio De Vilchez and Lluis Altimires fought for their 12th victory and sixth straight at the No. 1 position.

De Vilchez also won his third straight at No. 1 singles earning a 6-2, 6-7, 6-1 win over Arek Kozaczuk.

Rafael Bugiga and Guilherme Narducci both picked up their sixth straight win. Bugiga picked up a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles while Narducci cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles.

The Bearcats continue MIAA play as they host Emporia State Saturday for Senior Day followed by a Sunday match with rival Southwest Baptist. Action against the Hornets is set for a 1 p.m. start at Frank Grube Courts.

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The Northwest Missouri State women’s tennis team struggled Tuesday falling to NCAA Division I foe Kansas City 7-0 at the Plaza Tennis Center.

Northwest fell back to the .500 mark at 8-8 while the Kangaroos improved to 9-13 on the season.

The Bearcats played two close matches at No. 3 singles as Alexis Bartek fell 6-3, 6-3. Quesada fell 6-1, 6-4 at the No. 1 position to Laura Bouet. Bartek and Camila Quesada both saw their winning streaks snapped with the loss.

The Kangaroos won the doubles point taking both No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Quesada and Bartek did not finish at No. 1 singles as the two teams played Division I rules on Tuesday.

MIAA action continues to heat up as the Bearcats take on Washburn and Fort Hays State Thursday in Topeka. Northwest continues with all five of their final matches against MIAA rivals before the MIAA Championships begin April 19 in Springfield at the Cooper Tennis Center

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After making up six strokes Tuesday the Northwest Missouri State golfers finished fourth at the Henderson State First Federal Bank Invitational placing three individuals in the top 20.

With improving weather for Tuesday’s second round the Bearcats and the rest of the field saw scores fall. Northwest fired a 650 to finish behind third place Drury (647).

Arkansas Tech held off Southwestern Oklahoma by one stroke to claim the title after a two-day total of 638.

Cassie Lowell rallied to finish tied for 12th after a second round 78 (161) as Steph Charteris fired an 80 for a two day score of 161 as well.

Kristina D’Angela checked in at 18th with a 163 (80-83) while Taylor Gard rounded out the scoring with a 165.

Northwest returns to action next weekend as they host the second round of the Green & Gold Invitational. Sunday’s first round will tee off in St. Joseph at the St. Joseph Country Club with Monday’s final round taking place at Mozingo Lake Golf Course.

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The Bearcat Open for the Northwest Missouri State track and field team has been canceled as the Bearcats will send split squads to several meets across Missouri and Kansas.

After hosting the Northwest Open Saturday, the Bearcat track and field teams will travel Thursday and Friday to a multi-event at the Emporia State Combined Events. Friday and Saturday the Bearcats will also send split teams to the KT Woodman Classic in Wichita and to the William Jewell Darrel Gourley Open.

This past weekend Zac Bendrick met the NCAA qualifying mark for the hammer throw with a distance of 48.18m. Bendrick finished first in the Northwest Open followed by teammate John Petroff who threw for a distance of 44.61m. Petroff also took first place in the discus throw with a toss of 50.93m which meets the NCAA qualifying mark.

The wind was an ever present factor blowing throughout the day at the Northwest Open affecting some of the runners times. Anne Herbet knows this better than anyone else as she missed the NCAA qualifying time by two tenths of a second in the 3000m steeplechase finishing with a time of 11:22.31. Herbet finished first in the event.

The Bearcats will compete in relays and invitationals as they work their way to the MIAA Outdoor Championships in Hays, Kan. May 3-5.

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