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Griffons use big innings to defeat Bearcats; win streak now at 16

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MWSUThe Missouri Western baseball team used a five run inning in both game one two helping them come away with two more victories by scores of 10-4 and 7-2 against Northwest Missouri State Tuesday afternoon. The Griffons have won 16 games in a row improving to 17-3 overall and 12-0 in MIAA play.

Game 1
MWSU 10, NWMSU 4

The Griffons opened up game one with a flurry hitting two home run in the first inning guiding MWSU to a 5-0 lead after a half an inning. Bubba Dotson hit his fifth homer of the year while Grant Fink smacked his eighth giving MWSU the 4-0 lead. With two outs Jimmy Smelcer hit a single and later scored on a Jake Schrader single to center field.

The Griffons continued the scoring a run in the second and one in the third taking a 7-0 lead before the Bearcats got on the board. Northwest got on the board in the bottom of the third when Steven Garber hit a homer to right field giving cuting the Griffon lead to 7-1.

In the fifth Spencer Shockley opened the inningn with a walk and later scored on a Smelcer single getting back the run the Bearcats scored in the third giving MWSU the 8-1 lead. In the bottom of the fifth the Griffon pitchers stuggled finding the strike zone as Northwest scored three runs cutting the lead to 8-4 after five innings.

MWSU answered once again in the sixth scoring two more runs on three hits which included Dotson scoring on a Shockley double. The rest of the game belonged to Mark Spreckels as he pitched 2.1 innings givng up zero hits while striking out two.

Smelcer led the charge with three hits while Dotson, Nate Ramler and Shawn Egge all had two. Oliver Kadey picked up the victory going four innings giving up three hits and four earned runs. He improves to 4-0 with the victory.

Northwest had just three hits in the game. Blane Reutter picked up the loss going one inning giving up six hits and five earned runs. He falls to 1-3 with the loss.

Game 2
MWSU 7, NWMSU 2

In game two the Griffons scored five runs in the fourth inning and got a strong pitching performance from Jerad Hawkins getting the 7-2 victory. Hawkins improves to 2-0 going seven innings giving up six hits and one earned run while striking out three. Kyle Kelly pitched two innings giving up two hits with two strikeouts.

The Griffons struck first once again in the game two in the top of the first when Michael Schulze singled and scored on a Kyle Simpson single to center field.

The score stayed 1-0 until the bottom of the second when NWMSU scratched a run across tying the score at one.

In the top of the fourth Simpson led off with a double and then with two outs Fink hit his ninth homer of the season giving MWSU the 3-1 lead. From there Smelcer singled, Schrader doubled, Egge doubled and Schulze single scoring three more runs giving MWSU the 6-1 lead after four and a half.

In the sixth Schrader singled to center and later scored on a fielder’s choice by Dotson giving MWSU the 7-1 lead. The Bearcats got one more but fall to 6-16 overall and 4-13 in MIAA play.

The Griffons had 14 hits with Schulze and Simpson both getting three hits. Fink, Smelcer and Schrader all had two hits.

The Bearcats had eight hits with Garber going 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Austin Warren falls to 1-3 going six innings giving up 12 hits and seven earned runs while striking out eight.

The Griffons return to action on Saturday, March 23 when they host the Central Oklahoma Bronchos in an MIAA doubleheader. Game times are set for 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm from the Griffon Baseball Field at the Spring Sports Complex.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Missouri Western softball sweeps Northwest Tuesday

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MWSUThe Missouri Western softball team won two hard fought MIAA road games against rival Northwest Missouri State University on Tuesday afternoon by scores of 2-1 in eight innings in game one and 6-4 in game two. Missouri Western improves to 16-8 overall and 4-2 in MIAA play.

Game 1
MWSU 2, NWMSU 1 (8 innings)

In game one the Griffons and the Bearcats played a very close one run ball game with MWSU prevailing 2-1 in eight innings. The Griffons got the first run in the top of the second inning when Maegan Roemmich nailed her third homer of the season giving MWSU the 1-0 lead.

The lead remained 1-0 until the bottom of the fourth when Northwest Missouri State strung together three consecutive hits tying the score at one after four. The Griffons got runners on in the sixth and seventh but could not scratch anything across until the eighth inning.

In the eighth Kendall Sorensen got on by an error, advanced to second on a Roemmich walk and then scored the game winning run on a Taylor Anding single to right field.

After giving up a single to lead off the bottom of the eighth MWSU pitcher Jackie Bishop struck out the next three innings picking up 8th victory of the season. Bishop struckout a season high 14 batters in game one giving up just four hits and one earned run.

The Griffons had seven hits with Anding going 3-for-4 while Bre Fleschner had two hits.

Jenna Creger falls to 6-3 going eight innings walking seven and striking out seven. Four different Bearcats had hits in the contest.

Game 2
MWSU 6, NWMSU 4

In game two the Bearcats jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after three innings of play. In the fourth Keri Lorbert led off the inning with a walk and then Sorensen hit her second homer of the season tying the score at two after four innings of play.

The Griffons took the lead in the fifth when Fleschner hit a change up over the right field fence giving MWSU the 3-2 lead. The homer was the 3rd of the season for Fleschner.

In the bottom half of the fifth the Bearcats scored one run on two hits tying the score at three. Once again MWSU responded to score two runs in the top of the sixth. Michelle Stevenson doubled to right center and advanced to second when Sorensen got hit by a pitch. The bases went full on a Roemmich single to left field and then Stevenson scored on an Anding walk. MWSU scored their second run of the inning on a field choice by Sarah Elliott.

The Bearcats cut the lead to 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth when lead off hitter Kylie Cantrell hit a homer over the left field fence. The Griffons responded in the top of the 7th when Lorbert walked, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored on a double steal with Stevenson.

Bishop shut down the Bearcats in the seventh picking up two strikeouts and her second save of the season. The Griffons had nine hits with Stevenson and Sorensen each going 2-for-3. Janie Smith improves to 8-3 overall going 4.1 innings giving up six hits and three earned runs.

Northwest had nine hits with Stephanie Price going 3-for-4. Abbie Vitosh went 5.1 innings giving up five hits and four earned runs. Paige Blythe picked up the loss falling to 2-2 going one inning giving up four hits. The Bearcats fall to 13-7 overall and 3-3 in MIAA play.

The Griffons return to action on Friday, March 22 with two games in the MWSU Invitational in St. Joseph, Mo. The Griffons take on Augustana and Concordia-St. Paul at 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm from the Griffons Softball Field at the Spring Sports Complex.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Northwest to hold press conference Tuesday for ‘exciting development’

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riggertNorthwestNorthwest Missouri State University will announce an exciting development within its Department of Athletics during a news conference at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in the foyer of the Lamkin Activity Center.

The announcement, which is open to the public, will be broadcast via a live video web stream on the Northwest website at www.nwmissouri.edu/live. The announcement also will be broadcast on KXCV-KRNW, at 90.5 FM, 88.9 FM, online at www.kxcv.org, and via the TuneIn Radio and Public Radio Player iPhone apps.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Northwest men’s tennis defeats Missouri Valley, 9-0

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NWMSUThe Northwest Missouri State men’s tennis team won in convincing fashion to run its winning streak to five with a 9-0 victory over Missouri Valley College Monday afternoon.

The No. 25 Bearcats battled windy conditions at Frank Grube Courts improving to 6-1 on the season. The match comes as a final tune-up before Northwest embarks on a spring break trip through Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas starting on Friday.

Lluis Altimires and Sergio De Vilchez started the Bearcats off with an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles after Dylan Bernatzky and Jason Harris claimed an 8-2 victory at No. 3 doubles.

Harris continued his impressive singles play with a, 6-2, 6-1 win over Jason Hadley. Harris improved to 7-0 on the year and is 8-2 including action during the fall season.

Altimires and De Vilchez also imposed their will at No. 3 and No. 1 singles. Altimires cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 victory as the 38th-ranked De Vilchez won at the No. 1 position 6-1, 6-1.

Impending cooler weather has slightly altered the upcoming Bearcat men’s tennis schedule moving Thursday’s match against Southern Indiana to the indoor complex at Red Oak, Iowa. Thursday’s match starts a streak of six matches in six days for the Bearcats.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Bearcats baseball gets two wins over NAIA opponents

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NWMSUA pair of outstanding pitching performances helped Northwest Missouri State prevail to a 3-0 shutout of Midland University and a 5-1 win over Waldorf College Saturday afternoon.

The Bearcats improved to 6-14 on the season as Midland fell to 12-6 overall and Waldorf dropped to 4-12. The games were part of a late-scheduled double-header against the NAIA foes for the Bearcats.

Ryker Fox was impressive in game one striking out 11 en route to a 3-0 victory for Northwest over Midland.

Fox picked up his first win of the season, as the junior right-hander went 6.2 innings allowing only two hits and two walks. He was perfect through 6.1 innings when he allowed a one out hit by Zach Kinsella providing Midland’s first hit.

Fox recovered to strikeout the next batter as a diving catch from Eric Swain stranded the Warriors’ first base runner.

Northwest jumped out to an early lead when Cam Bedard hit a sacrifice fly to right field scoring Ryan Abernathy. Abernathy reached on an error to start the game and moved to second on a balk before moving to third on a Brandon Huske fly out.

Both teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the sixth when Bedard and Tyler Durant placed back-to-back singles through the infield with one out. JJ Baccari doubled in Bedard and Durant giving Northwest insurance runs and a 3-0 lead.

The Bearcat bullpen would bend but not break against the Warriors, as Blane Reutter and Nathanial Horton entered for the final 2.1 innings. Horton picked up his third save with a bases loaded strikeout to seal the victory.

The second game saw two Northwest pitchers combine to allow only one run on seven hits for the 5-1 win over Waldorf.

Chase Anderson started things off for the Bearcats with 4.2 strong innings adding four strikeouts.

However, Anderson allowed three walks and the lone Warrior run before giving way to Brian Schmiedt to finish the game for his first save of the season. Schmiedt pitched the final 4.1 innings allowing only two hits and striking out two while walking none.

Northwest added two runs early in the bottom of the third inning when Tyler Durant belted a 2-RBI single into the gap scoring Ryan Abernathy and Derek Meyer. Meyer singled to lead off the inning as Abernathy reached on an error and moved into scoring position when Brandon Huske walked.

Waldorf earned its only run in the top of the fifth inning when Brandon Pizzo picked up a RBI bases loaded walk, cutting the Bearcat lead to 2-1. Northwest would go to the bullpen with the bases loaded, as Schmiedt induced an inning ending groundball to hold the Warriors at bay.

The Bearcats added two more insurance runs in the sixth and seventh innings pushing the final score to 5-1. Steven Garber placed an RBI single through the infield that scored Eric McGlauflin in the sixth, while Durant picked up his third RBI of the game with a single to right field.

Durant finished the day 5-for-8 in the double-header sweep with three RBIs.

Northwest returns to conference action Wednesday when they host Missouri Western for a double-header at Bearcat Field. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Northwest softball splits doubleheader with Central Missouri

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NWMSUThe Northwest Missouri State softball team put up 19 runs in the double-header against Central Missouri  Saturday but ended up splitting the series losing game one 9-6 in 10 innings and winning game two 13-4 in five innings.

Game one was a back a fourth slugfest. Northwest scored two in the first inning when Maddie Jones hit a bases loaded double to center field. UCM then answered with one run in the second and two runs in the third inning to go up 3-2.

The Jennies added two more runs with a home run in the top of the fifth inning before Northwest put up two runs of their own in the bottom half to trail 5-4. Stephanie Price hit a deep home run to left center with Hailee Hendricks on first to bring them within one.  It was Price’s fourth home run of the season.

Jordan Ereth hit a sacrifice fly that scored Kailee Sherer from third base to tie the game up at 5-5.

Northwest and UCM went scoreless until the top of the 10th inning when the international tie breaker was implemented. In the international tie breaker the last recorded out begins the inning at second base.

Central Missouri put up four runs in the top half of the 10th. The Bearcats could only answer with one run to fall 9-6.

Jenna Creger went all 10 innings collecting 10 strikeouts giving up 13 hits and 8 earned runs to move her record to 6-2 on the season.

Northwest was able to get the bats going early in the second game putting up 11 runs in the first two innings.

Maddie Jones knocked in Candace Miller and Ereth with a single to left field. Sherer walked with the bases loaded to plate Hendricks to put the Bearcats up 3-0 after the first inning.

Northwest hitters walked six times leading to three runs in the second inning. Ereth doubled down the left field line to score Sherer and Cantrell followed by Miller who knocked in Rachel Schmitz and Ereth. Jones scored on a passed ball to total eight runs in the inning.

The Jennies were able to plate three runs in the fourth inning and one run in the fifth to bring the game to 11-4.

Miller led off the inning with her third hit of the game and was on first when Price sent her team leading, fifth home run of the season flying over the right field fence to go up 13-4.

The walk-off home run instituted the run rule giving Abbie Vitosh the complete game victory. Vitosh earned her fifth victory of the season giving up six hits, four earned runs and one strike out.

Head Coach Ryan Anderson’s team improves to 13-5 on the season and 3-1 in conference play. The Bearcats will take on rival Missouri Western Tuesday for a double-header at Bearcat Field with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Bearcat softball opens MIAA with sweep of Southwest Baptist

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riggertNorthwestLocation did not matter for the Northwest Missouri State softball team who were supposed to host Southwest Baptist for their home opener, but instead played in Platte City, Mo. and swept the double-header winning 14-1 in game one and 7-3 in game two.

Northwest took advantage of Southwest Baptist pitching in game one as they walked nine times in the five inning run rule shortened game.

The Bearcats put up five runs with RBI’s by Maddie Jones, Kristine Labertew, Kylie Cantrell, Kaylie Sherer and Jordan Ereth as they batted around in the first inning.

Northwest again plated five runners in the second inning. Hailee Hendricks scored on a fielder’s choice, followed by Cantrell who hit a double to center field that scored two. Cantrell would later score along with Rachel Schmitz to put the Bearcats up 10-0.

Schmitz walked with bases load in the bottom of the third to bring in the teams 11th run of the game across the plate. Later in the inning Jordan Ereth stroked a bases loaded double into left field for three more runs to put Northwest up 14-0 going into the fifth inning.

Jenna Creger was in the circle for the Bearcats and continued her strong senior campaign. Creger got the complete game shutout for her sixth win of the year and carries a microscopic 0.61 ERA this season. The senior struck out 11 and gave up three hits and one unearned run and did not allow a free pass.

Abbie Vitosh got the ball for Northwest in game two. Vitosh gave up three runs early but shut SBU down the rest of the way for the win, which makes her 4-2 on the season. Vitosh struck out seven allowing three hits and three earned runs on her way to the complete game victory.

The score was 3-0 SBU going into the bottom of the third inning when the green and white Bearcats picked it up offensively. Sherer led off the inning with a single to left follow my Schmitz who had a bunt single. After Ereth reach on a fielder’s choice Candace Miller was thrown out on a fielder’s choice that scored Sherer. Hendricks stepped up and doubled down the left field line scoring two runs that tied the game up 3-3. Hendricks later scored on an RBI single by Kristine Labertew to put Northwest up 4-3.

One inning later Hailee Hendricks struck again as she doubled to left center scoring Ereth to go up by two runs. The Bearcats ran across two more runs in the sixth inning when Miller drove a triple to the right field fence scoring Ereth. Hendricks picked up her fourth RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly to left field to plate Miller.

Vitosh fielded a soft ground ball and threw out the SBU hitter at first for the final out of the game and secured Northwest’s 12th win of the season.

The Bearcats are 12-4 and open up conference play 2-0. Head Coach Ryan Anderson’s team will dive right back into MIAA play as they will host Central Missouri at Platte Ridge Park in Platte City Saturday for a double header. Game one will start at 1 p.m. and will be followed by game two.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Northwest women’s tennis falls at home to Central Oklahoma, 6-3

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riggertNorthwestThe Northwest Missouri State women’s tennis team could not recover from an early deficit in doubles falling 6-3 to Central Oklahoma in MIAA action at Frank Grube Courts Thursday.

The Bearcats fell back to .500 on the season at 3-3 as the Bronchos improved to 7-1. Northwest entered the match ranked No. 4 in the Central Region while UCO entered ranked No. 3.

UCO took a 2-1 lead after winning No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. However, it looked as if the Bearcats had gained momentum when Alexis Bartek and Camila Quesada won a thrilling tiebreak to take a 9-8 win at No. 1 doubles.

Unfortunately, the Bronchos would continue to control play in singles with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Quesada earned the Bearcats first point in singles with a hard fought 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Antonella, Rossini.

Gisela Font gave Northwest its final point at No. 4 singles winning a super tiebreaker over Laura Klingert, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10-5).

Northwest continues action Friday against nonconference foe East Central at Frank Grube Courts for a 10 a.m. start.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Northwest softball changes location for weekend series

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riggertNorthwestThe Northwest Missouri State softball team has moved the location of its MIAA opening weekend against Southwest Baptist on Friday and Central Missouri on Saturday to Platte City, Mo.

The Bearcats will host both MIAA double-headers at Platte Ridge Park softball fields with a 2 p.m. start both days. Platte Ridge Park is located at 17130 MO Highway 371 Platte City, MO 64079.

Northwest is 10-4 on the season and swept a double-header from NAIA Doane College last weekend. Before last weekend’s series the Bearcats had not seen action since Feb. 23 at the NSIC/MIAA Crossover in Rochester, Minn.

SBU stands at 4-12 on the season and dropped both games of a nonconference double-header against Truman State. Central Missouri enters the weekend at 10-6 and will play a twin bill at Missouri Western before traveling to Platte City to face the Bearcats Saturday afternoon.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Northwest baseball gets swept at Fort Hays State

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riggertNorthwestThe Northwest Missouri State baseball team was not able to get the bats going against Fort Hays State as they dropped game one 3-0 and then game two 11-3 Wednesday at Larks Park in Hays, Kan.

The Tigers scored three runs in the first two innings which proved to be enough as both teams were held scoreless the remainder of the game. Austin Warren started game one and went 5.1 innings giving up 10 hits and three earned runs. Warren did not allow a walk and had one strikeout.

Northwest left six runners on base in the seven inning affair and were held scoreless as FHS claimed a 3-0 victory.

Brandon Huske went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and collected his second stolen base of the season.

The Bearcats struck early in game two as Eric Swain singled down the left field line to knock in Ryan Abernathy giving the Bearcats a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.

The Tigers answered in the bottom of the second inning with a run of their own and took the a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third. Northwest tied it up in the fifth inning when Tyler Durant singled in Cam Bedard to even the score at 2-2.

However, the offense for Fort Hays would awake as the Tigers added nine runs between the fifth and sixth innings to go up 11-2. The Bearcats plated their final run in the seventh when Swain hit a sacrifice fly and Huske was able to tag up and score.

Marcus Garrett went 4.0 innings giving up two earned runs and struck out five but earned a no-decision. Chase Anderson was tagged with his third loss of the season after going 1.1 innings.

Northwest moved to 4-14 on the season and 4-11 in MIAA play. Head Coach Darin Loe’s team will have the weekend off and be back on the diamond March 20 to take on rival Missouri Western at Bearcat Field with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

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