The Northwest Missouri State University softball team split a conference double header with Southwest Baptist on Friday.

-Northwest won the first game, 8-0, but fell in the second game 1-0.

-Northwest improves to 17-11 on the year, and 6-2 in MIAA play.

-SBU is now 23-9 overall and 7-3 in conference action.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 8, Southwest Baptist 0)

-Northwest scored one in the first, three in the third, one in the fourth and three in the sixth.

-Northwest scored eight runs off 5 hits. SBU had four hits. Neither team committed an error.

-Torri Blythe was 3-for-4 in the first game.

-Rebecca Maher went 3-for-3 with two runs scored. She also had a walk.

-Kaitlyn Weis was 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in the sixth. She also had a double and drove in four runs.

-Jessica Rawie was 3-for-3 with a run scored.

-Jaedra Moses was 1-for-3. She drew a walk and scored twice.

-Kiana Baderdeen was 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.

-Chantel Adams was 1-for-3 with an RBI.

-Abigail Gilson scored a run and was 1-for-3 in the first game.

-Taylor Blackford got the win, going 6.0 innings. She struck out five in the shutout. She allowed just four hits and four walks.

Game One Key Innings
-In the first Moses drew a one out walk and went to second on a Maher single. Two batters later Adams drove in the first run of the game on a single to left, scoring Moses.

-In the third inning Maher lead off with a single to short but was out on Weis fielder’s choice. After an out, Gilson hit a single to shortstop to put runners on the corners with two down. Rawie hit an RBI single to left, scoring Weis. Karli Allen drew a walk to load the bases. Baderdeen came up with a two RBI single to left scoring Rawie and Gilson to make it 4-0 Northwest.

-Maher singled to third in the fourth and scored off Weis’ double to right center.

-Moses singled to left and Maher walked. Weis ended the game with a three-run blast to left center, giving Northwest an 8-0 victory.
Game Two Key Statistics (Southwest Baptist 1, Northwest 0)

-Southwest Baptist scored the game’s lone run in the fourth inning.

-Northwest had three hits. SBU had one run on seven hits. Neither team had an error.

-Allen was 2-for-3 in the second game.

-Maher was 1-for-2 with a walk.

-Weis pitched 5.0 innings. She allowed one run on six hits and struck out one and walked one.

-Holly Posegate worked 2.0 innings in scoreless relief. She allowed one hit and no walks with a strikeout.

Game Two Key Innings
-Weis put SBU down in the order in the second and Posegate worked a 3-up 3-down inning in the sixth.

Up Next
-Northwest will host Central Missouri tomorrow, April 1, in conference double header action starting at noon.

— Northwest Athletics —

The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team beat Nebraska-Kearney, 8-2, on Tuesday at Memorial Field in Kearney, Neb.

– The win moves the Bearcats to 17-10 on the year and 6-8 in MIAA play. The Lopers fall to 8-19 overall and 1-13 in conference action.

– Jay Hrdlicka went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. He had a double, scored a run and drew a walk.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Landon Figg went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. He was also hit by a pitch.

– Luke Hassman was 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles. He scored twice and drove in a pair of runs.

– James Holler went 1-for-4 with a pair of runs scored, an RBI, a double and a walk. He also stole a base.

– Kevin Handzlik pinch hit in the ninth and collected an RBI single.

– Luke Wilkinson got a hit in his only at bat.

– Kolby Greenslade was 1-for-5 and Logan Rycraft went 1-for-4.

– Garrett Fort scored two runs in the game and also drew a walk.

– Ozzie Adams drew a walk in the game.

– Eddy Kraber got the win, going 5.2 innings in the start. He allowed two runs on four hits. He walked just two batters and struck out one.

– Jacob Wagner got the last out of the sixth inning without allowing a runner.

– Austin Battaglia allowed just a walk in 2.0 innings of scoreless relief. He struck out one.

– Nikko Pablo finished off the ninth, allowing just a walk while striking out two.

Key Northwest Innings
– A two-out rally in the first inning gave the Bearcats an early lead. Figg singled to right and came around to score on a Hassman double down the left field line. Holler traded places with Hassman with a double of his own to left, making the score 2-0. Hrdlicka took the first pitch he saw back up the middle for an RBI single to center, scoring Holler.

– With two outs in the fourth, Fort reached on an error by the shortstop and went to second on an Adams walk. Figg came up with an RBI single to center, giving Northwest a 4-0 lead.

– Fort led off the ninth with a walk and went to second on an Adams sacrifice bunt. Figg was hit by a pitch and Hassman doubled down the right field line, scoring Fort from second. Holler reached on a fielder’s choice as Figg was tagged out at home on the play. With runners on the corners, Hrdlicka came up with another big hit, this time with a double down the right field line to score two. After a pitching change, Handzlik came up and hit an RBI single to center, scoring Hrdlicka to make it 8-2 Northwest.

Up Next
– The Bearcats will begin a three-game series at Pittsburg State starting on Friday, March 31, at 6 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —