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Missouri Western baseball loses to SW Minnesota on walk-off HR

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riggertMissouriWesternThe Missouri Western baseball team gave up 14 hits including the walk off homer in the bottom of the 9th falling 7-6 against the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs. The Griffons gave up 6 unanswered runs falling to 1-2 with the loss.

The Mustangs got on the board in the second inning getting three hits which included a Ben Korger RBI two out double scoring Mason Schnaible from first base. The score stayed that way until the 4th when the Griffons exploded for six runs on six hits.

Jeremy Monty and David Chew opened the 4th with back-to-back doubles tying the score at one. The Griffons took the lead when Schnaible booted a ball which allowed Chew to score from second. Ryan Degner gave the Griffons a 4-1 lead hitting his second homer of the season. Later in the inning Zach Kroymann singled and score on a single by Hunter Weiss. Weiss then scored on a Trevor LaHonta ground out giving the Griffons the 6-1 lead after four.

Griffon pitcher Jerad Hawkins cruised through four innings but in the fifth the Mustangs scored three runs on five hits cutting the Griffon lead to 6-4 after five. The Mustangs tied the score in the 6th off Jake Jones getting three hits and two runs. Both the runs scored with two outs after an error by Cody Childs at shortstop which would have ended the inning.

Neither team got anything going the rest of the way but in the bottom of the 9th inning pinch hitter Patrick Rients blasted a two out walk-off homer off Tyler Sanders giving the Mustangs the 7-6 victory. Southwest Minnesota State improves to 1-1 on the season with the victory.

The Griffons had 10 hits in the game with Monty, Chew and Degner all getting two. Hawkins went 5.0 innings giving up 10 hits and four earned runs. Jones went 0.2 innings giving up three hits and two earned runs while Josh Lansangan when 2.1 innings with a strikeout. Sanders went 0.2 innings with one hit and one earned run. He falls to 0-1 with the loss.

The Mustangs were led by Jon Ellis with three hits while Sam Haas, Schnaible and Ben Korger all had two hits. Haas had two RBI while Korger and Haas both scored two runs. Steven Wehr went 7.0 innings giving up 9 hits and six earned runs while Brandan Alfson went 2.0 innings giving up one hits. He improves to 1-0 with the victory.

The Griffons return to action on Sunday, February 16 with two games. They will play Southwest Minnesota State at 1:30 pm and Emporia State at 4:00 pm. The games will be played in Emporia, Kan. on Glenen Field at Trusler Sports Complex.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Northwest baseball splits another doubleheader at Cameron

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Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State baseball team picked up a Saturday split on the final day of the series with Cameron University at McCord Field in Lawton, Okla. Northwest dropped the first game 9-6 but rebounded to win the night cap, 5-4. Both teams are now .500 for the season as the Bearcats move to 3-3 while Cameron is 5-5.

Game one

Northwest fell behind early as Cameron scored once in the bottom of the first. Austin Wulf hit the first of his two solo home runs in the top of the second, tying the score, 1-1. Northwest would take the lead in the third as BrandonHuske hit an RBI double, scoring Jon Pomatto. In the bottom of the third, Cameron scored three times, taking a 4-2 lead.

Wulf homered for a second time in the fourth, bringing the Bearcats to within one, 4-3. In the fifth, Paul Johnson got in on the act, homering to begin the inning and tying the score, 4-4. But Cameron took advantage of two Bearcat errors and scored five runs on four hits in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead for good, 9-4. Northwest would score a run in the sixth as Johnson doubled to score Pomatto and again in the seventh as Blake Hardegree singled to score Ryan Abernathy.

Ryker Fox took the loss after pitching 4.1 innings, striking out four.

Game two

Northwest rallied from a late deficit to beat the Aggies in the second game of the day. Zac Ferreira doubled to start the third and scored on a Huske sacrifice fly. In the sixth, Huske singled to lead off and Johnson doubled to left. Eric McGlauflin singled to drive both of them in. Cameron would score in the sixth, giving the Aggies a 4-3 lead.

In the seventh, Hardegree scored on an Alex Singleton two-out single to tie the game, 4-4. In the top of the ninth, Northwest loaded the bases and Abernathy drew a one-out walk to score Singleton and gave the Bearcats the lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Cameron would put runners on second and third but with two outs, Pomatto struck out the final hitter, giving Northwest the 5-4 win.

Austin Warren started and went 5.1 innings, giving up four runs and nine hits. Brian Schmiedt picked up the win after pitching the eighth inning. Pomatto moved from right field and pitched the final inning for his first save of the year.

Northwest will open the MIAA season on Thursday with road games against Nebraska-Kearney starting at noon. The teams will play a pair of seven-inning contests.

— Northwest Sports Information —

K-State falls in double overtime at Baylor

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KSUWACO, Texas (AP) — Kenny Chery had a triple-double, Brady Heslip hit a tying 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation and Baylor rallied to beat Kansas State 87-73 in two overtimes Saturday night, snapping a four-game home losing streak.

The Bears (16-9, 4-8 Big 12) trailed by 10 with 9 minutes left before rallying to end their longest home skid in nine years.

Baylor’s Taurean Prince banked in a tiebreaking 3-pointer in the second overtime, and had a three-point play on a dunk to put Baylor up by 11 with a minute remaining.

Nino Williams had a career-high 20 points for the Wildcats (17-8, 7-5), who lost their fifth straight on the road.

Chery had the sixth triple-double in school history with 20 points and career highs of 12 assists and 10 rebounds.

Marcus Foster, the hot Kansas State freshman playing 200 miles from his Texas home, had 18 points and 10 assists but missed a free throw late in regulation before Heslip’s tying shot.

Heslip’s swish from well beyond the arc came after a wild sequence of three missed shots before Isaiah Austin came up with a loose ball and passed to Heslip, who let the ball go with the clock inside 2 seconds.

Heslip was 0 of 6 and the Bears were two of 20 from 3-point range before his tying shot.

Cory Jefferson had 21 points and 11 rebounds for Baylor before fouling out on a play that led to the tying free throw from Foster in the first overtime.

The Bears held for the last shot after Foster’s free throw made it 68-all, but Chery missed a jumper.

Prince put Baylor ahead for good early in the second overtime when his 3-pointer from the right wing with the shot clock about to expire banked in. After Williams lost the ball near midcourt, Heslip drove for a layup and a five-point lead.

Will Spradling later hit a 3-pointer to get Kansas State within four, but the Bears ran off eight straight points to put the game away. Prince had five of those points, and Chery the other three.

The Wildcats were coming off consecutive wins over ranked opponents, including an upset of No. 7 Kansas, and led by 10 in both halves before Baylor rallied.

Isaiah Austin had 18 points and a career-high nine blocks, including two to start the second half that sparked an 8-0 run to get Baylor within a point after the Bears scored a season-low 21 in the first half and trailed by nine.

The Bears were down 10 again before Chery finished a 10-0 run with consecutive layups for a 51-all tie.

— Associated Press —

Bishop throws no-hitter as MWSU softball blanks Ouachita Baptist

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riggertMissouriWesternMissouri Western senior pitcher Jackie Bishop pitched her second career no hitter in a 8-0 victory over the Ouachita Baptist Tigers in game three of the 8-State Classic. Bishop got plenty of offensive help as senior catcher Kat Steponovich had a career day going 2-for-3 with 5 RBI. Three of her RBI came on her third career homer in the 4th inning. The Griffons improve to 5-2 on the season and will play William Jewell College at 3:30 pm.

Neither team could get anything going in the first three innings as both the Griffons and the Tigers got just one base runner.

In the four the Griffon offense got rolling when Michelle Stevenson opened the inning with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly from Brooke Schaben. Later in the inning Steponovich blasted the three run homer scoring Taylor Anding and Kailey Green giving MWSU the 4-0 lead after four.

The Griffons added three more in the top of the 6th getting five his. Tiffany Gillaspy opened the inning with a single and later scored on a Anding single. Anding and Schaben who also singled scored on a Steponovich single giving the Griffons a 7-0 lead after six. In the 7th the Griffons got one more as Stevenson led the inning off with a triple and scored on a Green single making the final score 8-0.

Bishop allowed just two runners on two walks while striking out nine. She improves to 3-1 on the season. Her only other no hitter came her freshman season on April 4, 2011 when she won a 2-0 game against Southwest Baptist. She struck out 11 in the contest.

Seven Griffons got hits in the game with Stevenson getting three and Steponovich two. The Griffons had 11 hits in the contest.

The Tigers fall to 2-4 on the season while Abbi Frakes falls to 2-2. She went 5-1 innings giving up eight hits and seven earned runs while striking out five.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Bearcat softball defeats Harding & Illinois-Springfield

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Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State softball team came out swinging in day two of the Arkansas-Monticello 8-State Classic, defeating Harding University, 13-5, in game one and Illinois-Springfield in game two, 4-1.

Chantel Adams had a coming out party with the bat in game one, driving in her first collegiate home run over the fence in the first inning to put her team up 3-0. Adams wasn’t done as she stepped to the plate in the third inning. The freshman promptly deposited her second home run of the game over the left field fence. Adams finished the game 3 for 3 with one walk and four RBIs.

Taszia Roseberry got in on the long ball action with her first home run of the season coming in the top of the sixth inning. Roseberry finished with two RBI’s.

Kristin Uthe added three RBI’s of her own , while Torri Blythe and Steph Mark accounted for the final two runs batted in in the 13-5 victory.

Pitcher Stephanie Baldwin earned her first win of the season going the distance for the complete game while giving up only five hits and striking out five.

Game two was a tightly fought contest from the start as Illinois-Springfield jumped out to a one run lead in the first inning.

Uthe singled in Jordan Ereth in the third inning to tie the game at 1-1. Later in the same inning, Torrie Blythe scored off a sacrifice fly by Mark to give her team the 2-1 lead.

Maddie Jones crossed the plate in the fourth inning when Torrie Blythe singled up the middle to give the Bearcats an insurance run to put them up, 3-1.

Northwest was able to get across one more run in the bottom of the sixth when Uthe knocked in her second RBI of the game.

Abbie Vitosh was stellar from the circle as she allowed one run over seven innings while striking out six on her way to the 4-1 victory.

The Bearcats move to 2-2 on the season and will play their final two games of the Classic on Sunday. Northwest will take on Quincy University in game onewith first pitch slated for 1:30 pm. Game two is scheduled to start at 3:30 pm against Northwestern Oklahoma State.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Missouri Western softball opens 8-State Classic with two wins

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riggertMissouriWesternThe Missouri Western softball team picked up two victories on the opening day of the 8-State Classic being held in Bentonville, Ark. The Griffons won game one 5-3 against Southwestern Oklahoma State before ending with a 2-0 victory over the Upper Iowa Peacocks. The Griffons got solid pitching performances from Janie Smith and Jackie Bishop while Sydney Washington and Bre Fleschner each picked up three hits. The Griffons improve to 4-2 on the season and will take on Ouachita Baptist at 9:30 am and William Jewell at 3:30 pm tomorrow.

Game 1
MWSU 5, SWOSU 3
The Griffons got going early against the Bulldogs scoring a run in the first inning. Fleschner led off the game with a double and later scored on a Tiffany Gillaspy single giving the Griffons a 1-0 lead. They tacked on three more in the second getting three hits. Taylor Anding scored on an error and Kat Stephonvich scored on a Sydney Washington single giving the Griffons a 3-0 lead after two.

The Bulldogs came storming back in their half of the third plating two runs on two hits cutting the Griffon lead to 3-2 after three. Once again the Griffons remained calm and scored the next two runs giving them a 5-2 lead heading to the bottom of the fifth. Shelby Elliott pinch ran for Smith and then scored on a Wahington double in the fourth and in the fifth Kailey Green scored on an error by the shortstop giving the Griffons the three run cushion.

Smith gave up a homer in late as the Bulldogs cut the final score to 5-3. The Griffons had 10 hits in the game with Washington going 3-for-3 with two RBI while Fleschner had two hits and a run scored. Smith went all five innings giving up just five hits while striking out the final batter of the game. Smith improves to 2-1 with the victory.

The Bulldogs fall to 1-2 while Mallory Davis falls to 0-2 in the circle giving up 10 hits with one strikeout. Makensy Payne went 1-2 with an RBI and a runs scored for the Bulldogs.

Game 2
MWSU 2, UIU 0
In game two the Griffons did not need many runs as Bishop controlled the game in the circle giving up just two runners in the game. She gave up one hit and walked one while striking out nine to improve to 2-1 on the season.

The Griffons got the game winning run in the 4th when as Kailey Green doubled to left field and later scored on a two out double by Michelle Stevenson giving the Griffons the 1-0 lead after four. In the 6th the Griffons were able to push across another run as Gillaspy singled leading off the inning and later scored on a passed ball giving the Griffons the 2-0 lead.

That would be all the Griffons would need as Bishop set the Peacocks down in order in the final inning.

The Griffons had six hits with six different players getting a hit.

The Peacocks fall to 1-2 on the season as Jacqueline Flood picked up the loss. She falls to 0-2 with the loss.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Bearcat baseball splits doubleheader at Cameron

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Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State baseball team split a road doubleheader with Cameron University on Friday afternoon at McCord Field in Lawton, Okla. The Bearcats fell in the first game, 5-0, but rebounded to win the nightcap, 8-4. Northwest is an even 2-2 on the year and the Aggies move to 4-4 overall. The first game was a seven-inning game and the second contest was nine innings.

Game one

The Bearcats got a first inning hit from Ryan Abernathy but were unable to figure out the Aggie pitching combination of Drew Reidt and Jacob Winters, falling 5-0. Northwest had four errors in the contest.

Rob Henrichs started on the mound and pitched four innings, giving up five runs on six hits. Only one of the runs was earned. Cameron scored one unearned run in the first, followed by a pair in the second and third innings.

Game two

Northwest picked up a first-inning run as Eric McGlauflin singled in Abernathy who had a two-out double. In the second, Austin Wulf scored on a Zack Ferreira single after reaching on an error to begin the inning.

The Bearcats broke it open in the third inning, scoring three runs on a two-out, bases loaded double by Steve Garber. After Cameron added a run in the bottom of the inning, Northwest scored another run in the top of the fourth as Jon Pomatto hit the Bearcats’ first home run of the year. In the sixth, Ferreira doubled to begin the inning and scored on an error. Pomatto, who singled after Ferreira, scored on a wild pitch to give Northwest an 8-3 lead.

Pomatto, Wulf and Abernathy each scored two runs for Northwest. Garber had three RBI while Huske, McGlauflin, Ferreira and Pomatto each had multi-hit games.

Kole Klocko started the game and went 3.1 innings, allowing three runs on five hits. Blane Reutter picked up the win, pitching 4.2 innings in relief, allowing one run on three hits. Brian Schmiedt pitched a perfect ninth, striking out the side.

Up next, Northwest will play another doubleheader tomorrow against Cameron,starting at noon. The games will again be a seven-inning game followed by anine-inning contest.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Northwest Missouri State softball drops first two games of 2014

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Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State softball team opened its season at the Arkansas-Monticello 8-State Classic Friday where the Bearcats fell to Arkansas Tech., 9-4, in game one and SW Oklahoma St. in game two, 4-0.

Arkansas Tech took an early lead going up 5-0 in the top of the second inning.

Northwest was able to get on the board in the bottom of the third inning when Baylee Scarbrough singled in Paige Orwig from second.

Chantel Adams and Kailee Sherer both crossed home plate in the fifth inning to bring the Bearcats within two, down 5-3.

ATU pushed four runs across in the top of the sixth inning while Northwest was only able to answer with one run the rest of the way out as they fell, 9-4.Sarah Baldwin was tagged with the loss in game one.

Abbie Vitosh took the circle in game two for the Bearcats. Vitosh gave up four runs in the first inning and then proceeded to shut down the SWOSU offense holding them to three hits in seven innings.

The offense was shutout for Northwest as they struggled, leaving seven runners on base in the game.

Adams went 2 for 3 in game two after going 2 for 2 in game one.

Vitosh went the distance earning the complete game while taking her first loss of the season.

The Bearcats will turn around and play Saturday as they take on Harding in game one with first pitch scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Northwest will take on Illinois-Springfield in game two, which is slated to start at 11:30 am.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Missouri holds off Arkansas, 86-85, to snap 3-game skid

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MUCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jabari Brown drove the lane for the go-ahead basket with 12.2 seconds left for the last of his 25 points and Missouri survived a late surge by Arkansas for an 86-85 victory on Thursday night.

Jordan Clarkson had 27 points to lead Missouri (17-7, 5-6 SEC), which ended the first three-game losing streak of coach Frank Haith’s three seasons. The last two wins have come against the Razorbacks (15-9, 4-7) and former Missouri coach Mike Anderson, including a four-point win on the road Jan. 28.

Rashad Madden had 17 points for Arkansas, which scored 10 straight points to take an 85-83 lead with the go-ahead points on Mardracus Wade’s layup with 1:14 to go after Clarkson’s blown layup on the other end. Madden drove the lane for a shot that rolled out with two seconds to go.

Arkansas is 1-5 on the road and 3-23 in three seasons under Anderson. Alandise Harris added 16 points and Bobby Portis had 15 for the losers.

Missouri made its first 23 free throws to tie a single-game school record before Brown, who’d been 9 for 9, missed the first of two shots with 14:06 left. The Tigers set a school record with 27 in a row over two games, topping the previous best by one and set a season best by going 34 for 38 overall.

Brown was 14 for 15 and Clarkson was 11 for 13.

Missouri led by 11 early in the second half, trailed by four and regained an eight-point cushion with 3:40 to go before Arkansas’ 10-0 run with two points each from five players.

Missouri led 48-42 at the half with Brown (16 points) and Clarkson (12) carrying the load. The first-half scoring was a season best. Brown scored 10 straight points for the Tigers late in the half capped by a three-point play that made it 42-35 with 2:54 to go.

Attendance of 12,362 was a season best at Missouri, although more than 2,500 shy of capacity.

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western baseball adds games this weekend

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riggertMissouriWesternWith the forecast for this weekend calling for temperatures in the 50’s and 60’s, the Missouri Western baseball team has scheduled games at Glennen Field at Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia, Kan. Missouri Western, Emporia State and Southwest Minnesota State are schedule for a round robin tournament on Saturday and Sunday.

Missouri Western will open the tournament on Saturday, February 15 against Southwest Minnesota State. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m. The first game of the tournament will be Emporia State hosting Southwest Minnesota State at 1:00 pm.

Sunday’s action will begin at 11:00 a.m. with Emporia State taking on Southwest Minnesota. Southwest Minnesota will then take on Missouri Western at approximately 1:30 p.m. to be followed up with Emporia State hosting Missouri Western at around 4:00 p.m.

The Griffons are 1-1 on the season after splitting its season opening double header against Arkansas Tech last weekend in Russellville, Ark.

Saturday, Feb. 15
1:00 p.m. Emporia State vs. Southwest Minnesota State
3:30 p.m. Southwest Minnesota State vs. Missouri Western

Sunday, Feb. 16
11:00 a.m. Emporia State vs. Southwest Minnesota State
1:30 p.m. Southwest Minnesota State vs. Missouri Western
4:00 p.m. Emporia State vs. Missouri Western

— MWSU Sports Information —

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