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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to Missouri Western, 10-5, on Tuesday evening at the Griffon Spring Sports Complex in St. Joseph, Mo.
- Northwest falls to 24-11 overall and 13-9 in MIAA play. The Griffons improve to 18-17 on the season and 15-10 in conference action.

Key Northwest Statistics
- Northwest scored two in the first, one in the seventh and two in the ninth. The Griffons had two in the second, two in the third, two in the sixth, one in the seventh and three in the eight.
- The Bearcats had five runs on 10 hits with three errors. Missouri Western had 10 runs on 17 hits with one error.
- James Holler went 2-for-4 with an RBI. He was also hit by a pitch.
- Luke Hassman was 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI. He had a double in the game.
- Landon Figg had a double, going 1-for-4. He scored a run, drove in a run and drew a walk.
- Garrett Fort hit a triple, scored a run, drove in a run and drew a walk, going 1-for-4 in the game.
- Kolby Greenslade scored a run, going 1-for-4.
- Logan Rycraft was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
- Jay Hrdlicka and Ozzie Adams each went 1-for-5 on the day.
- Eddy Kraber got the start on the mound. He went, 3.1 innings, allowing four runs. He walked one and struck out one.
- Quintin Van Ackeren worked 2.0 innings of relief. He allowed just one run on one hit, striking out four. He struck out the side in the fifth and retired the first six batters he faced.

Key Northwest Innings
- Northwest got a two-out rally in the first as Figg hit a double to right field. Hassman followed it up with a double to left center on a 3-0 count, scoring Figg. Holler then knocked a single through the right side to drive in Hassman, making it 2-0 Bearcats.

- With one down in the seventh, Greenslade legged out an infield single to the right side, beating the pitcher to the base. Rycraft reached on an error by the left fielder allowing Greenslade to reach second and Fort drew a walk to load the bases. After a flyout, Greenslade came in to score on a wild pitch.

- Rycraft started the ninth with a double down the left field line. Fort put a ball to the warning track that bounced up against the fence for a triple, driving in Rycraft. After a flyout, Figg grounded out to first, allowing Fort to score from third.

Up Next
- Northwest will head to Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, Mo., for a three-game series starting on Thursday, April 13.