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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State softball team dropped both games in Wednesday's doubleheader against William Jewell in Liberty, Mo.
- The Bearcats jumped out to an early lead in game one, but WJC rallied to win, 4-3.
- Three Northwest home runs in game two were not enough to overcome a barrage of Cardinal hits as the Bearcats lost 8-5.
- The Bearcats are now 9-15 on the year, while the Cardinals improved to 15-8 this season.
- Stephanie Mark hit three home runs on the day.
 
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 3, William Jewell 4)
- Stephanie Mark reached base in all four of her at bats, hitting a home run and a single while drawing two walks. The senior drove in two runs and scored another.
- Torri Blythe drove her first double of the year to deep center, finishing 1-for-4 with a run scored.
- Shortstop Rebecca Maher smacked a pair of singles and drove in one run.
- Sarah Baldwin threw six solid innings for the Bearcats, giving up three earned runs on nine hits to take the loss. The senior struck out three and did not walk a batter.
 
Game One Key Innings
- In the first at bat of the game, Rebecca Maher slapped a single through the hole at second. Two batters later, Stephanie Mark opened the scoring with a two-run home run to straightaway center.
- After the Cardinals scored one in the bottom of the first, the Bearcats took the run right back in the top of the second when Ashley Wilcoxson reached on an error by the second baseman. Wilcoxson moved to second on Madison Jones' sacrifice bunt and headed for third when Cassidy Lee singled down the left field line. Maher drove her home with an infield single.
- Down 3-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Cardinals rattled off four straight hits, culminating in a walk-off single up the middle.
 

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Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 5, William Jewell 8)
- Stephanie Mark crushed two more home runs and added a single at the dish.
- Chantel Adams finished 4-for-4 with four singles.
- Rebecca Maher belted her third home run of the season, driving in two runs.
- Abigail Gilson finished 1-for-3 and scored a run.
- Abbie Vitosh got the start in game two, throwing 3 1/3 innings and giving up five runs on nine hits to take the loss.
- Paige Blythe threw 1 1/3 innings out of the bullpen, striking out two while giving up three runs.
- Kendle Schieber came in to record the final four outs, all of which were strikeouts.
- The Bearcats went errorless in game two after making three errors in the first contest.
 
Game Two Key Innings
- After falling behind 4-0 after three innings, the Bearcats closed the gap to one run after Kendle Schieber led off the fourth with a single to left center. Two batters later, Abigail Gilson put runners on the corners with a single to right. After Schieber scored on a botched pickoff, Rebecca Maher curled a two-run home run about the right field foul pole.
- Stephanie Mark led off the fifth with a deep bomb to left center, making the score 5-4 in favor of the Cardinals.
- Trailing 8-4 in the seventh, Mark hammered a homer to right center. Chantel Adams followed Mark with a single back up the middle, but the rally was stopped short with a pair of groundouts.
 

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Up Next
- The Bearcats return to conference play this weekend when Lincoln comes to town on Friday. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.