Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State baseball team came up short in the series finale with Central Missouri, 14-4, on Monday afternoon in Warrensburg, Mo.
- The Bearcats now stand at 6-9 overall and 4-4 in the conference, while the Mules improved their record to 8-7 and 4-4.
Key Statistics- Shortstop
Nick Gotta collected a pair of singles and scored one run from the leadoff spot.
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Garrett Fort finished the day 2-for-3 with a double and two runs.
- Freshman
Nick Howard drove in a pair of runs.
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Steven Garber reached base twice on one single and one double.
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Nikko Pablo started the game for the Bearcats, throwing 4 2/3 innings and giving up seven earned runs to take the loss.
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Rob Henrichs came in to close out the game, giving up two runs on three hits in one inning pitched.
Key Innings- After Central Missouri took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, the Bearcats leveled the score in the third when
Garrett Fort opened things up with a one-out single to right.
Nick Gotta followed him with an infield single and
Austin Wulff loaded the bases on a single to left. Fort and Gotta came around to score when
Nick Howard reached on a fielder's choice.
- Facing a 14-2 deficit in the seventh, the Bearcats began clawing back when Fort clubbed a double to right center. He came around to score when Wulff reached on an error. Howard followed with an RBI single to center, closing the gap to 14-4.
Up Next- The Bearcats will make their home opener next weekend when Nebraska Kearney heads to Maryville for a four game conference series. The teams will match up on Friday, March 13 at 2 p.m. for one game, followed by a doubleheader on Saturday, March 14 and the series finale on Sunday, March 15.
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