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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State softball team picked up a crucial split against league-leading Pittsburg State on Friday afternoon in Pittsburg, Kan.
- The Gorillas rallied from a 7-3 deficit in game one to win in extra innings, 8-7.
- The Bearcats retaliated with an 11-1 trouncing in the night cap, scoring in five of the six innings played.
- Northwest now has a 17-19 record overall and a 10-8 mark in the MIAA, while the Gorillas move to 28-12 and 15-3 this season.
- The Gorillas committed seven errors on the day, compared to just two errors for the Bearcats.

Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 7, Pittsburg State 8)
- Sophomore Baylee Scarbrough crushed her first home run of the season, driving in two runs in the process.
- First baseman Stephanie Mark finished 2-for-4, including her tenth home run this year.
- Rebecca Maher clubbed a double, knocking in a run and ultimately scoring one of her own.
- Second baseman Torri Blythe scored a pair of runs after reaching base on a single and a fielder's choice.
- Abbie Vitosh came in to pitch in the seventh inning and recorded the final five outs of the contest, three of which were strikeouts.

Game One Key Innings
- After falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, the Bearcats closed the gap to two after Torri Blythe reached on a fielder's choice. The sophomore stole second, her 12th swipe this season, and scored after Cassidy Lee sent a single to center.
- The Bearcats batted around and tacked on six runs in the fifth after Jessica Rawie reached third on a dropped fly ball. The catcher came in to score when Blythe slapped a single to right. Two batters later, Rebecca Maher sent a double to right, scoring Blythe. Stephanie Mark cleared the bases in the next at bat with a home run to left. The Gorillas seemed to be out of the inning when Chantel Adams struck out swinging, but the pitch got past the catcher and Adams beat the throw to first. Baylee Scarbrough made Pittsburg State pay for their mistake when she sent the next pitch over the right field fence, giving Northwest a 7-3 edge.
 

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Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 11, Pittsburg State 1)
- Kendle Schieber threw a complete game one-hitter in the second matchup, allowing just two base runners. The junior struck out seven Gorillas and recorded 11 straight to close out the game.
- Chantel Adams reached base in all four at bats, finishing with home run and two doubles while driving in five runs and scoring three more.
- Abigail Gilson sent a solo shot over the fence in right, the first home run of her collegiate career.
- Shortstop Rebecca Maher scored two runs after reaching on a double and a single.
- Stephanie Mark scored a pair of runs for the Bearcats.
- Freshman Jessica Rawie scored one run after drawing a pair of walks and clubbing a double in her third plate appearance. She also caught a Gorilla runner stealing, the ninth runner she has thrown out in 2015.

Game Two Key Innings
- Northwest grabbed a pair of runs in the first after Torri Blythe was hit by a pitch to start the game. After moving to third on Rebecca Maher's single to center, the two came around to score when Chantel Adams drilled a double to the gap in right center.
- The Bearcats added three more in the third when Maher legged out a one-out double followed by a walk to Stephanie Mark. Adams again came up with a two-run double and came around to score herself when Baylee Scarbrough banged a double of her own.
- Jessica Rawie drew a walk to lead off the fourth and headed to second on Blythe's sacrifice bunt. Rawie tapped the plate when Cassidy Lee sent a single back up the middle.
- Chantel Adams continued her outstanding contest by leading off the fifth with a solo shot to left center. Not to be outdone, Abigail Gilson added a home run of her own two batters later to put Northwest up, 8-1.
- The Bearcats put together a two-out rally in the sixth after Mark reached on a fielder's choice. Following a walk to Adams, Baylee Scarbrough singled up the middle. All three scored on a wild pitch compounded with a throwing error from the catcher.
 

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Up Next
- The Bearcats will play their final road contests of the season on Saturday when they travel to Joplin, Mo. for a twin bill against Missouri Southern. First pitch is scheduled for noon.