Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State baseball games lost both games in a doubleheader against Washburn on Friday afternoon.
- After the Bearcats rallied to tie game one in the sixth, the Ichabods sealed the victory with four runs in the seventh and final inning.
- Washburn took the nine-inning game two, 13-5.
- The Bearcats fall to 19-24 this season and 14-18 in the MIAA, while the Ichabods improved their record to 26-17 and 19-13 in the conference.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 5, Washburn 9)
- Northwest scored its five runs on eight hits and did not commit an error in the field. The Ichabods plated their nine runs on 11 hits while committing one defensive error.
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Paul Johnson finished 2-for-4, driving in two runs.
- Shortstop
Nick Gotta smashed a pair of singles and scored one run.
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Austin Wulff scored a pair of runs after crushing a double and drawing two walks.
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Kolby Greenslade drove in two runs on a single in his first at bat.
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Luke Wilkinson scored after reaching base on a single in the fifth inning.
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Nikko Pablo took the loss after giving up seven runs on eight hits in 6.1 innings pitched. The sophomore tallied six strikeouts in the contest.
Game One Key Innings- After falling behind 2-0 early on, the Bearcats tied the score in the second when
Steven Garber drew a walk to lead off the inning. Garber moved to third on Wulff's double down the left field line and they both crossed the plate when Greenslade sent a single to center.
- Finding themselves behind again, the Bearcats closed the gap to 5-4 in the fifth after Johnson drove a single to center to score Wilkinson and Gotta, who had both singled earlier in the inning.
- Northwest tied the score in the sixth when Wulff drew a walk to open the frame. After moving to second on Greenslade's sacrifice bunt, the right fielder came around to score on an error by the shortstop.
Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 5, Washburn 13)
- The Bearcats racked up 15 hits to score their five runs, while the Ichabods collected 11 hits en route to 13 runs.
- Both teams committed two errors in the field.
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Luke Wilkinson collected three hits in five at bats, one of which was his third double this season.
- Right fielder
Austin Wulff drove in a pair of runs after reaching base on a pair of singles and drawing a walk.
- Sophomore
Garrett Fort hit a home run for the second day in a row, driving in two runs.
- Shortstop
Nick Gotta scored a pair of runs after reaching base three times.
- Senior
Steven Garber had a two-hit performance, reaching on a single and a double.
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Paul Johnson scored twice after legging out an infield single and reaching on a hit-by-pitch.
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Brad Roberts gave up six runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings to take the loss. Roberts struck out five Ichabods while walking four.
Game Two Key Innings - After the Ichabods put up three runs in the first, Northwest evened things up in the third after Gotta was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Fort proceeded to drive a pitch to deep right for his second home run this season. Johnson reached on an infield single in the next at bat and came around to score later in the inning when
Kolby Greenslade reached on a single.
- The Bearcats took the lead in the fourth after
Derek Meyer led off with a single to right. Three batters later the bases were loaded following a walk to Gotta and a HBP to Johnson.
Steven Garber grounded into a fielder's choice for the second out of the inning, but Wulff singled in the next at bat to plate Gotta and Johnson.
Up Next- The Bearcats will host Midland College on Tuesday, April 21, at 2 p.m. at Bearcat Field in non-conference action. MIAA play will conclude with a four-game series at Missouri Western starting on Friday, April 24.
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