Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team beat Oklahoma Christian, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon in 11 innings at Dobson Field in Oklahoma City, Okla.
- The Bearcats move above .500 at 5-4 on the year while the Eagles fall to 5-6.
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Carson Smith pitched 3.0 innings of one-hit relief ball for the win. He did not walk a batter and worked perfect ninth and 10th innings.
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Nick Gotta was 2-for-4 on the day with a pair of walks. He delivered the go-ahead RBI in the 11th on a double.
Key Northwest Statistics- Northwest scored two runs in the third, two in the seventh and one in the 11th. The Bearcats finished with 12 hits and did not commit an error.
- The Eagles scored one in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh. OCU also had 12 hits but committed four errors leading to two unearned runs.
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Ozzie Adams was 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI. He ended the game with an over the head catch in short right center in the bottom of the 11th with a runner on first.
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Kolby Greenslade went 3-for-5 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base.
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Garrett Fort and
Aaron Barratt each went 1-for-5 with a run scored. Fort also picked up an RBI and a walk. Barratt had a double in the third inning.
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Jay Hrdlicka was 1-for-4 with a double and a pair of walks.
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Nick Howard went 1-for-5 and
Jake Lewis was 1-for-3 on the day.
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Brad Roberts started on the hill, going 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits. He struck out three batters and did not allow a walk.
Key Northwest Innings- Barratt led off the third with a double down the left field line and scored on a Greenslade RBI single to center. After Greenslade stole second, he scored on Fort's RBI single to right, making it 2-0 Northwest.
- Greenslade got things going for Northwest in the seventh with a leadoff infield single. Fort reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second on an error. Adams singled to center, driving in Fort to tie the game, 3-3. After Gotta was intentionally walked, Hrdlicka reached on a fielder's choice but Adams scored on a throwing error by the second baseman to give the Bearcats a 4-3 lead.
- With two outs in the 11th inning, Adams singled to right field. Gotta delivered the go-ahead RBI on a double down the left field line, scoring Adams from first to give Northwest the lead, 4-3.
- Smith gave up a one out single in the bottom of the 11th but then got a flyout to center for the second out. With two down, Adams ran down a blooping fly to short right center to end the game.
Up Next- MIAA play begins for the Bearcats in their home opener on Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. against Northeastern State.
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