Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team dropped a 3-2 decision to Lindenwood University on Friday afternoon in St. Charles, Mo., at the Lou Brock Sports Complex.
- The loss moves Northwest to 7-6 overall and 2-2 in conference action while Lindenwood improved to 7-4 overall and 2-2 in MIAA play.
- Starting pitcher
Joseph Hietpas went 6.1 innings, allowing no runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out six.
- The Lions were held scoreless until the ninth inning, plating three for the walkoff victory.
Key Northwest Statistics- The Bearcats had two runs on seven hits with two errors. Northwest scored one in the seventh and one in the ninth.
- The Lions had eight hits and did not commit an error.
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Nikko Pablo and
Bryce Shea pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in relief of Hietpas. Pablo got the final two outs of the seventh without allowing a hit. Shea closed out the eighth allowing just one hit. each struck out a batter.
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Jake Lewis was 2-for-2 on the day with a double and a walk. He scored Northwest's run in the seventh inning.
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Aaron Barratt was 1-for-1 with a pinch hit double. He scored the Bearcat's ninth inning run.
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Kolby Greenslade was 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the seventh inning.
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Jay Hrdlicka,
James Holler and
Derek Meyer each had a base hit. Meyer also picked up a walk.
Key Northwest Innings-
Jake Lewis started the seventh with a single. After a strikeout, he moved up to second on a groundout and was able to advance to third on a passed ball. Greenslade hit an infield single to second, scoring Lewis to make it 1-0 Northwest.
- The Bearcats added another run in the ninth, capitalizing on a Lindenwood wild pitch. Barratt, who started the inning with a pinch hit double to left center scored on the errant pitch with
Nick Howard at bat.
Up Next- The series at Lindenwood continues with a 1 p.m. Saturday contest.
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