Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team picked up a 3-0 victory over Lindenwood on Sunday afternoon at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo.
- The win moves Northwest to 9-6 overall and 4-2 in MIAA play. The Lions fall to 7-6 overall and 2-4 in conference action.
- The Bearcats fell on Friday evening but rebounded to win the series with victories on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
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Brad Roberts started and went 6.1 innings for the Bearcats. He did not allow a run on six hits. He walked two and struck out one.
Key Northwest Statistics - Northwest scored one run in the seventh and two in the eighth. The Bearcats had six hits on the day and did not commit an error.
- The Lions were held to seven total hits and committed two errors, one of which led to a pair of unearned runs in the eighth.
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Nikko Pablo worked 1.2 innings of relief, allowing just one hit and one walk. He struck out one and worked a perfect eighth inning.
- Pablo allowed a leadoff single in the ninth before
Carson Smith came in for the save. Smith got a double play ball followed by a flyout to end the game. It was Smith's second save of the year.
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Kevin Handzlik was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
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Jake Lewis went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
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Jay Hrdlicka was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
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Kolby Greenslade was 1-for-3 with a double.
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Nick Howard was 1-for-1 after entering the game in the seventh.
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Garrett Fort and
Ozzie Adams each scored runs for Northwest.
Key Northwest Innings- Lewis led off the seventh inning with a single. After a double play in which Lewis advanced to second, Handzlik hit an RBI single to break the scoreless tie and give Northwest a 1-0 lead.
- In the eighth, Greenslade doubled but was out on a Fort fielder's choice. Adams reached on an error putting runners on first and second with one down. After another out, Hrdlicka singled to drive in Fort. On the throw, Adams reached third and made it home safely to put the Bearcats up, 3-0.
Up Next- Northwest's seven-game road trip continues with a three game MIAA series at Washburn starting on Friday, March 11 at 4 p.m. in Topeka, Kan.
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