---

Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team beat Southwest Baptist, 7-5, on Sunday at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.
- The win gives Northwest a three-game sweep over SBU after taking Friday's and Saturday's games.
- Northwest improves to 21-17 overall and 16-12 in conference action. SBU falls to 17-21 overall and 12-16 in MIAA play.
- Jay Hrdlicka went 3-for-4 on the day with a pair of RBI.
- Anthony Caenepeel went 8.0 innings for his fifth win, allowing five runs on seven hits. He recorded four strikeouts and walked just three batters.

Key Northwest Statistics
- Northwest scored seven runs on eight hits with no errors. Northwest got two runs in the first and five in the third.
- Southwest Baptist scored one in the first and four in the fifth. SBU finished with five runs on seven hits with one error.
- Kolby Greenslade went 2-for-4 with a run scored. He also stole a base.
- James Holler hit his sixth homerun of the year in the first, a two run shot. He finished the day with a pair of runs scored and was also hit by a pitch.
- Kevin Handzlik was 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI and one run scored.
- Aaron Barratt was 1-for-3 with a double and a sacrifice bunt.
- Ozzie Adams drew a pair of walks and came around to score two runs on the afternoon.
- Jake Lewis was hit by a pitch in the third and came around to score Northwest's seventh run of the contest.
- Carson Smith picked up his sixth save of the year, recording the final three outs of the contest.

Key Northwest Innings
- With two outs in the first, Adams reached on an error on a ball hit to the second baseman. Holler took advantage of the mistake and crushed his sixth homerun of the year over the right field fence to make it 2-1 Northwest.
 
- Greenslade led off the third with a single up the middle. After a pair of out, Adams walked and Holler was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two down. Handzlik came up with a two-RBI single to right to score Adams and Greenslade. Lewis was hit by a pitch to load the bases again and this time it was Hrdlicka who singled to right center to drive in Holler and Handzlik to make it 6-1 Northwest. After a pitching change, Lewis would score on a balk to push the lead to 7-1.

Up Next
- Northwest heads to Missouri Western on Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in St. Joseph, Mo.