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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to Truman State, 6-2, on Saturday afternoon at Clyde Berry Field in Arkadelphia, Ark.
- The Bearcats fall to 6-1 on the year while the Bulldogs improved to 1-1.
- The neutral site game was played on the campus of Henderson State University.
- James Holler went 2-for-4 on the day, driving in both Bearcat runs.
- Prior to today's game, Northwest had tied a program record for the best start in Bearcat history with a 6-0 start, tying the mark set in 1964 and 1973.

Key Northwest Statistics
- Northwest scored two runs on three hits with one error. Truman State had six runs on nine hits with no errors.
- The Bearcats scored single runs in the fourth and sixth innings. The Bulldogs scored three in the first, two in the sixth and one in the seventh.
- Ozzie Adams went 1-for-4 with a run scored.
- Landon Figg drew a walk in the sixth and came around the score Northwest's second run.
- Jay Hrdlicka, Kevin Handzlik, Logan Rycraft and Kolby Greenslade all drew walks on the day.
- Brad Roberts got the start on the mound, going 5.1 innings. He allowed just three earned runs on six hits. He walked just two batters and struck out one.
- Quintin Van Ackeren worked 3.1 innings, allowing just three hits and one run. He struck out two while not issuing a walk.
- Roberts set the Bulldogs down in order in the 2nd inning and Van Ackeren worked a perfect eighth inning, ending the side on a called third strike.

Key Northwest Innings
- With one down in the fourth, Adams doubled down the right field line and went to third on a Figg groundout. With two down, Holler singled to drive in Adams to cut the Truman State lead to 3-1.

- Figg drew a two out walk in the sixth inning and went to second ona balk. Holler hit a double to right center to drive in Figg, making it 5-3, which forced a Bulldog pitching change.

Up Next
- The Bearcats will head to Edmond, Okla., for a three-game series at Oklahoma Christian University starting on Friday, Feb. 17.