Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University softball team split a pair of games on Saturday at No. 16 ranked Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla.
- Northwest is now 14-10 on the year and 3-1 in MIAA play. The Bronchos move to 21-5 overall and 5-1 in conference action.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 10, Central Oklahoma 5)
- Northwest scored six runs in the second, two in the fourth and two in the seventh. The Bronchos scored twice in the first and three times in the sixth.
- The Bearcats had 10 runs on 10 hits with no errors. Central Oklahoma had five runs on 11 hits with two errors.
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Jaedra Moses was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
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Torri Blythe was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
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Chantel Adams hit her third home run of the season, going 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
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Rebecca Maher went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
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Abigail Gilson went 1-for-4 with a run scored.
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Kiana Baderdeen went 1-for-3 with a pair of runs scored.
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Taylor Blackford got the win in the circle. She allowed five runs on 10 hits.
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Kaitlin Weis, who also scored a run in the game, pitched the final four outs, allowing just one hit and no runs.
Game One Key Innings
- In the second, Adams walked to begin the frame and took second on a wild pitch. Gilson singled to put runners on the corners and Rawie hit an RBI double to center to score Adams. After an out, Gilson scored on an error off a Baderdeen fielder's choice. Blythe hit a single to the pitcher to load the bases. Moses hit a two-RBI single up the middle to make it 4-2 Northwest. Maher followed that with an RBI single, scoring Blythe. A throwing error allowed Moses to score on a Weis fielder's choice, giving the Bearcats a 6-2 lead.
- Baderdeen and Blythe hit back-to-back infield singles to start the frame and Moses hit a single to left to load the bases. Maher hit into a fielder's choice, scoring Baderdeen. After an out, a pair of wild pitches allowed Moses to score, making it 8-2 Bearcats.
- In the seventh, Weis drew a one-out walk and Adams launched a home run over the left center field fence.
Game Two Key Statistics (Central Oklahoma 9, Northwest 3)
- Northwest scored all three runs in the fifth inning. The Bronchos scored two in the first, four in the second, two in the third and one in the fifth.
- The Bearcats had three runs on 10 hits with one error. Central Oklahoma had nine runs on 13 hits with no errors.
- Weis was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. She hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning.
- Maher went 2-for-4 in the second game.
- Blythe was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk.
- Moses went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. She had an RBI triple in the fifth inning.
- Gilson, Rawie and Baderdeen each had hits in the second game.
Game Two Key Innings
- In the fifth, Blythe led off with a single up the middle. Moses followed it up with a triple to right center, scoring Blythe from first. After a flyout, Weis hit a two-run home run to center, scoring Moses.
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Up Next
- Northwest will head to Tahlequah, Okla., to face Northeastern State on Sunday. The first game of the double header starts at noon.
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