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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri University baseball team beat Washburn, 5-1, on Thursday afternoon in an MIAA contest at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.
- Northwest improves to 11-6 overall and 3-4 in MIAA play. The Ichabods fall to 11-7 and 3-4 in conference action.
- Joseph Hietpas went the full 9.0 innings, allowing just one run on two hits. He struck out eight batters and walked just one.
- Logan Rycraft was 3-for-3 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and also scored a run.

Key Northwest Statistics
- The Bearcats scored one run in the fourth, one in the sixth and three in the seventh. Washburn scored a single run in the fourth.
- Northwest had five runs on 10 hits with one error. The Ichabods had one run on two hits with two errors.
- Ozzie Adams was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. He had a double and also drew a walk.
- Landon Figg was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a double in the seventh..
- Luke Hassman drove in a run in the fourth and was 1-for-3. He was also hit by a pitch.
- Garrett Fort was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
- Luke Wilkinson was 1-for-2 with a walk.
- Hietpas set the Ichabods down in order in the first, third, fifth, sixth and ninth innings.

Key Northwest Innings
- Adams drew a walk to lead off the fourth and came around to score on a Hassman single two batters later to tie the game at 1-1.

- Adams again found his way on base to begin a frame, starting the sixth with a double to left. He went to third on a passed ball. Figg hit an infield single to first, driving in Adams to give the Bearcats a 1-0 lead.

- Wilkinson started the seventh by hitting a foul ball behind the plate that the catcher dropped for an error. The designated hitter made Washburn pay with a double to right center. Joseph Curtis came in to pinch run. After an out, Rycraft doubled to score Curtis making it 3-1. Fort followed it with a single to drive in Rycraft to make it 4-1. After a pitching change, Fort came around to score on an Adams single.

Up Next
- The series will now shift to Topeka, Kan., due to weather. The Bearcats and the Ichabods will play Friday, March 10, at 3 p.m. followed by a 2 p.m. game on Saturday.