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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University softball team picked up a pair of wins over Lincoln on Thursday afternoon at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.
- The Bearcats won both games by run rule, winning 11-2 and 11-3.
- Northwest is now 10-6 overall and 2-0 in MIAA play. The Blue Tigers fall to 2-16 on the year and 0-2 in conference action.
- In the two games, the Bearcats had 31 total hits. Every batter Northwest sent to the plate in the two games combined finished with at least two hits and one RBI.
 

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Game One Key Northwest Statistics (Northwest 11, Lincoln 2)
- The Bearcats scored three runs in the second, one in the third and seven in the sixth inning. Lincoln got both runs in the fifth inning.
- Northwest had 11 runs on 14 hits while the Blue Tigers had two runs on seven hits. Neither team committed an error.
- Kiana Baderdeen was 1-for-4 with a walk-off grand slam in the sixth, driving in four runs.
- Karli Allen was 4-for-4 with two runs scored.
- Chantel Adams was 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two RBIs and a walk.
- Torri Blythe was 1-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI. She drew two walks and stole two bases.
- Jaedra Moses was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored.
- Rebecca Maher was 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI double.
- Kaitlin Weis was 1-for-4. She pitched the final three outs, allowing just one hit while striking out one.
- Jessica Rawie was 1-for-4 with a run scored.
- Abigail Gilson was 1-for-3 with an RBI double, a walk and a run scored.
- Taylor Blackford got her fourth win of the year, going 5.0 innings. She allowed just two runs on six hits with one walk allowed.

Game One Key Northwest Innings
- Adams drew a walk to begin the second and went to second on a wild pitch. Gilson walked with one down to put two runners on for Allen who singled to wright to load the bases. Blythe drew a walk to force in a run to make it 1-0. Moses then hit a single down the left field line, scoring Allen and Gilson to make it 3-0 Bearcats.

- With one down in the third, Adams singled to left and came around to score two batters later on a Gilson double.

- Blythe led off the sixth with a single to left and then stole second. Moses reached on a fielder's choice for Maher who doubled to dirve in Blythe. After a popout, Adams singled to left center to score Maher and Moses. Rawie singled to left to move Adams up to second. After a second out, Allen hit a swinging bunt single to load the bases. Baderdeen then ended the game by taking an 0-1 pitch over the left field fence for a grand slam, ending the game.
 

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Game Two Key Northwest Statistics (Northwest 11, Lincoln 3)
- The Bearcats scored two runs in the first, two in the fourth and seven in the sixth. Lincoln scored all three runs in the fourth inning.
- Northwest had 11 runs on 17 hits with one error. The Blue Tigers had three runs on three hits with no errors.
- Blythe was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a walk, a triple and a stolen base.
- Moses was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI. She also drew a walk, stole a base and hit a sacrifice fly.
- Maher drove in three runs with two hits, a run scored and a walk.
- Weis also drove in three runs with a pair of hits. She scored once and had a double. She pitched the fifth and sixth innings, allowing no hits with four strikeouts.
- Adams was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
- Gilson was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI on a solo home run to start the fourth inning.
- Rawie was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored. She also had a double.
- Allen was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
- Baderdeen stole two bases, going 3-for-3 with a run scored and a double.
- Holly Posegate got the win, throwing 4.0 innings. She allowed three unearned runs on three hits. She walked two while striking out three.

Game Two Key Northwest Innings
- Blythe opened the bottom of the first with a triple to right field. Moses then drew a walk and stole second. Maher then drove in both runners with an RBI single to left.

- Gilson led off the fourth with a solo home run to left field to tie the game, 3-3. Rawie then singled to left and went to second on an Allen sacrifice bunt. Baderdeen's single moved Rawie to third. Two batters later, Moses hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Rawie to make it a 4-3 Northwest lead.

- In the sixth, Baderden hit a one-out single and then stole second. A Blythe bunt single moved Baderdeen to third. Moses loaded the bases as she reached on a bunt single. Maher drove in Baderdeen with a single to left and Weis cleared the bases with a double to left center. Adams followed it with a single to right and Gilson walked to load the bases for Rawie. Rawie hit a double to left center, scoring two to make it 10-3. Allen ended the game with a single up the middle, scoring Gilson from third.
 

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Up Next
- Northwest will host Lindenwood on Friday, March 10, at 1 and 3 p.m.