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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to Missouri Western, 1-0, in 10 innings on Thursday in the first round of the MIAA Tournament at Missouri Southern State University.
- The game featured a nearly three-hour weather delay.
- The loss moves Northwest to 31-19 on the year while the Griffons improve to 30-18 on the season.
- Missouri Southern's Warren Turner Field in Joplin, Mo., is serving as the host site for this year's tournament.

Key Northwest Statistics
- The Bearcats had seven hits while Missouri Western had one run on six hits. Neither team had an error.
- Landon Figg went 2-for-4 at the plate.
- Kolby Greenslade was 2-for-4 on the afternoon.
- Logan Rycraft was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Garrett Fort and Jay Hrdlicka each went 1-for-4.
- Alixon Herrera reached on a walk and Ozzie Adams was hit by a pitch.
- Anthony Caenepeel got the start and went 5.0 innings before the weather delay. He allowed just two hits and struck out five while not issuing a walk.
- After allowing a leadoff single in the first, he retired 10-straight batters.
- Austin Battaglia worked 2.0 innings of scoreless relief after the delay, striking out one while allowing just one hit. He set the Griffons down in order in the seventh.
- Nikko Pablo retired the first four batters he faced after entering in the eighth inning. He went 2.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits. He struck out one and did not issue a walk.

Key Northwest Innings
- In the bottom of the ninth, Missouri Western's David Glaude hit a tailing fly ball to the warning track in left center field to lead off the inning. But Fort, who was playing towards right tracked the ball down and made a diving catch for the out.

Up Next
- Northwest will now face Southwest Baptist on Friday at noon at Missouri Southern. The time and location is subject to change. Fans can find updated information on the MIAA Tournament Hompage.