Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team picked up a pair of wins over Emporia State on Sunday at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia, Kan.
- The Bearcats (5-6, 2-0) took the first game in extra innings, defeating the Hornets (6-6, 0-2), 3-2, in a 14-inning affair.
- In the second game, Northwest held on for a 7-6 victory over the Hornets to complete the double header sweep.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 3, Emporia State 2, 14 inn.)
- Northwest scored two runs in the second and one in the 14th. The Hornets got single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
- The Bearcats had three runs on 13 hits. Emporia State had two runs on nine hits. Neither team had an error.
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Hudson Bilodeau was 3-for-6 with an RBI.
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Luke Hassman went 3-for-6.
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Alixon Herrera had the winning hit, going 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. He was hit by two pitches in the game.
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Kevin Handzlik was 2-for-5 with a run scored and also drew a walk.
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Logan Rycraft scored the winning run, going 1-for-6.
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Landon Figg and
Mondesi Gutierrez each went 1-for-6.
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Aaron Barratt had an RBI when he was hit by a second inning pitch.
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Joseph Hietpas got the no decision in his start, pitching 7.0 innings. He allowed two runs on six hits. He walked four and struck out eight.
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Quintin Van Ackeren retired all 11 batters he faced between the eighth and 11th innings. He stuck out four batters in total.
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Jacob Wagner got the win, pitching the final 3.1 innings of the game. He allowed just three hits and no runs. He struck out three and issued one free pass.
Game One Key Innings
- Northwest got on the board first in the second inning with a one out rally. With one down, Herrera was hit by a pitch. Handzlik and Gutierrez hit back-to-back singles to load the bases. Barratt was hit by a pitch, forcing in Herrera to make it 1-0. Bilodeau got an RBI single to shallow left field to drive in Handzlik to give Northwest a 2-0 lead.
- Rycraft singled to start the 14th inning. After a failed bunt attempt to move him over, Figg reached on a fielder's choice but Rycraft was able to get a good enough jump to make it to second safely. Hassman hit a single to the hole between short and third to load the bases with one down. Herrera came up and ripped a single to left, driving in the winning run for Northwest.
Game Two Key Statistics (Northwest 7, Emporia State 6)
- The Bearcats scored one in the second, one in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in the seventh. Emporia State had three in the first, two in the third and one in the fifth.
- Northwest had seven runs on eight hits with three errors. The Hornets scored six times on nine hits with one error.
- Figg went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
- Herrera went 1-for-2 with two walks, two RBIs and two runs scored. He hit a home run in the fifth inning.
- Hassman had a double, going 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
- Gutierrez was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
- Barratt was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base.
- Handzlik drew two walks and scored a run.
- Bilodeau was 1-for-5 with a run scored.
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Derek Hussey reached on a pair of walks.
- Rycraft walked and scored a run in the fifth.
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Joe Funkhouser worked 2.2 innings of relief for the win, allowing just one hit and no runs. He walked three and struck out one.
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Trevor Dudar got the final four outs of the game for Northwest. He allowed one hit and no runs, striking out three and issuing one walk.
Game Two Key Innings
- With one out in the second, Handzlik drew a walk and went to second on a ground out. Barratt hit an RBI single to left to drive in Handzlik for the Bearcats' first run.
- Herrera and Handzlik drew back-to-back walks with one down in the fourth. A wild pitch advanced both runners. Gutierrez hit a single into the hole at third, driving in Herrera for an RBI.
- In the fifth, Rycraft drew a walk to lead off and went to second on a groundout. Figg hit a single into right field and Rycraft slid safely into home. After another groundout, Herrera launched his first home run of the year, a two-run shot over the left center field fence to make it a 6-5 ball game.
- With one down in the seventh, Bilodeau and Figg hit back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second. Hassman tied the game, 6-6, with a double down the left field line, driving in Bilodeau. After a pitching change, Herrera walked to load the bases. Handzlik hit a grounder back to the pitcher who forced out Figg at home, but an errant throw by the catcher allowed Hassman to score from second to give Northwest a 7-6 lead.
Up Next
- The third and final game of the series is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Monday.
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