JOPLIN, Mo. - The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to Quincy University, 12-7.

Northwest (4-6 overall) took a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth, but could not slow down Quincy (2-1) as the Hawks scored 12 straight runs from the fourth through the eighth inning to secure the win.

The Bearcat bats lit up early on as Donovan Warren singled hom Brett Holden in the first inning.

The Bearcats used the long ball in the third to take the lead to 3-0 behind solo shots from Jacob Pinkerton and Holden.

Tyler Peters singled home Ryan Koski and Brady Stickert lifted a sac fly that scored Peters in the fourth.

Bearcat starter Phil Brenneman was lifted after 3 1/3 innings. Brenneman was tagged for five hits, six walks and four runs (all earned). Brandin Hallier relieved Brenneman in the fourth but surrendered two more runs in his 1 2/3 of work to suffer the loss. 

The Bearcats got two runs back in the ninth on an RBI groundout by Halden and on a Quincy error that scored Pinkerton for an unearned run.

Northwest is scheduled to open its home play at the Bearcat Baseball Field this Friday, Saturday and Sunday against Central Missouri.

NOTES: Tyler Peters extended his hitting streak to eight games as he went 2-for-4 at the plate ... Donovan Warren moved his reached base streak to 10 straight as he went 1-for-5 ... Brett Holden went 2-for-3 to earn his fourth multi-hit game of the season.