The Northwest Missouri State baseball team is set for a three-game slate in Joplin, Missouri. Northwest will play Friday Morning vs. Illinois Springfield, Saturday afternoon vs. Minnesota State and Sunday afternoon vs. McKendree all at Warren Turner Field on the Campus of Missouri Southern.
 
Friday, Feb. 17
Northwest Missouri State vs. Illinois Springfield, 10:30 a.m. | Live Stats | Watch
 
Saturday, Feb. 18
Northwest Missouri State vs. Minnesota State, 4 p.m. | Live Stats |  Watch
 
Sunday, Feb. 19
Northwest Missouri State vs. McKendree, 1 p.m. | Live Stats |  Watch
 
Northwest is 0-1 all-time vs. Illinois Springfield. The last meeting came in February of 2022.
 
Northwest is 1-9 all-time vs. Minnesota State. The last meeting came in 2002.
 
Northwest is 0-2 all-time vs. McKendree. The last meeting came in 2020.
 
Northwest comes into the weekend losing five in a row after getting swept in a four-game series last weekend at Northwestern Oklahoma State.
 
Junior outfielder DJ Heck comes into this weekend's contests with a team high .433 batting average. That ranks 14^th best in the MIAA Conference. Heck also has a team high .514 OB%.
 
Senior outfielder Ryan Koski is slashing a .333 average and has a team high 7 RBI's on the season.
 
Junior pitcher Zach Wiese owns a 4.00 ERA, making his second start of the season last weekend. Wiese has a record of 0-1 and has walked three hitters in 9.0 innings of work.
 
Senior pitcher Max Spitzmiller is fourth all-time in program history in innings pitched. Spitzmiller is also fourth all time in career strikeouts in program history.
 
Innings Pitched
1. - Joseph Hietpas, 2015-18 - 309.2
2. - Brad Roberts, 2015-18 - 294.1
3. - Anthony Caenepeel, 2015-17 - 278.0
4. – Max Spitzmiller 2018-pres. - 264.1
5. - Tom Franke, 1977-80 - 255.0
6. - Chase Anderson, 2010-13 - 225.2
7. - Bret Harvel, 2007-09 - 215.0
8. - Dale Kisker, 1979-81 - 201.0
9. - Nikko Pablo, 2014-17 - 193.0
10. - Tom Funk, 1981-83 - 190.1
 
Strikeouts
1. - Joseph Hietpas, 2015-18 - 324
2. - Anthony Caenepeel, 2015-17 - 267
3. - Brad Roberts, 2015-18 - 256
4. - Max Spitzmiller, 2018-pres. - 231
5. - Scott Kurtz, 1966-69 - 223
6. - Tom Franke, 1977-80 - 187
7. - Bret Harvel, 2007-09 - 163
8. - Tom Franke, 1978-80 - 153
9. - Nikko Pablo, 2014-17 - 152
10. - Tom Funk, 1981-83 – 148
 
Northwest owns the second-best fielding percentage in the MIAA with a .975 fielding percentage. The Bearcats have only committed seven errors in eight total games.