The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team opens MIAA play with a three-game series on the road in Warrensburg, Missouri vs. Central Missouri. Central Missouri was picked to win the conference in the pre-season polls.
 
Northwest enters the weekend with a 2-9 record after going 1-2 last weekend in Joplin, Mo.
 
Central Missouri enters the weekend with a 6-5 record.
 
Friday, Feb. 24
Northwest Missouri State at Central Missouri 3 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch
 
Saturday, Feb 25
Northwest Missouri State at Central Missouri 12 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch
Northwest Missouri State at Central Missouri 3 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch
 
Northwest is 2 of their last 10 vs. the Mules and own a 70-145 all-time record vs. Central Missouri.
 
DJ Heck is slashing a team high .341 on 41 at-bats. Heck also has a team high six walks on the year.
 
Ryan Koski is hitting .333 with a team best eight RBIs.
 
Zach Wiese picked up his first win of the season last weekend vs. Minnesota State, Wiese owns a 3.86 ERA and a .240 opponents' batting average.
 
Quinn Mason continues to be an effective arm out of the bullpen for the Bearcats, Opponents are hitting .241 and Mason has only surrendered three earned runs in 7.2 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. - 270.1
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. - 235
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