ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team drew 18 walks and tallied 11 hits in a 15-6 win over the Henderson State University Reddies in game three of a four-game set at Clyde Berry Field.
 
Northwest moves to 4-3 on the season, while Henderson State is 3-3 overall. The Bearcats exploded for 10 runs in the final two innings.
 
Noah Bodenhausen broke up a scoreless game in the top of the third with a single up the middle to plate Trent Kozeal.
 
The Reddies took a 2-1 lead in the bottom half of the third on an RBI single and an RBI double.
 
The Bearcats plated three in the top of the fourth to take a 4-2 advantage. Kozeal singled to right to score Brady Miles to even the game at 2-2. Evan Tocmo then drew a bases-loaded walk to score Kaehukai Young and give the Bearcats the lead. Cole Slibowski reached on a fielder's choice that scored Jacob Selock and staked the Bearcats to the two-run lead.
 
Henderson State leveled the game at 4-4 with two runs in the bottom of the fifth. The Reddies scored on an RBI double and a sac fly.
 
Northwest re-took the lead in the top of the sixth on a two-out RBI double from Ryan Williams. Williams doubled to left-center which allowed Bodenhausen to score on the play.
 
Bearcat starter Casey Stalzer was in line for the win as he went five innings and allowed four runs on six hits. Stalzer struck out eight Reddies and walked only two.
 
However, the Reddies tallied two in the seventh on a two-RBI double to take a 6-5 lead. Bearcat reliever Jake Ciafullo was tagged with the two runs in the seventh.
 
This see-saw affair went the Bearcats way in the eighth. Layne Shiers came through with a sac fly to center to score Bodenhausen. The sac fly tied the contest at 6-6. Young bashed a two-run homer to right-center that plated Williams as well to give the Bearcats an 8-6 advantage.
 
Bearcat skipper Darin Loe turned to Jacob Gajic (1-1) in the bottom half of the seventh to turn away the Reddies. Gajic gave up a leadoff single in the eighth but quickly settled in and got a strikeout and a double play to move to the ninth.
 
The Bearcats put up seven runs in the ninth with only three hits. Kozeal led off the ninth with a strikeout, then eight straight Bearcats reached base with five of those coming off base on balls.
Three of the seven runs came via bases loaded walks and the last run scored when Cole Slibowski was hit by a pitch.
 
Gajic gave up a hit and he hit a batter to start the ninth before he struck out the final two batters to clinch the 15-6 victory. Gajic pitched 2 1/3 innings and allowed two hits with four strikeouts.
 
NOTES: Noah Bodenhausen went 2-for-3 with three runs scored … Ryan Williams went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI … Kaehukai Young had a three-hit day in five at bats … Young scored three runs and knocked in three … Evan Tocmo drove in two runs … The 18 walks drawn are tied for the second-most base on balls for an NCAA Div. II baseball team this season. Tampa drew 19 walks vs. Arkansas Tech on Feb. 2.