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BSB GameDay vs. Rogers State

Bearcats set for weekend battle with Hillcats, Face No. 2 Mules on the road

Friday, March 28 | Noon & 3 p.m. 
(DH) Northwest Missouri State vs. Rogers State | Bearcat Baseball Field | Maryville, Mo. 
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Saturday, March 29 | Noon
Northwest Missouri State vs. Rogers State | Bearcat Baseball Field | Maryville, Mo. 
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Tuesday, April 1 | 3 p.m.
Northwest Missouri State at No. 2 Central Missouri | Tompkins Field | Warrensburg, Mo.
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The Northwest Missouri State baseball team (13-14, 7-7 MIAA) will adjust its schedule due to weather, hosting Rogers State for a doubleheader Friday at noon. The series finale is set for Saturday, also at noon.

The Bearcats will then hit the road Tuesday for a midweek showdown against No. 2-ranked Central Missouri, with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. 
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. ROGERS STATE
Rogers State owns an 8-4 series lead. Northwest dropped the first two games of last year's series, winning game three 11-9 on March 23. 
 
ABOUT THE HILLCATS
  • RSU comes into Maryville with a 17-9 overall record and a 7-7 mark in MIAA play. The Hillcats recently dropped their midweek battle with Arkansas-Fort Smith, 8-6, on Tuesday. RSU has come out victorious in just two of its last six contests, taking one game each from Central Missouri and Emporia State. 
  • Behind the dish, Weston Peninger leads the team with a .381 average from the plate on 32 hits – seven doubles and five home runs. Infielder Andrew Ramirez has clobbered a team-high seven long-balls, also with 32 RBIs on the season. 
  • Not too many mistakes defensively from the Hillcats, who rank 10th in Division II in fielding percentage (.981), sitting just behind Central Oklahoma in the MIAA. 
  • RSU's bullpen is led by southpaw Colton Anderson (5-1), who leads the team with a 3.35 ERA through 40 1/3 innings pitched. Anderson has struck out 43 opposing batters with teams' hitting just .186 on the season. 
 
PREVIOUSLY WITH THE MULES
Not too long ago on March 18, the Bearcats secured their first top 5 win since 2021, and their first home win against the Mules since 2018 in a 6-3 triumph. Brock Steggall tossed seven complete innings, allowing just six hits and three runs. Steggall notched a career-high seven strike outs in his third win of the 2025 season. Northwest used strong fourth and fifth innings to total its six total runs, led by Brady Miles' two-run homer to spark the run. 

Since the two teams' last matchup, UCM has won three-of-four games, with a top MIAA battle coming this weekend against Fort Hays State. 
 
SO FAR THIS SEASON
  • Dylan Hufft leads the Bearcats with a .351 average from the plate on 39 hits – seven doubles and two triples. Over the course of 27 games this season, Hufft has totaled 50 bases. 
  • Ashton Neuman leads the country with 34 drawn walks, sitting second in the MIAA with an .532 on-base percentage. Neuman is hitting .307 this season, knocking in 25 RBI on 27 hits – tied for team-high six home runs. 
  • Three Bearcats have started in all 27 games, Ryan Wiliams, Ashton Neuman and Dylan Hufft. 
  • Kaehukai Young is slugging it at .525, leading the Bearcats with 34 RBI and ties with Neuman with six long-balls. 
  • Ben Haug (2-2) has thrown a team-high 35 1/3 innings, while punching out 31. Haug has recorded a seven-inning shutout win against Christian Brothers on Feb. 8. 
  • Brock Steggall (3-2) and Logan Brasel (3-0) are tied with a team-leading three wins out of the bullpen, as Leonardo May carries a 1.93 ERA through 9 1/3 innings in five appearances. 
  • As a team, Northwest sits fourth in the MIAA in on-base percentage (.415), fifth in runs scored (214), fifth in fielding percentage (.973), and first in walks drawn (153).

2025 MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS - As of March 27
  1. Fort Hays State (20-6, 15-2 MIAA)
  2. Central Missouri (21-6, 12-3 MIAA)
  3. Central Oklahoma (21-8, 11-6 MIAA)
  4. Pittsburg State (19-7, 9-7 MIAA)
  5. Missouri Southern (16-12, 9-9 MIAA)
  6. Emporia State (14-11, 7-7 MIAA)
  7. Northwest Missouri State (13-14, 7-7 MIAA)
  8. Northeastern State (10-18, 7-7 MIAA)
  9. Rogers State (17-10, 7-8 MIAA)
  10. Washburn (14-15, 7-10 MIAA)
  11. Missouri Western (7-20, 5-12 MIAA)
  12. Arkansas-Fort Smith (9-18, 4-13 MIAA)
  13. Newman (8-19, 4-13 MIAA)

JANDRON TAKES OVER
First-year head coach Tony Jandron takes the reigns as only the fourth leader in the last 42 seasons of Bearcat baseball. This is the first head coaching job for Jandron after previously serving as an assistant coach at Illinois State, Central Michigan, Northwood and the College of DuPage.

Jandron's Coaching Profile
  • Illinois State - First winning season since 2019 ('24)
  • Mid-American Conference (MAC) Champions ('22, '19)
  • MAC Tournament Champions ('22,'19)
  • MLB Draft Picks ('22', '21, '20, '19)
  • NCAA D1 Regional Qualifier ('22,'21,'19)
  • NCAA D1 Regional Finalist ('21)
  • First NCAA Tournament Appearance in 24 years ('19)
  • Tied program record with 47 wins ('19)
  • GLIAC Champions ('18, '17)
  • GLIAC Tournament Champions ('18, '17)
  • NCAA D2 Regional Qualifier ('18, '17)
  • 84 wins, 5th in all of Division II ('18, '17)
  • Top-20 national ranking ('18, '17)
  • Program Record 46 wins ('17)
  • First ever NCAA Regional - #1 seed ('17)
  • DuPage, 16-win improvement: 39-20 record ('15)
  • First year at DuPage resulted in first winning season in five years ('14)
 
Jandron added a pair of assistant coaches in Theo Bartolomeo and Javier Martinez to the Bearcat coaching staff.
 
WILLIAMS NAMED PRESEASON D2 BASEBALL ALL-AMERICAN
Northwest Missouri State University senior Ryan Williams was been named a D2 Baseball Preseason All-America selection, announced Friday. Williams (Kansas City, Mo./Liberty HS) gained a spot on the D2 Baseball Third-Team All-America list.
 
2025 MIAA BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL
1. Central Missouri [11] – 141 points
2. Missouri Southern [2] – 128 points
3. Pittsburg State – 120 points
4. Central Oklahoma – 119 points
5. Washburn – 97 points
6. Fort Hays State – 78 points
7. Emporia State – 67 points
8. Rogers State – 65 points
9. Missouri Western – 53 points
10. Arkansas-Fort Smith – 52 points
11. Northeastern State – 41 points
12. Northwest Missouri – 33 points
13. Newman – 20 points
[#] - First Place Votes
 
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