MARYVILLE, Mo. - The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team made quick work of the Newman University Jets in securing a 5-1 home win Saturday.
 
The win moves the Bearcats to 19-18 overall and 13-11 in MIAA play. The Jets fell to 8-28 overall and 4-22 in league play. Newman has lost 15 straight games.
 
Bearcat starting pitcher Ben Haug tossed Northwest's first nine-inning complete game since the 2022 season. Haug struck out 14 batters and was three away from the Bearcat single-game strikeout mark set by Steve Nelson vs. Lincoln on April 15, 1989.
 
Haug allowed three hits and an unearned run as he moved to 4-3 on the season. Haug did not walk a batter.
 
Haug did not wait long to work from ahead in the contest as Northwest plated three runs in the first inning. Ryan Williams ripped a double down the left field line to plate Ashton Neuman for a 1-0 lead. Kaehukai Young singled home Williams for a two-run advantage. Dylan Hufft scored as Young got caught in a rundown between first and second for the third run of the opening inning for the Bearcats.
 
Newman would score an unearned run in the fourth when leadoff batter Eli Wohl reached on an error by Bearcat shortstop. Anthony Cannavino reached on a fielder's choice and stole second. Trent Trammell recorded the first hit off Haug on a two-out single to center to score Cannavino for Newman's only run of the game.
 
Haug did not allow another hit until one out in the sixth. Newman's final hit of the contest was a Wohl double to lead off the ninth.
 
Jacob Selock doubled to lead off the seventh and scored when Dylan Hufft reached on an error with two outs to give Northwest a 4-1 lead.
 
Northwest added another unearned run in the eighth to provide for the final 5-1 margin.
 
Northwest will look for the series sweep on Sunday. Northwest and Newman will get game three underway at 1 p.m. at the Bearcat Baseball Field.
 
NOTES: Northwest celebrated the 50th anniversary of its 1975 team's trip to the College World Series with a reunion … Alex Bowers went 4-for-4 at the plate with an RBI … Bowers posted his seventh multi-hit game of the year … Sam Wornson went 2-for-4 for his three multi-hit game of the season … Wornson is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak in which he is hitting 10-for-22 (.455) with seven runs scored and 11 RBI … Kaehukai Young extended his hitting streak to nine games in a row … it is only the third game this season the Bearcat hitters did not draw a walk (at Missouri Western and vs. Rogers State) … Northwest drew 12 walks in Friday's 10-6 win over Newman.

Last Six Northwest Pitchers with 13 or more Strikeouts in a Game
14, Ben Haug vs. Newman (4/12/25)
13, Casey Stalzer at Fort Hays State (4/6/24)
13, Joseph Hietpas vs. Fort Hays State (3/2/18)
15, Joseph Hietpas vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State (2/4/17)
13, Anthony Canaepeel vs. Nebraska-Kearney (3/29/16)
13, Jayson Huett vs. Truman State (3/28/11)