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Bearcats travel to Edmond for weather-adjusted MIAA series

Thursday, April 17 | 3 p.m.
Northwest Missouri State at Central Oklahoma | Edmond, Okla. | Wendell Simmons Field
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(DH) Friday, April 18 | Noon & 3 p.m.
Northwest Missouri State at Central Oklahoma | Edmond, Okla. | Wendell Simmons Field
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Tuesday, April 22 | 2 p.m.
Northwest Missouri State at Missouri Western | St. Joseph, Mo. | Griffon Baseball Field
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The Northwest Missouri State baseball team (19-20, 13-13 MIAA) is set to travel to Edmond, Okla., for a weather-adjusted weekend series against Central Oklahoma at Wendell Simmons Field.

The series will now open with a single game at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 17. The Bearcats and Bronchos will wrap things up with a doubleheader on Friday, April 18, beginning at Noon.

Following the series in Edmond, Northwest will hit the road again for a midweek matchup against Missouri Western. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m., on Tuesday, April 22, in St. Joseph, Mo. 
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
Northwest trails Central Oklahoma 10-22 in the all-time series, including a 7-19 record in games played in Edmond. The Bronchos claimed last year's series, taking two out of three games from the Bearcats.

Central Oklahoma enters the weekend at 29-12 overall and 19-10 in MIAA play, currently sitting fourth in the conference standings. The Bronchos are looking to bounce back after being swept by Central Missouri and dropping a 7-5 decision to Rogers State on Tuesday.
 
SO FAR THIS SEASON
  • Dylan Hufft continues to lead the Bearcats at the plate with a .344 batting average, which ranks among the top 10 in the MIAA. He has recorded 55 hits, including nine doubles and three triples, and has totaled 70 bases through 39 starts this season. Hufft has totaled 16 multi-hit games this season – leads team. 
  • Ashton Neuman ranks second nationally and first in the MIAA with 44 walks, contributing to a team-best .492 on-base percentage. Neuman is batting .296 on the year with 40 hits, 38 RBIs, and is tied for the team lead with eight home runs.
  • Hufft, Neuman, and Ryan Williams have started all 39 games for the Bearcats this season, providing consistency at the top of the lineup.
  • Kaehukai Young leads Northwest with 49 RBIs and shares the team lead in home runs with Neuman at eight. Young is hitting .318 with a .550 slugging percentage. Young holds an 11-game hitting streak, and has reached base safely in 11-straight contests. 
  • Williams is also batting .318, collecting 47 hits, 15 doubles, and six home runs. His 15 doubles rank third in the MIAA.
  • On the mound, Ben Haug earned MIAA Pitcher of the Week honors last week. Haug (4-3) leads the team with 55 1/3 innings pitched and 58 strikeouts. He has thrown two shutouts this season, including a dominant three-hit, 14-strikeout performance against Newman.
  • As a team, Northwest leads the MIAA in walks drawn (207) and ranks fifth in both total runs scored (308) and scoring average (7.9 runs per game).
 
INCHING UP THE RECORD BOOKS

CAREER DOUBLES
- Adam Bailey, 1998-2001 - 56
2. - Britt Westman, 2005-08 - 48
3. - John White, 2004-07 - 47
4. - Ryley Westman, 2004-07 - 46
5. - Steven Garber, 2012-15 - 44
6. - Ryan Abernathy, 2012-14 – 42
– Ryan Williams, 2022-pres. – 41
. - Ryan Koski, 2019-23 – 36
 - Zac Ruff, 2000-02 - 35
John Sipes, 1999-2003 - 35
Scott Spurgeon, 1987-89 – 35
 
CAREER HOME RUNS
1. - Adam Bailey, 1998-2001 - 40
2. - Britt Westman, 2005-08 - 36
3. - Brandon Kirsch, 2007-10 - 35
John Sipes, 2000-03 - 35
5. - Scott Spurgeon, 1987-88 - 30
6. - Kyle Gallagher, 2003-05 - 26
7. - Zac Ruff, 2000-02 - 22
Ryan Koski, 2019-23 - 22
Trey Morris, 2023-24 – 22
Ryan Williams, 2022-pres. 22
10. - Peter Carlson, 2019-21 – 20
 
SEASON WALKS DRAWN
- Ryan Williams, 2024 - 48
2. - Brandon Huske, 2013 - 45
Nick Gotta, 2016 – 45
4.Ashton Neuman, 2022-pres. - 44
5. - Ryan Koski, 2022 – 37
6. - Scott Spurgeon, 1988 - 35
7. - Nick Gotta, 2015 - 33
8. - Ben Malick, 2008 - 32
Jerry Mikusa, 1985 - 32
Austin Wulff, 2015 - 32
Noah Bodenhausen, 2024 – 32
 
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.
 
CURRENT MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS
  1. Fort Hays State (27-10, 21-5 MIAA)
  2. Central Missouri (30-9, 21-6 MIAA)
  3. Pittsburg State (31-7, 19-7 MIAA)
  4. Central Oklahoma (29-12, 19-10 MIAA)
  5. Missouri Southern (21-17, 14-12 MIAA)
  6. Northwest Missouri State (19-20, 13-13 MIAA)
  7. Washburn (21-21, 14-15 MIAA)
  8. Rogers State (22-16, 12-14 MIAA)
  9. Emporia State (18-19, 11-15 MIAA)
  10. Missouri Western (12-25, 10-16 MIAA)
  11. Northeastern State (12-28, 9-17 MIAA)
  12. Arkansas Fort-Smith (12-27, 7-22 MIAA)
  13. Newman (9-29, 5-22 MIAA)
 
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 State – 33 points
13. Newman – 20 points
[#] - First Place Votes
 
 
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