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Bearcats, Hornets clash in key MIAA series to close regular season

Thursday, May 1 | 3 p.m.
Northwest Missouri State vs. Emporia State | Bearcat Baseball Field | Maryville, Mo.  
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Saturday, April 26 | 2 p.m. (MARYVILLE DAY)
Northwest Missouri State vs. Emporia State | Bearcat Baseball Field | Maryville, Mo.  
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Sunday, April 27 | Noon (SENIOR DAY)
Northwest Missouri State vs. Emporia State | Bearcat Baseball Field | Maryville, Mo.  
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Northwest Missouri State University baseball (22-24, 16-17 MIAA) is set to host Emporia State (23-21, 16-17 MIAA) in its final home MIAA regular season series, beginning Thursday, May 1, at Bearcat Baseball Field.

Northwest enters the weekend in a three-way tie with Emporia State and Rogers State in the current MIAA standings. 

The Bearcats will honor 17 members of the 2025 senior class during Senior Day on Saturday.  
ABOUT THE HORNETS - (23-21, 16-17 MIAA)
Northwest and Emporia State are in a three-way battle a week ahead of the MIAA Tournament next weekend in Joplin, Mo – Rogers State. The Hornets secured their sixth series victory last weekend against Arkansas-Fort Smith. Emporia State is 9-10 on the road on the year.

The Hornets have cranked the second-most homeruns in the league (68) – No. 16 nationally, led by junior Noah Steele's 15. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
ESU leads the all-time series, 67-44 – this will be the 112th meeting. At Bearcat Baseball Field, Northwest is 22-20, however the Hornets took last season's home series 2-1 on Feb. 23 – Feb. 25. 
 
BEARCAT LEADERS
  • Dylan Hufft continues to pace the Bearcats with a .356 batting average (.447 SLG%). He has recorded a team-high 67 hits, including nine doubles and four triples, for a total of 84 bases. Hufft also leads the team with 20 multi-hit games.
  • Ashton Neuman has drawn the most walks (48) – No. 2 nationally, contributing to a team-best .485 on-base percentage. Neuman bats .290/.512 with 47 hits, 43 RBIs, and a tied for a team-lead nine homers.
  • Kaehukai Young leads the team with 55 RBIs (No. 4 in MIAAA) and shares a team in home runs (9) with Neuman. Young's hitting .306/.526. Young has tallied 15 multi- hit games this season. 
  • Ryan Williams is batting .324/.517 with 57hits, including 16 doubles and six home runs. His 16 doubles rank fifth in the MIAA. Williams is also Northwest's career walks leader with 112.
  • Ben Haug anchors the pitching staff, logging 68 2/3 innings and 73 strikeouts—good for third in the MIAA. He's thrown a pair of shutouts this season including a three-hit, 14-strikeout gem against Newman on April 12. 

AS A TEAM
  • Northwest has drawn 240 walks this season, second-most in program history.
  • The Bearcats have tallied 397 hits, including 48 home runs (8th in MIAA), five triples, and 82 doubles (6th in MIAA).
  • On the basepaths, runners are 37-for-45 in stolen base attempts.
  • The Bearcats have secured 16 conference wins this season – most since 2019 (18-15). 
  • Northwest outscores opponents in the ninth inning, 37-6 – 7-1 in extra innings. The Bearcats hold a 20-2 record when leading after six innings of play, 1-21 when trailing. After the seventh, Northwest is 26-2 when it has the advantage. 
  • The 'Cats are 13-2 when scoring 10 or more runs, and 8-0 when holding opponents to three or less.  
  • Northwest is tied for the third-most homeruns (50) in school history, second in walks draw (240) with a team .440 slugging percentage. 
 
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. – 42
8. - Ryan Koski, 2019-23 – 36
9 - 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
1. Ashton Neuman, 2022-pres. – 51
2. Ryan Williams, 2024 – 48
3. - Brandon Huske, 2013 - 45
      Nick Gotta, 2016 – 45
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
 
SEASON TEAM WALKS DRAWN
  1. 2024 – 280
  2. 2025 – 240
  3. 2004 - 231
  4. 2016 - 229
  5. 2001 – 226
  6. 2025 - 223

Home Runs
1. 2024 – 54
2. 1988 - 51
3. 2008 - 50
    2005 – 50
    2025 - 50
4. 2001 - 49
    2023 - 49
5. 2000 - 44
    2007 - 44
6. 2006 - 42
    1987 - 42
 
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. Central Missouri (35-910, 26-7 MIAA)
  2. Fort Hays State (32-12, 26-7 MIAA)
  3. Pittsburg State (36-9, 24-9 MIAA)
  4. Central Oklahoma (31-14, 21-12 MIAA)
  5. Missouri Southern (25-22, 17-16 MIAA)
  6. Washburn (26-24, 18-18 MIAA)
  7. Rogers State (26-19, 16-17 MIAA)
  8. Emporia State (23-21, 16-17 MIAA)
  9. Northwest Missouri State (22-24, 16-17 MIAA)
  10. Northeastern State (14-33, 11-22 MIAA)
  11. Missouri Western (13-31, 11-22 MIAA)
  12. Arkansas-Fort Smith (13-30, 8-25 MIAA)
  13. Newman (10-34, 6-27 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 – 33 points
13. Newman – 20 points
[#] - First Place Votes
 
 
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