Wednesday, March 25 | 3 p.m. (CT)
Missouri Western at Northwest Missouri State | WATCH | LIVE STATS
 
Friday, March 27 | 3 p.m. (CT)
No. 2 Pittsburg State at Northwest Missouri State | WATCH | LIVE STATS
 
Saturday, March 28 | 2 p.m. (CT)
No. 2 Pittsburg State at Northwest Missouri State | WATCH | LIVE STATS
 
Sunday, March 29 | 1 p.m. (CT)
No. 2 Pittsburg State at Northwest Missouri State | WATCH | LIVE STATS
 
The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team will play four home MIAA contests this week beginning Wednesday against Missouri Western.
 
Northwest (19-8 overall, 9-4 MIAA) will then play host to Pittsburg State in a three-game series starting Friday at 3 p.m. at the Bearcat Baseball Field.
 
Missouri Western is 11-16 overall and 6-10 in MIAA play. The Griffons are 3-9 on the road this season. The Griffons have won two MIAA series this year against Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State. Missouri Western owns an 80-69 lead in the all-time series with Northwest.
 
Pittsburg State, ranked No. 1 in the writer's poll and No. 2 in the coaches' poll, is 25-3 overall and 14-3 in conference games. The Gorillas are 8-1 on the road this season. The Gorillas hold a 48-46 lead in the all-time series against the Bearcats. Pitt State has won seven in a row over the Bearcats.
 
Northwest sits in fourth place in the MIAA standings – trailing Rogers State (12-1), Pittsburg State (14-3) and Central Missouri (14-3).
 
The Bearcats are off to a 19-8 start – the best start in program history since Northwest began the 2003 season at 20-6 overall.
 
Northwest has won six consecutive series, including all four of its MIAA series this season. Northwest has recorded series victories over Arkansas-Monticello (3-1), CSU Pueblo (3-1), Fort Hays State (2-1), Emporia State (2-1), Missouri Southern (3-0) and Washburn (2-1).
 
Northwest is 6-2 in one-run games. The Bearcats have outscored the opposition 23-13 in the eighth and ninth innings this season. Over the final three innings of games, Northwest has tallied 47 runs and allowed only 18.
 
Northwest ranks No. 4 in the nation in batters hit by pitches (68).
 
NCAA Div. II Hit By Pitch Team Leaders
1. Lander                              104
2. West Texas A&M     78
3. Emmanuel                    73
4. Northwest Mo. St.  68
     USC Aiken                     68
6. Angelo St.                      67
     Mount Olive                 67
8. Belmont Abbey         66
9. Cal St. East Bay       64
10. Colorado Mesa     63
 
Northwest has won 13 road games this season, which ranks tied for third in the nation.
 
NCAA Div. II Most Road Wins
1. Point Loma                   15
2. MSU Denver                14
3. Northwest Mo. St.  13
     Angelo State               13
     North Georgia            13
     Wingate                           13
 
Through 27 games, the Bearcats are batting .296. Northwest has seven starters batting .300 or higher this season (Jeremiah Cabuyaban - .417; Frank Gall - .367; Michael Good - .324; Jordi Ventura - .321; Parker Griffith - .319; John Connors - .314; Wilmer Jimenez - .305).
 
Senior transfer Jeremiah Cabuyaban was chosen as the MIAA's Hitter of the Week after he torched Central Missouri and Washburn pitching … he hit .500 with four home runs, 12 RBI and four runs scored against the Mules and Ichabods … he has hit a home run in five straight games and has recorded seven home runs in his last seven games played … he leads the team in batting (.417), OPS (1.490), home runs (11), RBI (32), slugging percentage (.929) and on-base percentage (.561) … he has reached base in all 23 games he has played … he has 11 multi-hit games … posted seven multi-RBI contests … Produced a season-high 10 total bases and 2 extra-base hits, going 4-for-5 with 2 homers and 4 RBIs at CSU Pueblo (Feb. 16)… Drew a season-high 3 walks with 1 run scored vs. Fort Hays State (Feb. 19)… Drove in a season-high 6 runs, adding a home run and a double at Washburn (March 22).
 
NCAA Div. II Home Run Leaders
1. Trevor Dale (UCCS)                                                                      16
2. Keypher Contreras De Leon (Young Harris)           14
3. Jackson Morgan (Young Harris)                                         13
4. Josh Foulks (North Greenville)                                           12
     Tony Otis (Jessup)                                                                          12
     Kade Smallwood (Young Harris)                                       12
     Joe Whitaker (Belmont Abbey)                                           12
8. Jeremiah Cabuyaban (Northwest Mo. St.)               11
     Dagen Brewer (Pittsburg St.)                                                11
     Stan DeMartinis III (Bentley)                                                 11
     Omar Gonzalez (Cal State LA)                                            11
     Ryan Kirk (Southeastern Oklahoma St.)                    11
     Ethan McAnally (Francis Marion)                                     11
     Frankie Santiago (Emporia St.)                                          11
     James Starkus (Cal St. Monterey Bay)                        11
 
Northwest Single-Season Home Run Leaders
1. Adam Bailey, 2000                                    18
2. Scott Spurgeon, 1988           17
     John Sipes, 2003                       17
4. Britt Westman, 2008             14
5. Scott Spurgeon, 1987           13
    Ron Czanstkowski, 1989    13
    Adam Bailey, 2001                   13
    Kyle Gallagher, 2005              13
    Ryan Koski, 2023                        13
10. Willie Ciaramitaro, 2002 12
     Ashton Newman, 2025        12
     Trey Morris, 2024                      12
 
NCAA Div. II Slugging Percentage Leaders
1. Olindo Pezzone (Point Park)                                                 1.023
2. Dagen Brewer (Pittsburg St.)                                                0.990
3. Charlie Bussey III (Francis Marion)                                0.932
4. Trevor Dale (UCCS)                                                                      0.932
5. Jeremiah Cabuyaban (Northwest Mo. St.)               0.929
 
Senior transfer Frank Gall is hitting .367 with a 1.131 OPS … tops the team in hits (40), runs scored (35) and stolen bases (17) … ranks third in the MIAA in stolen bases (17) … has 11 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests … has reached base in 18 consecutive games … Drove in a season-high 6 runs on 4 hits with 3 stolen bases vs. Arkansas-Monticello (Feb. 6)… Handled a season-high 6 putouts and logged a season-high 5 plate appearances vs. CSU Pueblo (Feb. 16)… Doubled a season-high 3 times vs. William Jewell (Mar. 11).
 
Junior shortstop Wilmer Jimenez is riding a seven-game hitting streak and is batting .305 with six doubles, two triples and four home runs … has six multi-hit games … has eight multi-RBI games … Logged a season-high 5 plate appearances at CSU Pueblo (Feb. 16)… Swiped a season-high 2 stolen bases vs. Fort Hays State (Feb. 20)… Doubled twice vs. William Jewell (Mar. 3)… Collected a season-high 4 hits vs. Missouri Southern (Mar. 8), going 4-for-4 with a double.
 
Junior John Connors leads the team with 26 walks and is batting .314 … ranks fourth on the team with 32 hits … ranks third on the squad with 22 RBI … has nine multi-hit games … has seven multi-RBI games … Collected a season-high 5 hits in 5 at-bats with 4 RBIs, 3 runs and 1 home run vs Fort Hays State (Feb. 19)… Logged a season-high 11 putouts vs Missouri Southern (Mar. 9)… Doubled twice for a season-high 2 doubles at Washburn (Mar. 20)… Drew a season-high 4 walks at Washburn (Mar. 22).
 
Junior Jordi Ventura is hitting .321 … ranks third on the team with 34 hits, including nine doubles and three home runs … has driven in 17 runs … leads the team with 13 multi-hit games … has five multi-RBI games … Drove in a season-high 3 runs with a double and a home run at Arkansas-Monticello (Feb. 6)… Scored a season-high 3 runs at Arkansas-Monticello (Feb. 6)… Collected a season-high 3 hits at Arkansas-Monticello (Feb. 7) and at Washburn (Mar. 22)… Turned in a season-high 6 putouts and recorded a season-high 1 stolen base vs. Fort Hays State (Feb. 20)… Logged a season-high 2 doubles at William Jewell (Mar. 11).
 
Junior Chester Brooks ranks second on the team in doubles (9) and walks (20) … batting .217 with 19 runs scored and 13 RBI … he is 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts … has three multi-hit games … Collected a season-high 4 hits at Arkansas-Monticello on Feb. 6, adding 3 runs, 2 RBIs and 2 doubles with a season-best 2.000 OPS and 1.200 slugging percentage… Drew a season-high 3 walks at CSU Pueblo on Feb. 14… Logged a season-high 5 plate appearances at CSU Pueblo on Feb. 16… Recorded a season-high 5 putouts vs. Fort Hays State on Feb. 19… Drove in a season-high 3 runs and homered at Central Missouri on Mar. 18… Stole 1 base in three games: at Southwestern Oklahoma State on Feb. 1, vs. Fort Hays State on Feb. 19 and vs. Fort Hays State on Feb. 20.
 
Redshirt freshman Michael Good is batting .324 with 23 hits … has driven in 12 runs and has an .805 OPS … has eight multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … Posted 24 putouts and ranks second on the team with 44 fielding assists… registered 3 hits and 3 RBIs against Emporia State (Feb. 27)… Achieved a .667 slugging percentage and was hit by a pitch, contributing 2 hits and 2 RBIs against Arkansas-Monticello (Feb. 6)… Logged 4 fielding assists and a hit against CSU Pueblo (Feb. 15)… Collected a hit, run, and RBI with 4 assists in the game against CSU Pueblo (Feb. 14).
 
Senior Parker Griffith is batting .319 with 15 hits and 13 runs scored … he has five doubles and three homers … Hit-by-pitch eight times… Scored a season-high 3 runs in two games: at Southwestern Oklahoma State on Feb. 2 and at Washburn on March 22… Collected a season-high 3 hits with 2 doubles, a home run and 2 RBIs vs. Fort Hays State on Feb. 19… Drew a season-high 3 walks at Emporia State on Feb. 27… Handled a season-high 11 putouts in two games: at Emporia State on Feb. 28 and vs. Missouri Southern on March 6… Drove in a season-high 3 runs in two games: at Washburn on March 21 and at Washburn on March 22, homering in each contest.
 
Sophomore Logan Brasel is 2-1 on the season and has a 4.66 ERA with a 1.237 WHIP … in four MIAA starts, Brasel is 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA in 22 innings pitched.
 
Sophomore Jase Johnson is 3-0 in his 11 relief appearances … has tossed 19 1/3 innings with a 5.59 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP … has struck out 19 batters, which ranks fifth on the team.
 
Sophomore Diego De Santiago is 2-2 with three saves and a 5.52 ERA in 11 appearances … he has a 1.84 WHIP … he has struck out eight batters.
 
Junior Bronco Whitt is 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in five appearances … he has thrown 7 2/3 innings and allowed six hits and one run … he has struck out seven batters.
 
Senior Landon Wells is 2-1 with a 4.00 ERA in 18 innings pitched … has struck out 20 and walked nine.
 
Sophomore Leonardo May is 3-1 in his four starts with 2.35 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP.
 
Senior Ben Haug is 2-1 in six starts … he has an 8.00 ERA and owns a save … he has struck out 24 batters.
 
Sophomore Gage Busby is the team leader with 35 strikeouts … has made seven starts and is 2-2 with a 7.04 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP.
 
Northwest head coach Tony Jandron led the Bearcats to a berth in the 2025 MIAA Baseball Tournament championship game while securing the most ever wins by a first-year coach in program history.
 
Jandron guided the Bearcats to a 27-25 mark in the 2025 season. Northwest went 19-17 in MIAA play and earned the No. 6 seed in the 2025 MIAA Tournament. In 2025, the Bearcats set the program record for home runs (57) in a single season.
 
The Bearcats were selected to finish ninth in the 2026 MIAA preseason coaches poll.
 
2026 MIAA BASEBALL PRESEASON RANKINGS
1. Central Missouri [12] – 144 points
2. Pittsburg State – 125 points
3. Central Oklahoma – 115 points
4. Missouri Southern [1] – 97 points 
5. Washburn – 93 points
6. Fort Hays State – 92 points
7. Rogers State – 82 points
8. Emporia State – 72 points
9. Northwest Missouri State – 67 points
10. Missouri Western – 50 points
11. Northeastern State – 32 points
12. Arkansas-Fort Smith – 25 points
13. Newman – 20 points 
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