Friday, April 3 – Edmond, Okla.
Northwest Missouri State at No. 18 Central Oklahoma, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. | WATCH | STATS
 
Saturday, April 4 – Wichita, Kan.
Northwest Missouri State at Newman, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. | WATCH | STATS
 
The Northwest Missouri State University softball squad will travel to No. 18-ranked Central Oklahoma and Newman on Easter weekend to continue MIAA play.
 
The Bearcats (25-8 overall, 5-3 MIAA) are tied for fourth in league play with Central Oklahoma and both teams are three games out of first place. Northwest and Central Oklahoma will meet Friday with a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. The Bearcats and Jets will square off Saturday in a doubleheader starting at noon.
 
The Bronchos are 27-8 overall and 5-3 in MIAA play. The Bronchos are 10-2 at home this year. UCO owns a 41-12 lead in the all-time series with Northwest. A Northwest win last season snapped a 14-game losing skid against Central Oklahoma.
 
The Jets are 5-27 overall and 0-8 in MIAA action. Newman is 2-12 at home this year. Newman will take on Missouri Western Friday in a doubleheader before taking on the Bearcats on Saturday. Northwest holds an 11-2 lead in the all-time series against Newman. Northwest has won six straight games vs. Newman.
 
The Bearcats went 3-1 at home this past weekend by sweeping two games from Fort Hays State and splitting a twin bill with Central Missouri.
 
 
Northwest split both games of doubleheaders this past weekend at Rogers State and Northeastern State.
 
Northwest is 10-2 in one-run games and have collected five walk-off victories this season, including a 3-2 10th-inning triumph over Fort Hays State (March 27).
 
The Bearcats rank No. 25 in the nation and No. 3 in the MIAA in stolen bases with 73. The Bearcats are 73-for-86 in stolen base attempts this season. Emma Hauge leads the way with 16 thefts.
 
Northwest ranks No. 11 in the nation and No. 2 in the MIAA in sacrifice bunts (35). Mackenzie Mlnarik has dropped down a team-high 12 sacrifice bunts.
 
Northwest set the program record with 13 consecutive wins from Feb. 20 through March 20. The previous school record for consecutive wins was 11 in a row from March 29-April 9, 2006.
 
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Junior Emma Hague leads the team in batting average (.376), on-base percentage (.481), doubles (8) and stolen bases (16) … has played in 31 games with 28 starts in center field … has scored 18 runs and driven in 12 … has eight multi-hit games … three multi-RBI games … Drove in a season-high 3 RBI in two games: at William Jewell on Mar. 7 (3 hits, 2 doubles) and at Northeastern State on Mar. 21 (2 doubles, 2 runs scored)… Stole a season-high 2 bases in three games: vs Truman State on Feb. 7, vs Drury University on Feb. 22 and at Concordia-St. Paul on Feb. 28… Tripled once vs MSU Moorhead on Mar. 13, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
 
Senior Jaeleigh Darnell leads the Bearcats with six home runs and a .652 slugging percentage … she has a 1.082 OPS … she his batting .304 with 21 hits, 14 runs and 13 RBI … Highlight game on March 7, 2026, against William Jewell with 4 runs, 3 hits, including a home run and a double, and 1 RBI… Hit a home run and drove in 2 runs with 2 hits, including a double, against MSU Moorhead on February 27, 2026… Combined for a series on February 12, 2026, with 3 hits, 1 double, and 2 runs scored against Southwest Baptist and Truman State… Registered 1 home run, 2 hits, and 1 RBI against Quincy on February 28, 2026… Delivered a home run, 2 hits, and 1 RBI with 1 run scored against Montana State-Billings on February 21, 2026 … connected on home runs against Fort Hays State and Central Missouri.
 
Senior Omara Love leads the team in hits (40), RBI (30) … she ranks second on the team in batting average (.357) and third on the team in runs scored (21) … has accumulated eight extra-base hits (4 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs) … has 11 multi-hit games … has six multi-RBI games … Had two sacrifice flies, contributing an RBI against Minnesota-Duluth on January 31… Struck out only twice this season… Made 33 putouts with two fielding assists… Delivered a season-best performance against Lewis on January 30 with three hits and four RBI… Contributed two hits and one RBI in a series against William Jewell on March 7 … delivered a walk-off single in a 1-0 win over MSU Moorhead (March 13) … came through with a walk-off RBI-single to defeat Fort Hays State (March 27) … ranks No. 4 on Northwest's all-time stolen base chart with 50 … She ranks No. 7 on Northwest's all-time batting average list at .357 with 190 career hits … tied for No. 10 on Northwest's all-time hits list with 190.
 
Northwest Career Stolen Bases
1. Torri Blythe (2014-2017) - 68
2.  Katy John (2003-2006) - 67
3. Kendra Smith (1997-2000) - 51
4. Omara Love (2023-pr.) - 50
5. Lindsay Stephenson (2003-2007) - 48
6. Erin Leslie (2007-2010) - 45
7. Lillie Filger (2023-2025) - 43
8. Karen Hopewell (1982-1986) - 33
9. Jordan Ereth (2012-2014) - 31
10. Hailee Hendricks (2010-2013) – 29
 
Northwest Career Highest Batting Average (min. 250 AB)
1. Lillie Filger (2023-2025) - .397 (213-536)
2. Kendra Smith (1997-2000) - .396 (236-596)
3. Stephanie Mark (2014-2015) - .388 (126-325)
4. Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) - .382 (235-615)
5. Casey Carper (2008-2009) - .368 (117-318)
6. Rebecca Maher (2015-2018) - .361 (244-675)
7. Omara Love (2023-pr.) - .357 (190-532)
8. Olivia Daugherty (2019-2023) - .356 (232-652)
9. S. Armstrong (1991-1993) - .345 (89-258)
10. Erin Leslie (2007-2010) - .344 (217-631)
 
Northwest Career Hits
1. Rebecca Maher (2015-2018) – 244
2. Kendra Smith (1997-2000) – 237
3. Torri Blythe (2014-2017) – 235
    Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) – 235
5. Olivia Daugherty (2019-2023) – 232
6. Erin Leslie (2007-2010) – 217
7. Lillie Filger (2023-2025) – 213
8. Chantel Adams (2014-2017) – 210
9. Katy John (2003-2006) – 192
10. Angie McCoy (2001-2004) – 190
    Jaedra Moses (2016-2019) – 190
    Omara Love (2023-pr.) - 190
 
Sophomore Mackenzie Mlnarik is batting .2962 and ranks tied for second on the team with 14 stolen bases … she has scored a team-best 25 runs and ranks fifth on the squad with 29 hits …
she has nine multi-hit games … she has two multi-RBI games … Achieved a team-high 12 sacrifice hits, which leads the MIAA … has been hit by a pitch five times to rank second on the team… Scored three runs and hit one home run with two RBI against Truman State on February 12 … Delivered two hits and one run against Arkansas Tech on February 6 … Against Missouri-St. Louis on February 13, drove in two runs with one hit and one walk … Collected two hits, one double, and scored two runs in a doubleheader against William Jewell on March 7.
 
Senior Alexis Brown has started all 33 games in right field … she is batting .299 with 32 hits and 23 runs scored … is 12-for-13 in stolen bases … has six multi-hit games … season-high four hits against Montana State-Billings on February 21… Scored 15 runs and stole 10 bases… Hit one double and one triple, both against Oklahoma Baptist on January 31… Registered four RBIs, with two coming against Rockhurst on February 20… was named the MIAA Hitter of the Week (March 23) as she batted .727 with eight hits in 11 at-bats … knocked in six runs and scored four as Northwest went 2-2 in MIAA play … in game one at Rogers State, Brown went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored … in a doubleheader at NSU, Brown did not make an out in six at-bats. She went 6-for-6 with four RBI, a triple and three runs scored.
 
Sophomore Kaylee Cords is third on the team in batting average (.333) … she ranks fourth on the team also in hits (31) and second on the team in RBI (22) … has drawn 13 walks … has eight multi-hit games … has six multi-RBI contests … tallied a pair of game-winning walk-off hits at the Lone Star D2 Classic … came through in the ninth-inning with a two-out, run-scoring single to plate Curstin Todd and give Northwest a 3-2 win over Drury … worked her magic again in the bottom of the seventh with a walk-off double to right field that scored Omara Love for an 8-7 victory over Lewis … In a two-game series against William Jewell on March 7, logged 10 putouts… has thrown out six would-be base stealers … has allowed two passed balls.
 
Sophomore shortstop Curstin Todd has made seven errors in 146 chances in the field … Todd is batting .152 with 12 hits, including four doubles … she has scored 10 runs and knocked in six … she is 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts … has two multi-hit games … leads the team with 94 fielding assists, which ranks No. 7 in the nation and first in the MIAA.
 
Senior Sara Farlow has drawn a team-best 22 walks and owns a .500 on-base percentage …
is batting .284 with 19 hits and two home runs … has totaled 222 putouts, leading the team … connected on Northwest's only home run of the Lone Star D2 Classic against Minnesota-Duluth … has hit four career home runs as a Bearcat … Hit a home run and a double against William Jewell on March 7… Notched a season-high two hits and one home run against Minnesota-Duluth on January 31… Contributed two RBIs and a home run against William Jewell on March 7… Delivered two hits, including a home run, with one RBI against Concordia-St. Paul on February 28… Secured two hits and one RBI against Montana State-Billings on February 21.
 
Sophomore Timber Wilson is second on the team with seven doubles … is batting .292 with 12 RBI … has seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI contests … Recorded 3 hits and 2 RBI, including 2 doubles, against Lewis on Jan. 30... Went 2-for-3 with a double and 1 RBI against Missouri-St. Louis on Feb. 13... Notched 2 hits, 1 home run, and 2 RBI against Minnesota State on Feb. 27... Tallied 3 hits and 2 RBI in the series finale against William Jewell on March 7.
 
Senior Jadyn Streigle is 12-2 and is second on the squad with 57 strikeouts … she has a 1.51 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP … she has thrown a team-best 11 complete games with four shutouts … she struck out a career-high 11 batters in a 2-1 complete game victory over Southwest Baptist in Bentonville, Ark.
 
Streigle ranks No. 4 in program history with 45 pitching victories. She has produced 15 shutouts, which ranks tied for No. 4 in school history. Streigle has struck out 256 batters in her Bearcat pitching career, which ranks as the seventh-best mark in school history. She has pitched 457 1/3 innings, which is also the eighth-best total in program history.
 
Northwest Career Pitching Wins
1. Michele Ansley (1997-2000) - 53
2. Jenna Creger (2010-2013) - 48
3. Cola Krueger (2006-2009) - 47
4. Jadyn Streigle (2023-pr.) - 45
5. Shelly MacDonald (2002-2005) - 43
6. Kelly Morris (2006-2008) - 41
7. Shelley Lewis (1982-1985) - 39
8. Shelly McClure (1984-1987) - 37
9. Breck Dickey (2020-2024) - 36
10. Shelly Navara (1986-1987) - 35


Northwest Career Shutouts
1. Shelley Lewis (1982-1985) - 17
2. Cola Krueger (2006-2009) - 16
    Shelly MacDonald (2002-2005) - 16
4. Jenna Creger (2010-2013) - 15
    Jadyn Streigle (2023-pr.) - 15
6. Kelly Morris (2006-2008) - 13
    Shelly McClure (1984-1987) - 13
    Shelly Navara (1986-1987) - 13
    Michele Ansley (1997-2000) - 13
10. Jennifer Spencer (1995-1996) – 10
 
Northwest Career Strikeouts
1. Jenna Creger (2010-2013) – 554
2. Breck Dickey (2020-2024) – 426
3. Cola Kreuger (2006-2009) – 368
4. Kelly Morris (2006-2008) – 320
5. Sarah Baldwin (2014-2016) – 302
6. Rachel Smith (2016-2020) – 285
7. Jadyn Streigle (2023-pr.) – 256
8. Kendle Schieber (2015-2016) – 255
9. Michele Ansley (1997-2000) – 240
10. Hyaden Simmons (2021-2024) – 229
 
Northwest Career Innings Pitched
1. Cola Krueger (2006-2009 – 594.1
2. Jenna Creger (2010-2013) – 591.2
3. Michele Ansley (1997-200) – 552.2
4. Shelly MacDonald (2002-2005) – 518.2
5. Shelly McClure (1984-1987) – 518.1
6. Christy Blankenau (1988-1991) – 476.1
7. Breck Dickey (2020-2024) – 469.0
8. Jadyn Streigle (2023-pr.) – 457.1
9. Shelly Lewis (1982-1985) – 430.2
10. Kristi Sweeney (1993-1996) – 416.1
 
Northwest Career Pitching Appearances
1. Cola Kreuger (2006-2009) – 135
2. Jenna Creger (2010-2013) – 112
3. Breck Dickey (2020-2024) – 107
4. Shelly MacDonald (2002-2005) – 105
5. Michele Ansley (1997-2000) – 94
6. Morgan Brunmeier (2010-2013) – 89
7. Christy Blankenau (1988-1991) – 88
8. Kelly Morris (2006-2008) – 87
9. Jadyn Streigle (2023-pr.) – 86
10. Abbie Vitosh (2012-2015) - 83
 
Sophomore Rien Moore has pitched a 76.2 innings with a 2.65 ERA … she is 9-1 with a team-best 62 strikeouts and a save … she has tossed six complete games … she has appeared in 16 games and has made 10 starts … opponents are batting .214 vs. Moore this season … she struck out a season-high 10 batters vs. Drury on Jan. 30 … Moore pitched all 10 innings of a 3-2 win over Fort Hays State (March 27).
 
Junior Olivia Moyer is 3-3 with a 6.14 ERA and two saves … has appeared in 13 games and made six starts in the circle … Moyer has struck out 30 batters.
 
Sophomore pitcher Erika Gore picked up a save by tossing three innings against Montana State-Billings at the Washburn Invite … Gore has appeared in eight games with three starts … She is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 18 2/3 innings pitched … she has struck out 14 batters.
 
Fifth-year head coach Naomi Tellez has produced 118 wins in her five seasons at the helm of the Bearcat softball program. She became the fifth Bearcat softball coach to reach 100 victories.
 
Northwest Coaching Victory Leaders
1. Ryan Anderson (2007-21)              345
2. Gayla Steenbergen (1982-84)         273
3. Pam Knox (1997-02)                      146
4. Susan Anderson (2003-06)             124
5. Naomi Tellez (2022-pr.)                 118
 
The Bearcats were projected to finish ninth in the preseason MIAA coaches poll.
 
2026 MIAA SOFTBALL PRESEASON RANKINGS
1. Pittsburg State [10] – 141 points
2. Central Oklahoma [1] – 125 points
3. Missouri Southern [1] – 116 points
4. Rogers State [1] – 111 points
5. Central Missouri – 101 points
6. Washburn – 96 points
7. Missouri Western – 84 points
8. Emporia State – 65 points
9. Northwest Missouri State – 49 points
10. Fort Hays State – 45 points
11. Nebraska Kearney – 43 points
12. Northeastern State – 26 points
13. Newman – 12 points 
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