Northwest loses game 4, splits with Ft. Hays State

Northwest loses game 4, splits with Ft. Hays State

Your Bearcats fought hard for 10 innings but lost game 4 to the Ft Hays State Tigers 12-11 to split the series at 2 games each.  With the loss, Northwest's 2014 record stands at 14-10, 10-7 MIAA.  With the win, Ft Hays State's 2014 record stands at 7-16, 6-14 MIAA.  Your Bearcat starters were Brandon Huske, Paul Johnson, Ryan Abernathy, Eric McGlauflin, Austin Wulff, Steven Garber, 1B, Jon Pomatto, RF, Derek Meyer, C, Zack Ferreira, 3B, and your starting pitcher was Bex Trout.

Offensively, Northwest scored 11 runs off of 14 hits, 11 RBIs, 7 walks, 3 strike-outs, and left 9 runners on base.  Your 4 offensive stars of the game included:

Ryan Abernathy, who went 2 for 3 with 2 walks, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored;
Eric McGlauflin, who went 2 for 5 with 1 walk, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored;
Austin Wulff, who went 2 for 6 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored; and
Jon Pomatto, who went 2 for 4 with a RBI and a run scored

Brandon Huske, Paul Johnson, Garrett Fort, Steven Garber, Derek Meyer, and Zack Ferreira each earned a hit in the game.

Defensively, Northwest was charged with 2 errors in the game.

Pitching, six Bearcats took the mound for the series finale.  Bex Trout earned the start but had a tough day.  In total, Bex worked 0.2 innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 runs (both earned), 4 walks, 1 strike-out, 1 wild pitch, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Kole Klocko came in to relieve Bex and worked 1.1 inning, allowed 2 hits, 4 runs (all earned), 2 walks, 1 strike-out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Tanner Smith came into the game in the 3rd inning and worked 2.0 innings, allowed 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 2 strike-outs, 1 wild pitch, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Blane Reutter came into the game in the 5th inning and worked 2.1 innings, allowed 5 hits, 2 runs (both earned), 0 walks, 0 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Taylor Bruch came into the game in the 7th inning and did not record an out.  In total, Taylor worked 0.0 inning, allowed 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter.  Ryker Fox came into the game and picked-up the loss after he worked 3.1 innings, allowed 4 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, 3 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he hit 1 batter.

Notable Bearcats from the Ft Hays State series:

 Paul Johnson hit .538 with 5 runs scored, 3 RBIs, and 2 walks in the series.

Zack Ferreira hit .500 with 4 runs scored, 1 RBI, and a walk in the series.

  Brandon Huske hit .389 with 7 runs scored, 6 RBIs and 3 walks in the series.

Steven Garber hit .333 with 4 runs scored, 1 RBI, and 2 walks in the series.

Ryan Abernathy hit .357 with 5 runs scored, 6 RBIs, and 3 walks in the series.












Go Cats!!
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