Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Baseball Report: Series Re-cap

Series Re-Cap - Missouri Western State University

Northwest lost 3 of 4 games to Western in the final weekend of the 2015 NCAA Division 2 regular season. Northwest finished 2015 season with a 20-28 season, 15-21 MIAA conference record, good for 10th in the standings. Northwest finished 2 games back for the 8th and final play-off spot for the MIAA tournament. Despite losing 3 of 4 to the Griffons, it was a very entertaining series with every game including an exciting finish.

It is always tough to see the year conclude knowing the seniors are playing their final games as Bearcats. The B2R gets attached to all the Bearcats. Keep checking the B2R during the summer as I promise to include some neat player profiles from the 2015 season. A great big thank you to all the Bearcats, the fans, the families, the Athletics Department, and the University Leadership Team for supporting the Bearcats baseball team.

Game 1 - Western defeated Northwest by the score 3-2. Anthony Caenepeel earned the start for Northwest and worked a complete game. In total, Anthony worked 6.0 innings, allowed 5 hits, 3 runs (only 2 earned), 0 walks, 7 strike-outs, 1 wild pitch, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter.

Defensively, Northwest committed 2 errors and did not turn a double-play.

Offensively, Derek Meyer and Paul Johnson were your most valuable players for Northwest. Derek Meyer went 2 for 3 with a run scored in the game. Paul Johnson went 2 for 3 with a run scored, a walk, and a stolen base. Nick Gotta went 1 for 3 with a walk. Garrett Fort went 1 for 3 with a RBI and was hit by a pitch. Steven Garber went 1 for 4. Kolby Greenslade went 1 for 3. In total, Northwest scored 2 runs off of 8 hits, 1 RBI, 2 walks, 6 strike-outs, and left 10 runners on base.

Game 2 - Northwest defeated Western by the score 2-1. Joseph Hietpas earned the start and the win while Carson Smith picked-up his 8th save in 2015. In total, Joseph worked 7.0 innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 run (earned), 2 walks, 6 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter. In the 8th inning, Austin Battaglia came into the game and worked 0.1 inning, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Carson Smith came into the game in the 8th inning and worked 1.2 inning, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter.

Defensively, Northwest committed one error and did not turn a double-play.

Offensively, Nick Gotta was your most valuable player in the game. Nick went 1 for 3 with a run scored and 2 walks. Garrett Fort went 1 for 4 and was hit by a pitch. Paul Johnson went 1 for 5 with a run scored. Steven Garber went 1 for 3 with a RBI and a walk. Austin Wulff went 1 for 3 with a walk in the game. In total, Northwest scored 2 runs off of 5 hits, 1 RBI, 6 walks, 9 strike-outs, and left 10 runners on base.

Game 3 - Western defeated Northwest 6-5. Brad Roberts worked 2.1 innings, allowed 6 hits, 3 runs (all earned), 0 walks, 1 strike-out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Patrick Brady worked 3.2 innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 run (earned), 2 walks, 3 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he hit 1 batter. Carson Smith worked the final 1.2 innings, allowed 3 hits, 2 runs (both earned), 2 walks, 2 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter.

Defensively, Northwest did not commit an error or turn a double-play in the game.

Offensively, Paul Johnson was the most valuable player for Northwest. Paul went 4 for 4 (including a double) with a run scored and 2 RBIs. Garrett Fort went 2 for 5 (including a triple) with 2 runs scored. Nick Gotta went 1 for 4 with a run scored and a walk. Steven Garber went 1 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Kolby Greenslade went 1 for 4 in the game. In total, Northwest scored 5 runs off of 9 hits, 3 RBIs, 3 walks, 3 strike-outs, and left 9 runners on base.

Game 4 - Western defeated Northwest 4-3. Nikko Pablo worked 3.0 innings, allowed 6 hits, 3 runs (all earned), 0 walks, 0 strike-outs, 1 wild pitch, 0 balks, and he hit 2 batters. Austin Battaglia worked 2.0 innings, allowed 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strike-out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he hit 1 batter. Rob Henrichs worked 3.1 innings, allowed 3 hits, 1 run (earned), 2 walks, 2 strike-outs, 2 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter.

Defensively, Northwest committed 1 error and turned 1 double-play.

Offensively, Northwest's most valuable player was Austin Wulff. Austin went 4 for 5 with a run scored. Paul Johnson went 3 for 4 (including a double) with a run scored. Luke Wilkinson went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs in the game. Kolby Greenslade went 1 for 2 with 2 walks. Steven Garber went 1 for 3 with 2 walks and a run scored. Nick Gotta went 1 for 5 in the game. In total, Northwest scored 3 runs off of 12 hits, 3 RBIs, 5 walks, 9 strike-outs, and left 13 runners on base.