Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Baseball Report: Plan your road trips now: Northwest releases 2017 NCAA schedule

Plan your road trips now: Northwest releases 2017 NCAA schedule

Maryville, Mo. - According to bearcatsports.com, your Northwest Missouri State University varsity baseball program released its 2017 NCAA schedule. Northwest will play a 50-game schedule in 2017 with a terrific line-up of top quality competition destined for epic series after epic series. Bring your popcorn and get a good night's sleep because 2017 looks to be an outstanding year of exciting collegiate baseball.

Northwest will open its 2017 NCAA regular season by traveling to Alva, Oklahoma, on February 3, 4, and 5, to take on Fort Hays State and Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Following those three games, Northwest will then travel to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to play a mid-week game at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith on February 7, 2017. Following Fort Smith, Northwest will travel to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to play Ouachita Baptist University, Henderson State University, and Truman State University, on February 9, 10, and 11. The Bearcats will then return home for practice before hitting the road to Edmond, Oklahoma, to play a 3-game series at Oklahoma Christian University on February 17, 18, and 19. Following Oklahoma Christian University, Northwest will start its MIAA conference slate and take on Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on February 24, 25, and 26.

Northwest plays its home opener on March 3, 4, and 5, and takes on Lindenwood University. Following Lindenwood, Northwest is set to stay in Maryville the next weekend and will host Washburn University on March 10, 11, and 12. The Bearcats will then play a mid-week non-conference game versus William Jewell on Wednesday, March 15. Northwest is then set to play Rockhurst University in Kansas City on Saturday, March 18, and then in Maryville on Sunday, March 19. The Bearcats will then play a mid-week game versus Nebraska-Kearney on March 21. Northwest will stay in Maryville that weekend to play the University of Central Missouri on March 24, 25, and 26. Following the Mules' series, Northwest will travel to Kearney, Nebraska, to play a mid-week game on March 29. The Bearcats will end March and start April with a weekend series at Pitt State on March 31, April 1, and April 2.

In April, Northwest will play a mid-week game versus Nebraska-Kearney in Maryville on April 4. Then, the Bearcats will host Missouri Southern on April 7, 8, and 9. Following Southern, Northwest will play a mid-week game versus Missouri Western in St. Joseph on April 11. The Bearcats will then travel to Bolivar, Missouri, to play Southwest Baptist on April 13, 14, and 15. Northwest will then host Missouri Western in Maryville in a mid-week match-up on April 18. The Bearcats will stay in Maryville that weekend to host the University of Central Oklahoma on April 21, 22, and 23. Following UCO, Northwest will travel to St. Joseph to play Missouri Western in a mid-week game on April 26. The Bearcats will then drive to Emporia, Kansas, to play the Hornets in a 3-game weekend series on April 28, 29, and 30.

In May, Northwest will play a mid-week non-conference game versus William Jewell in Liberty, Missouri, on May 2nd. The Bearcats will then conclude the 2017 NCAA regular season by hosting Fort Hays State on May 5, 6, and 7.