This week in Bearcat Baseball - Oz-man on Fire & 'Cats split last 4

Maryville, Mo. - In this week of Bearcat baseball, your Northwest Missouri State Bearcat baseball team went 2-2 after losing the Central Missouri series but winning the mid-week game against Nebraska-Kearney. We saw that we are living in the land of OZ-zie Adams and he has a bucket full of water for the wicked witch of MIAA pitching. 'Cue the 5th-grade level picture altering ha-ha joke image:

Oz has a fever and the only prescription is MIAA pitching:

Ozzie Adams went 5 for 12 against Central Missouri with 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs, 1 double, 2 walks, and no errors while playing second base. Central Missouri was the #1 ranked pitching staff in the MIAA coming into this series. Oz has played in all 27 games for Northwest. He has reached base safely in all but 2 games. In 1 of those 2 games, he still earned a RBI. Oz is now leading the team in batting average. A B2R shout-out to Senior Ozzie Adams from Clear Lake, Iowa.





Snapshot of Northwest - Northwest is 17-10, 6-8 MIAA. The Bearcats are 7-5 in Maryville, 9-4 on the road, and 1-1 at neutral sites. Offensively, Northwest is hitting .277, slugging .403, on-base .374, and scoring an average of 6 runs per game. Defensively, Northwest is fielding .970. Pitching, Northwest's team ERA is 3.26 and opponents are batting a mere .227 against them. Northwest is ranked 10th in offense in the MIAA, 1st in pitching in the MIAA, and 3rd in defense in the MIAA.

Also in this week of Bearcat baseball, your boy LUKE HASS-elhoff-MAN was Baywatch hot against Central Missouri & Nebraska-Kearney:






Luke Hassman went 7 for 16 with 5 RBIs, 4 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 home runs and 1 walk against Central Missouri and Nebraska-Kearney this week. On the season, Luke is batting .300, slugging .511, on-base .366, with a team leading 5 home runs. A B2R attaboy to Luke Hass-elhoff-man on an exemplary week of baseball.

Jay Hrdlicka went 6 for 14 with 6 RBIs, 4 runs scored, 1 double, 1 home run, 3 walks and 1 stolen base this week. Jay raised his batting average 50 points thanks to such a terrific weekend. On the season, Jay is hitting .288, slugging .493, and a team leading on-base percentage of .453. Jay has not committed an error or allowed a past ball this season while playing catcher for your Bearcats. Jay is a Sophomore from from West Des Moines, Iowa. A B2R attaboy to Jay Hrdlicka for an exemplary week of baseball.

Jacob Wagner made 3 relief appearances against Central Missouri and Nebraska-Kearney this week and pitched 1.2 innings without allowing a run, only 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 strike-out. On the season, Wagner's ERA is 0.90. A B2R attaboy to Jacob for a terrific week of baseball.

Austin Battaglia made 2 relief appearances against Central Missouri and Nebraska-Kearney and worked 3.0 innings without allowing a run or a hit. Austin had 1 walk and 1 strike-out in the 2 appearances. On the season, Austin's ERA is 2.19 with a 2-0 record. A B2R attaboy to Austin Battaglia on a terrific week of baseball.

Joseph Hietpas made 1 start and earned 1 win in his appearance against Central Missouri. Hietpas worked 6.2 innings and allowed 2 runs with 10 strike-outs and 1 walk in an exemplary performance. On the season, Hietpas has a 2.85 ERA with a 3-1 record, 54 strike-outs and only 18 walks. A B2R attaboy to Joseph Hietpas on an exemplary week of baseball.

Anthony Caenepeel made 1 start against Central Missouri this week and had a terrific outing. In total, Caenepeel worked 8.0 innings and allowed 3 runs, 1 walk and 5 strike-outs. On the season, Caenepeel's ERA is now 2.95 with a 4-4 record with 58 strike-outs and only 15 walks. A B2R attaboy to Caenepeel on a terrific week of baseball.

Eddy Kraber made 1 start and earned a victory this week against Nebraska-Kearney. In his start, Eddy worked 5.2 innings and allowed 2 runs with 2 walks and a strike-out. On the season, Kraber's ERA is 3.34 with a 2-0 record with 8 walks and 16 strike-outs. A B2R attaboy to Kraber on a terrific week of baseball.






Next - Your Northwest Bearcats baseball team travels to Pittsburgh, Kansas, to play the Pitt State Gorillas in a 3-game series. Game 1 is Friday, March 31, 2017, at 6pm. Game 2 is Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 1pm. Game 3 is Sunday, April 2, 2017, at 1pm.

Go Cats!!
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