Maryville, Mo. - There is a new strike out king at Northwest Missouri State and the Bearcats went 4-0 in this week in Bearcat baseball. Your Northwest Bearcat baseball team swept the Pitt State Gorillas over the weekend then beat the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers to win all four games this week. All four games were on the road. With this week's success, the Bearcats have jumped in the MIAA standings from 11th to 8th and are now in a play-off position.
During the Pitt State series, Anthony Caenepeel was the story of the series as he struck out 14 Gorillas in a complete game shut out victory in Game 1. Caenepeel became the career strike out leader at Northwest Missouri State University with his performance in the game.
Snapshot of NWMSU - Your Bearcat baseball team is 21-10, 10-8 MIAA at this point in the season. Northwest is 8-3 in Maryville, 12-6 on the road, and 1-1 at neutral site games this season. Offensively, Northwest is batting .285, slugging .419, on-base .376, and scoring 6.19 runs per game. Defensively, Northwest is fielding .970 this season. Pitching, Northwest has a 3.09 ERA and average 8 strike-outs and 2 walks per game.
Bearcats that had good weeks of baseball:
Anthony Caenepeel became the career strike-out leader in Northwest Missouri State history on Friday against the Gorillas. Anthony worked a complete game shut-out victory and struck-out 14 batters and only allowed 2 walks. In total, Caenepeel worked 9.0 innings, allowed 5 hits, 0 run, 2 walks and 14 strike-outs in the game. A B2R attaboy to Anthony Caenepeel on an exemplary week of baseball.
Garrett Fort went 10 for 18 with 4 runs scored, 4 RBIs, 3 doubles, 3 stolen bases and was hit by a pitch. On the season, Fort is batting .315, slugging .441, and on-base .412 percentages. Garrett is 2nd on the team in hitting. A B2R attaboy to Garrett Fort on an exemplary week of baseball.
Jay Hrdlicka went 7 for 16 with 5 runs scored, 6 RBIs, 1 double, 3 home runs, and 2 walks this week. On the season, Hrdlicka is 3rd on the team in batting with a .315 average, #1 on the team with a .596 slugging, and #1 on the team with a .460 on-base percentage. A B2R attaboy to Jay Hrdlicka on an exemplary week of baseball.
Ozzie Adams went 6 for 15 with 3 runs scored, 2 RBIs, 3 walks, 1 stolen base, only 1 strike-out and was hit by a pitch. On the season, Ozzie is leading the team with a .336 batting average, with a .464 slugging and a .430 on-base percentage. A B2R attaboy to Ozzie Adams on an exemplary week of baseball.
Landon Figg went 5 for 18 with 4 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 double and was hit by a pitch this week. On the season, Figg is hitting .302, slugging .413, and on-base .362. A B2R attaboy to Landon Figg on an exemplary week of baseball.
Logan Rycraft went 4 for 11 with 5 runs scored, 1 RBI, 2 doubles, 2 walks, 1 hit by a pitch and 1 sacrifice on the week. On the season, Logan is .293, slugging .359, and on-base .431. A B2R attaboy to Logan Rycraft on an exemplary week of baseball.
Joseph Hietpas earned a victory in Game 2 versus Pitt State this past weekend. In total, Hietpas worked 7.1 innings, allowed 6 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 3 strike-outs and 1 wild pitch. In 2017, Hietpas is 4-1 with a 2.80 ERA, 2 complete games, 20 walks, 57 strike-outs, and opponents are batting a mere .198 against him. A B2R attaboy to Joseph Hietpas on an exemplary week of baseball.
Bearcat bullpen of Jacob Wagner, Quintin VanAckeren, Austin Battaglia, and Nikko Pablo combined for 8.2 innings pitched without allowing a run this weekend. A B2R attaboy to the Bearcat bullpen on an exemplary week of baseball.
Next - Your Bearcat baseball team plays Missouri Southern this weekend in Maryville. MoSo is currently in 7th place in the MIAA standings. Game 1 is Friday, April 7th at 3pm. Game 2 is Saturday, April 8th at 2pm. Game 3 is Sunday, April 9th at 1pm.
Go Cats!!
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