2013 Senior Tribute

2013 Seniors:
Nick Crouse - Student Coach
#2 - Eric Swain, 3B
#11 - Cameron Bedard, 2B
#16 - Tyler Durant, RF
#24 - Nathanial Horton, P
#27 - JJ Baccari, P
#29 - Chase Anderson, P
#31 - Jacob Raffaele, P

Go Cats!!
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2013 Senior Tribute coming soon

The B2R is pleased to announce a tribute to the 2013 Seniors will soon be released comprised of photographs taking during the Seniors' careers at Northwest Missouri State University.

Please check back again soon and often to be the first to watch it and share with your Bearcat friends.

Go Cats!!
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Bearcats conclude 2013 season with double header split at Pitt State

The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats baseball team lost the 3-game series versus Pitt State in Pittsburgh, Kansas, 2 games to 1 this past weekend.  By losing the series, Northwest concluded its 2013 season in 12th place and therefore did not qualify for the MIAA Post-Season tournament.  Eight seniors concluded their collegiate careers: Nick Crouse (student coach), Jacob Rafaelle, Chase Anderson, Nathanial Horton, Eric Swain, Tyler Durant, Cameron Bedard, and JJ Baccari.

Northwest played a double header versus Pitt State on Sunday, April 28, 2013, after weather changed the schedule.  Northwest split the Sunday double header by losing game 1 by the score 5-3 and winning game 2 by the score 17-6.

In game 1, Pitt State beat Northwest by the score 5-3 in a 7-inning contest.  With the loss, Northwest's 2013 record fell to 21-27, 18-24 MIAA.  With the win, Pitt State's 2013 record improved to 26-20, 22-18 MIAA.

Offensively, Tyler Durant, RF, led the way with his 2 for 3 performance at the plate.  Durant also scored a run in the game.  Ryan Abernathy, CF, went 1 for 3 (including a home run) with 2 RBIs and a run scored.  Brandon Huske, Steven Garber, and Charlie Krueger all earned a hit in the game.  In total, Northwest scored 3 runs off of 6 hits, 3 RBIs, 0 walks, 3 strike outs, and 1 runner left on base.

Defensively, Northwest committed 3 errors (2 by Huske and 1 by Durant) and did not execute a double play.

Pitching, Marcus Garrett earned the start and received the Loss in the game to see his 2013 record fall to 3-3.  Pitt State did not score any runs in the 1st inning, scored 1 run in the 2nd inning, scored 2 runs in the 3rd inning, and did not score any runs in the 4th or 5th innings.  Marcus started the 6th inning but did not record an out.  In total, Marcus worked 5.0 innings, allowed 2 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 3 walks, 4 strike outs, 2 wild pitches, 0 balks, and hit one batter.  Pitt State scored 2 runs in the 6th inning with one run charged to Marcus and the other run charged to the reliever, Tyler Barth.  In total, Barth worked 1.0 inning, allowed 2 hits, 1 run (earned), 0 walks, 0 strike outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.

In game 2, Northwest beat Pitt State by the score 17-6 in a 9-inning game.  With the win, Northwest concluded its 2013 season with the record 22-27, 19-24 MIAA.  With the loss, Pitt State's 2013 record fell to 26-21, 22-19 MIAA.  The Gorillas were not too sad at the end of the day with the fact that they qualified for the 8th and final play-off spot for the MIAA baseball post-season conference tournament.

Offensively, Ryan Abernathy, CF, and Eric Swain, 3B, were the big stars of the game.  Ryan went 4 for 7 (including a double and a home run) with 3 RBIs, a stolen base, and 3 runs scored.  Swain went 4 for 6 (including a home run) with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored.  Tyler Durant, RF, went 3 for 6 with 2 RBIs in the game.  Eric McGlauflin, DH, went 3 for 6 with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored in the game.  Charlie Krueger, LF, went 3 for 6 (including 2 doubles) with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored.  Steven Garber, 1B, went 2 for 3 with 3 walks, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored.  Luke Lawyer, C, went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored in the game.  Cameron Bedard, 2B, went 1 for 4 (including a double) with 2 walks, 2 RBIs, a stolen base, and a run scored in the game.  Brandon Huske, SS, went 1 for 5 with a walk and a run scored in the game.  In total, Northwest scored 17 runs off of 23 hits, 15 RBIs, 6 walks, 3 strike outs, and left 12 runners on base.

Defensively, Northwest committed one error (Huske) and did not execute a double play in the game.

Pitching, Jacob Rafaelle earned the start in the game but did not receive the game's decision.  In total, Jacob worked 4.0 innings, allowed 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 0 walks, 3 strike outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Blane Reutter came into the game in the 5th inning and worked 2.0 innings, picked-up the win to see his 2013 record improve to 3-3, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strike outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Tyler Barth came into the game in the 7th inning and worked 1.0 inning, allowed 3 hits, 2 runs (both earned), 0 walks, 1 strike out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Rob Henrichs came into the game in the 8th inning and worked 1.0 inning, allowed 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strike out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and hit one batter in the game.  Nathanial Horton came into the game in the 9th inning and worked 1.0 inning, allowed 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 walks, 2 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter in his outing.

Allow me one more favor - many of God's angels were taken during the bombing of the Boston Marathon, one of which was 8 year old Martin Richard of Dorchester, Massachusetts.  The Boston Red Sox produced a pre-game tribute that absolutely wrecks me every time I watch it. 

Go USA!!!
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Defensive lapses snap winning streak at Pitt State

All good things must end as Northwest lost to Pitt State on Saturday to end its 7-game winning streak by a score 11-6.  With the loss, Northwest falls to 21-26, 18-23 MIAA.  With the win, Pitt State's 2013 improves to 25-20, 21-18 MIAA.

Media:

Northwestbearcats.com - http://www.nwmissouri.edu/sports/baseball/2013/pressreleases/13bsb0427.htm

Pittstategorillas.com - http://www.pittstategorillas.com/news/2013/4/27/BSB_0427131607.aspx

Offensively, Ryan Abernathy, CF, led the way with a 3 for 3 performance at the plate (including a triple and a home run), 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored, and 1 walk. Eric McGlauflin, DH, went 3 for 4 (including a double) with 1 RBI and 1 run scored.  Steven Garber, 1B, went 2 for 5 (2 doubles) with 2 RBIs in the game.  Tyler Durant, RF, went 2 for 5 with a RBI in the game.  Charlie Krueger, LF, went 1 for 4 (a double) with a run scored.  In total, Northwest scored 6 runs off of 11 hits, 6 RBIs, 5 walks, 11 strike outs, and left 10 runners on base.

Defensively, Northwest committed 6 errors (Huske with 2, Meyer, Fox with 2, Brady) and executed one double play in the game.  The errors led to 9 unearned runs for the Gorillas.

Pitching, Ryker Fox earned the start but picked up the loss to see his 2013 record fall to 5-5.  In total, Fox worked 3.0 innings, allowed 5 hits, 5 runs (all unearned), 4 walks, 1 strike out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Patrick Brady came into the game in the 4th inning and worked 2.1 innings, allowed 4 hits, 5 runs (only 2 earned), 1 walk, 1 strike out, 1 wild pitch, no balks, and hit a batter.  Blane Reutter came into the game in the 6th inning and closed out the game.  Reutter worked 2.2 innings, allowed 5 hits, 1 unearned run, 0 walks, 0 strike outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and hit a batter.  Pitt State scored 3 runs in the 1st, 2 runs in the 2nd, 0 runs in the 3rd, (Brady comes in the 4th inning), 0 runs in the 4th inning, 1 run in the 5th, 5 runs in the 6th, (Reutter comes in with one out in the 6th), 0 runs in the 7th, and 0 runs in the 8th inning.

Next up, Northwest plays games 2 and 3 at Pitt State in Pittsburgh, Kansas, to conclude the regular season on Sunday, April 28, 2013.  First pitch is set for 1pm.

Go Cats!!
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Series Preview - Pitt State Gorillas

Series Preview - Pittsburgh State University Gorillas

The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats baseball team travels to Pittsburgh, Kansas, to play a crucial 3-game series versus the Pittsburgh State Gorillas.  Northwest needs to win all 3 games, plus get some help, to claim a play-off spot in the MIAA Conference post-season tournament.  Pitt State currently holds the 8th and final play-off spot for the conference post-season tournament.  Both teams must win as 3 other schools are between Pitt State's 8th place and Northwest's 12th place for the play-offs.  The 'Cats and Gorillas will play a double header on Saturday with the first pitch set for 3pm.  The two square off for game 3 at 1 o'clock pm on Sunday.

Pitt State are 2-6 in their last 8 games while Northwest has won 7 straight games.  Offensively, Pitt has 6 regulars batting .309 or better, 7 regulars slugging .406 or better, 8 regulars on-base .359 or better.  As a team, Pitt is batting .314, slugging .453, on-base .395, and stolen 62 bases in 90 attempts.  Defensively, Pitt is fielding .961 and average 1.30 errors per game.

Pitt has remarkable starting pitching in 2013.  Four of the regular starters have 2.52, 3.29, 5.63, and 5.75 ERAs, respectively.  Pitt's bullpen is extremely good, too, save, perhaps, the closer, with Ryan McKay appearing in 25 games, 3 saves, no starts, and a sparkling 1.63 ERA.  The pitcher with the most saves this season for the Gorillas has struggled and possesses a 10+ ERA.  As a team, Pitt has 4.82 ERA, more then 2 strike outs for every walk, and opponents are batting .289 against them.

Northwest is batting .289 as a team with three regulars batting .310 or better, 8 regulars slugging .404 or better, 9 regulars on-base .353 or better, and steal 60 bases on 83 attempts.  Defensively, Northwest is fielding at a .970 percent and average a little over 1 error per game.

Pitching, NWMSU has a team ERA of 6.10 and strike out more then 2 batter for every walk.

Team by Team comparison

                           NWMSU         Pitt
Batting Avg         .289                 .314
Slugging %          .425                 .453
On-base %         .383                 .395
SB/Attempts       60/83               62/90
Fielding %           .970                 .961
ERA                   6.10                 4.82

Go Cats!!
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Walk-off!!!

The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team swept the Fort Hays State Tigers with identical 3-1 victories on Thursday with game 2's victory coming in a heart-stopping, clutch, take your breath away, extra innings, dog pile, walk-off victory on a 2-run home run by #16 SENIOR RIGHT FIELDER TYLER DURANT.

Photo courtesy of Maryvilledailyforum.com

Media:

Northwestbearcats.com - http://www.nwmissouri.edu/sports/baseball/2013/pressreleases/13bsb0425.htm

Fhsuathletics.com - http://fhsuathletics.com/news/2013/4/25/BB_0425132751.aspx

Maryvilledailyforum.com - http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/article/20130426/SPORTS/130429187/1020/SPORTS

In game one, Northwest beat FHSU 3-1 in a 7-inning game to see their 2013 record improve to 20-25, 17-22 MIAA.  With the loss, FHSU's 2013 record falls to 23-19, 19-18 MIAA.

Offensively, Northwest had a balanced offensive attack with Steven Garber, 1B, providing the key hit in the game.  Steven Garber went 1 for 3 (a clutch double) with 2 RBIs and a run scored.  Paul Johnson, LF, went 1 for 2 with a RBI in the game.  Eric McGlauflin (and a walk), Cameron Bedard (and a walk), and Derek Meyer all earned a hit in the game with both McGlauflin and Bedard each scoring a run.  Brandon Huske, SS, earned 3 walks in the game while not registering an official plate appearance.  In total, Northwest scored 3 runs off of 5 hits, 3 RBIs, 5 walks, 1 strike-out, and left 6 runners on base.

Defensively, Northwest committed one error (Swain) and executed 2 double-plays in the game. 

Pitching, Austin Warren earned the start and complete game victory to improve his 2013 record to 2-6.  In the game, neither team scored any runs in the first, second, or third innings.  In the top of the 4th inning, the first Tiger batter reach first base because of the game's only error.  The second Tiger batter sacrificed himself and bunted the runner over to 2nd base for the first out.  The third Tiger batter got a base hit single and scored the runner from 2nd base.  The fourth Tiger batter struck out for the 2nd out.  The 5th Tiger batter ground out to the Short Stop for the third out.  In the bottom of the 4th inning, Tyler Durant grounded out to the Short Stop for the first out.  Eric McGlauflin walked to get to first base.  Cameron Bedard singled to advance McGlauflin to second base.  Steven Garber then doubles to score Bedard and McGlauflin.  Derek Meyer sacrifices himself to advance Garber to third base for the second out.  Paul Johnson then singled to score Garber.  Ryan Abernathy then grounded out to the third baseman for the third and final out.  After the 4th inning, Northwest led FHSU 3-1.  Neither team would score in the 5th, 6th, or 7th innings.  In total, Austin Warren worked 7.0 innings, allowed 4 hits, 1 unearned run, 1 walk, 5 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Final score - FHSU 1, NWMSU 3.

In game 2 of the double header, Northwest defeated FHSU 3-1 in an extra-inning walk-off with Tyler Durant crushing a home run to end the game.  With the win, Northwest's 2013 record improved to 21-25, 18-22 MIAA.  With the loss, FHSU's 2013 record fell to 23-20, 19-19 MIAA.

Offensively, the star of the game was Senior Tyler Durant, RF, who went 3 for 5 (including the walk-off home run) with 2 RBIs, a stolen base, and 2 runs scored.  Also clutch was Senior Cameron Bedard, 2B, who provided the key base hit double to tie the game in the bottom of the 9th inning and went 1 for 4 with a RBI.  Ryan Abernathy, CF, went 2 for 4 (including a double) with a walk and a run scored.  Brandon Huske, Eric McGlauflin (including a stolen base), Steven Garber, and Charlie Krueger all earned a base hit in the game.  In total, Northwest scored 3 runs off of 10 hits, 3 RBIs, 2 walks, 2 strike-outs, and left 8 runners on base.

Defensively, Northwest did not commit an error and executed one double play in the game.

Pitching, Rob Henrichs earned the start and pitched a real gem of a game but did not receive a decision in the game.  Neither team would score in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd innings.  In the top of the 4th inning, the first Tiger batter walked to get to 1st base.  The 2nd Tiger batter singled down the right field line to advance the runner to 3rd base.  The 3rd Tiger batter grounded out to the 3rd base for the first out.  The 4th Tiger batter grounded out to first base for the 2nd out in the inning.  The 5th Tiger batter singled down right field line to score the runner from 3rd base.  The 6th Tiger batter grounded out to the first baseman for the 3rd out of the inning.  Northwest did not score any runs in the bottom of the 4th inning.  After 4 innings, FHSU led Northwest 1-0.  Neither team scored any runs in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th innings.  Blane Reutter came into the game in the 8th inning.  For Henrichs, he worked 7.0 innings, allowed 3 hits, 1 earned run, 3 walks, 8 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  Heading into the 9th inning, FHSU was winning 1-0.  FHSU did not score any runs in the top of the 9th inning.  Blane got the first out in the 9th and then Nathanial Horton came into the game to get the 2nd and 3rd outs.  In total, Blane worked 1.1 innings, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strike out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.  In the bottom of the 9th inning, Tyler Durant singled to get to first base.  Eric McGlauflin sacrificed himself to advance Durant to second base to get the first out in the inning.  Cameron Bedard doubled to score Durant to tie the game.  Garber was intentionally walked to get runners at 1st and 2nd base with 1 out.  Derek Meyer popped out to the second baseman for the 2nd out in the inning.  Charlie Krueger lined out to the second baseman for the 3rd out in the inning.  FHSU did not score any runs in the top of the 10th inning.  In the bottom of the 10th inning, Ryan Abernathy walked to get to first base.  Brandon Huske sacrificed himself to advance Abernathy to 2nd base for the 1st out.  Eric Swain popped out to the Short Stop for the 2nd out in the inning.  Tyler Durant then homered on the first pitch he faced to win the game in a walk-off.  In total, Horton worked 1.2 innings, allowed 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and did not hit a batter.

Next for the Bearcats, Northwest travels to Pittsburgh, Kansas, to face Pittsburgh State in a pivotal 3-game series for both schools.  Northwest needs to win and needs some help.  Pitt State holds the 8th and final play-off spot for the MIAA post-season tournament.  There will be a double-header on Saturday with the first pitch set for 3:00pm.  There will be a single 9-inning game on Sunday with the first pitch set for 1:00pm.

Go Cats!!
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Series Preview - Fort Hays State

Fort Hays State University Tigers

The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats baseball team will host the Fort Hays State University Tigers baseball team at Bearcat Field on the campus of Northwest Missouri State this Thursday, April 25, 2013.  First pitch is set for 1:00pm.  A double-header is scheduled between the two teams with a single 7-inning game followed by a 9-inning game.  The twin-bill against the Tigers in Maryville is the last time the Bearcats play in Maryville during the 2013 NCAA regular season.  Eight seniors will wear the home white Bearcat uniforms for the last time:  Student Coach Nick Crouse, Jacob Raffaele, Chase Anderson, Nathanial Horton, Eric Swain, Tyler Durant, Cameron Bedard, and JJ Baccari.

Fort Hays State enters the series with a 2013 record of 23-18, 19-17 MIAA (9th place in Conference).  Fort Hays is 10-12 on the road.  FHSU has won 7 of its last 11 games.  Offensively, FHSU is a beast with a team batting average of .353, on-base % of .417, stolen 70 bases in 89 attempts, and have a fielding percentage of .956.  FHSU has one starter batting .411 (Garland) with a .534 slugging percentage and a .467 on-base percentage.  FHSU has a second starter batting .398 (Miller) with a .534 slugging percentage and a .494 on-base percentage.  In total, FHSU has 10 regulars batting over .302.

Defensively, the Tigers are an average team with a .956 team fielding percentage and averaging 1.56 errors per game.

Pitching, the Tigers have a team ERA of 6.63 with the two primary starters sporting 5.05 (Ellison) and 5.97 (Davis) ERAs respectively.  The Tigers 3rd and 4th Starters have been by committee with 6 different pitchers receiving a start in a game.

Northwest has won 5 straight games after sweeping the Lincoln University Blue Tigers.  Offensively, Northwest has 3 regulars batting over .330 (Durant, Meyer, and Baccari) with 3 regulars sporting an on-base percentage of .416 (Huske, Baccari, and Abernathy).  As a team, the Bearcats are batting .290, slugging .427, are on-base .384 of the time, and have stolen 58 bases in 81 attempts. 

Defensively, Northwest has been really good this year with an infield of Baccari (C), Swain (3B), Huske (SS), Bedard (2B), Garber (1B), and have a team fielding percentage of .970, averaging 1.09 errors per game.

Pitching, the Bearcats have a team ERA of 6.36 with Ryker Fox being the team's Ace with his 4.19 ERA, 5-4 record, 46 strike outs and 25 walks.  Marcus Garrett and Rob Henrichs close out your statistical pitching leaders (4.59 & 4.28), respectively.

Team by Team comparison

                              NWMSU         FHSU
Batting Avg            .290                 .355
Slugging %             .427                 .512
On-base %            .384                 .417
SB/Attempts          58/81               70/89
Fielding %              .970                 .956
ERA                       6.36                 6.63

Go Cats!!
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