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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State baseball team earned a doubleheader sweep to win the series over Northwest Missouri State Sunday afternoon at Rousey Field.
 
The RiverHawks (2-1, 2-1 MIAA) picked up 7-2 and 11-8 wins, respectively, to drop the Bearcats to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in the MIAA.
 
Northeastern State was led by the trio of senior center fielder Trent Wilkins, junior left fielder Kyle Singleton and junior third baseman Manuel Marmol. They all had four hits, Marmol and Singleton both hit home runs, and Marmol and Wilkins combined for eight runs scored and five runs batted in. Singleton drove home five by himself.
 
NSU 7, NWMSU 2 (box score)
Northeastern State outhit Northwest Missouri State 11-5 and plated multiple runs in half the innings in the first game of the doubleheader.
 
The Bearcats took the early 1-0 lead when Eric Swain's ground out to first base plated Brandon Huske. The RiverHawks took the lead when Singleton smacked a two-RBI double to center field, plating senior shortstop Kegan Knight and senior second baseman Chad Davidson.
 
Knight tripled in the third to bring home Wilkins, and he later scored on an RBI groundout by Singleton.
 
Marmol and senior designated hitter Jordan Dallalio blasted home runs on back-to-back pitches in the fourth, and the two teams exchanged final runs to reach the 7-2 score.
 
Knight finished 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and two runs scored, while Singleton recorded four RBI.
 
Senior pitcher Craig George (1-0) tossed 5.0 innings and earned the win. He scattered five hits and allowed just two runs. Junior Addison Williams relieved George and recorded one out, and sophomore Seth Hudson threw the final 1.2 innings.
 
Huske led NWMSU with two hits, an RBI and a run scored. Marcus Garrett took the loss after allowing four runs on five hits in 3.0 innings. Chase Anderson threw the final 3.0 innings and was tagged for three runs (two earned) on six hits. The duo combined for seven strikeouts and issued just one walk.
 
NSU 11, NWMSU 8 (box score)
Northeastern State took the rubber match from the visitors by a score of 11-8. The green and white fell behind 5-0 early, but the team scored 11 unanswered runs and held on for the win.
 
A grand slam by NWMSU's Charlie Krueger in the third inning kicked off proceedings, but a three-run blast in the home half of the frame by Davidson made the score 5-3 in favor of the Bearcats after three.
 
Junior right fielder Cody Robinson tripled to right center to begin the fourth, Dallalio walked behind him, and Marmol tied the game with a two-RBI triple to right center.
 
Sophomore catcher Tyler Wilkins drove home Marmol, and older brother Trent later scored on an infield single from Knight.
 
Singleton hit a solo shot in the sixth, and NSU added three in the seventh to push the score line to 11-5. Northwest Missouri State added three in the top of the ninth, but the team would get no closer.
 
Davidson led NSU with three RBI, and both Singleton and Marmol had three hits. Both Wilkins and Marmol recorded two RBI and scored three times.
 
Senior Trevor Walch threw the first 3.0 innings and picked up a no-decision after allowing five runs on three hits. Senior Frank Sprick (1-0) threw the next 2.1 innings and earned the win. He did not allow a run and only allowed one hit.
 
Williams, sophomore Dymin Morillo and freshmen Dakota Daniels and Andrew Walker combined to throw the final 3.2 innings. Daniels was tagged for three runs on four hits, and Walker earned the save.
 
Krueger paced the Bearcats with four RBI, and Tyler Durant led the team with three hits.
 
Ryker Fox allowed seven runs in 3.0 innings. Patrick Brady, Tyler Barth and Nathanial Horton all threw 1.2 innings of relief, and Barth allowed four runs on three hits.
 
Northeastern State will travel to Emporia, Kan., for a midweek doubleheader with Emporia State beginning at 1 p.m. Feb. 20.
 
NORTHEASTERN STATE COACH TRAVIS JANSSEN
On taking the series from NWMSU…
“We are very happy with the results today. It was a great day, and I thought our guys were ready to go from the first pitch of the first game. We played pretty well. There are still areas of improvement, of course. Our goal is always to win the series, so we're very excited to be able to do that especially after losing the opener.”
 
On how the team responded after falling behind early in the second game…
“We just told them to not get too excited. There can be a tendency when you get down 5-0 to try and get them all back in a hurry, and that can make you anxious. Our guys did a good job of just letting the game come to them. We took it at-bat by at-bat and crawled back in it. We swing the bats pretty well.”
 
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