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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- SBU's Krysta Baderdeen was one of three players to earn MIAA Softball Hitter of the Week honors, for the week ending March 7. The Bearcat junior third baseman shared the award with third baseman Krista Cummings of Central Missouri and catcher Amanda Self of Emporia State. Pitcher Karley Schmelzer of Emporia State was named MIAA Softball Pitcher of the Week. ]]>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:03:00 GMThttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/9/SB_0309105513.aspxhttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/9/SB_0309105513.aspxSoftball

BOLIVAR, Mo. – The SBU Bearcats host a pair of non-conference foes this week in Arkansas Tech and Missouri-St. Louis. The ‘Cats are looking to get back to the .500 mark after dropping three of four against East Central, including a heartbreaking 7-6 loss in extra innings. ]]>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:42:59 GMThttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/8/BASE_0308104644.aspxhttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/8/BASE_0308104644.aspxBaseball

BOLIVAR, Mo. -- SBU baseball coach Sam Berg has announced that Tuesday's game with Lincoln has been postponed due to weather. The rainy forecast forced rescheduling of the contest, which will now be made up on Tuesday, April 6 at 3 p.m. in a single nine-inning game from Dodson Field. ]]>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:42:56 GMThttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/7/MTEN_0307100459.aspxhttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/7/MTEN_0307100459.aspxMen's Tennis

LAWTON, Okla. -- SBU men's tennis faced a tough weekend of nationally-ranked competition in four matches this weekend at Cameron University. After rolling over Colorado State-Pueblo, the #31 Bearcats took on a trio of ranked opponents but came up just short, falling to #29 Midwestern State, #33 East Central and the host school, #20 Cameron University. ]]>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:20:50 GMThttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/6/SB_0306105041.aspxhttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/6/SB_0306105041.aspxSoftball

ADA, Okla. -- Krysta Baderdeen's record-tying day at the plate helped the SBU softball Bearcats to a split with the East Central Lady Tigers. Baderdeen homered twice and drove in six runs as SBU routed ECU, 14-4, in the final game of a four-game series. The Bearcats dropped a heartbreaker in the day's first game, falling 7-6 in eight innings. ]]>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:52:34 GMThttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/6/BASE_0306104348.aspxhttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/6/BASE_0306104348.aspxBaseball

BOLIVAR, Mo. -- Third baseman Justin Barnhart went 4-for-8 and scored three of SBU's five runs in the Bearcats' pair of losses to Missouri Western. Barnhart slapped two singles apiece in each of the two games to the Griffons, in which the 'Cats were outscored, 9-3 in game one, and 6-2 in the nightcap. ]]>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:15:26 GMThttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/5/MBB_0305101410.aspxhttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/5/MBB_0305101410.aspxMen's Basketball

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The SBU Bearcats' rematch with the Missouri Western Griffons, unfortunately was similar to last week's result from St. Joseph, as the 'Cats fell 82-72 Friday in the first round of the MIAA Tournament. The Griffons jumped out to 40-26 halftime lead and the closest the Bearcats could get in the second half was seven points. ]]>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:18:38 GMThttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/5/SB_0305105136.aspxhttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/5/SB_0305105136.aspxSoftball

ADA, Okla. -- Bearcat hitters struggled against the East Central Lady Tigers, as SBU softball managed just seven hits in a pair of losses to ECU, 8-0 in the opener, and 6-1 in the second. Krysta Baderdeen increased her hitting streak to four games, after going 1-for-2 in each contest. Pitcher Karly Bitters earned the Bearcats' lone RBI in the second game off a single to left; shortstop Latasha Baderdeen was able to score when the Lady Tigers left fielder bobbled the ball. ]]>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:31:42 GMThttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/5/BASE_0305101049.aspxhttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/5/BASE_0305101049.aspxBaseball

BOLIVAR, Mo. -- The baseball Bearcats struggled to get runners across the plate in a pair of games against the Missouri Western Griffons, as they fell in both games to open a four-game set, 4-2 and 8-0. Third baseman Justin Barnhart and left fielder Paden Grubbs each had key runs in the opening game to pull even with Western early in the matchup, but the Griffons were able to put up two in the sixth inning and close the door to win the seven-inning contest. ]]>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:05:21 GMThttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/4/MBB_0304104541.aspxhttp://www.sbubearcats.com/news/2010/3/4/MBB_0304104541.aspxMen's Basketball

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third straight year, the SBU Bearcats will rematch with the team they played in the final regular season game. SBU hopes to reverse the result of their last two appearances in the MIAA Tournament, after being upset in the first round in the last two years by Emporia State and Missouri Western. SBU fell to eighth in the latest regional rankings and were overtaken by the Griffons in seventh place. ]]>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:25:23 GMT