MANKATO, Minnesota – The Northwest Missouri State University softball team dropped a 7-0 decision to Minnesota State Saturday.The Mavericks' pitcher Mackenzie Ward shut out the Bearcats only allowing three hits in seven innings.The Bearcats move to 2-2 on the season so far and will face Concordia-St. Paul Sunday at 11:30 a.m. to finish the Minnesota State D-II Softball Classic.NOTES: Kaitlyn Weis leads the team in RBI with three … Sydne Brashear and Olivia Daugherty each have two … Abby Nolte, Erin Keeney, Madison Friest and Karli Allen each have one. Weis and Brashear also have one home run each so far on the year.--- Northwest Athletics ---

Northwest softball loses at Minnesota State Saturday