Northeastern State held Missouri Southern to just one hit and closed out the regular season with a 4-0 win Saturday, May 3 at Rousey Field.

The RiverHawks clinched a postseason berth just as the first pitch was thrown in Tahlequah, thanks to Missouri Western’s 5-0 loss to Central Oklahoma in Edmond. NSU will be the No. 10 seed and is set to face the No. 7 seed at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 in Joplin, Missouri.

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