By MEGAN MAHARRAY
Sports Reporter
The Ranger baseball team played a three-game series against East Central University on Friday and Saturday. The Rangers swept ECU 3-0.
The Rangers took game one on Friday with a score of 7-5.
Pitcher Matt Goertzen is credited with his first win of the season as he allowed three earned runs on six hits and four strikeouts.
The Rangers jumped out to an early lead thanks to a double from Daschal Johnson that scored a run and another double from Luis Mendoza.
The Ranger scored three more runs in the fifth inning. Matthew Bickford came in during the seventh inning to shut out the Tigers. He struck out six without giving up a hit, and picked up his second save of the season.
On Saturday, the Rangers swept ECU in both games 9-2 and 7-1. The victory gives the Rangers a four-game win streak.
In game one, the Rangers beat ECU 9-2. The offense and defense were solid all game for the Rangers. Pitcher Cole Jackson pitched for seven innings and allowed just one run on five hits.
Offensively, the Rangers scored nine runs on nine hits while also capitalizing on three errors from ECU.
The Rangers scored three in the first inning, and an RBI in the third from Harrison Hull gave the Rangers a 4-0 lead. TJ Kassner followed with a line drive into right field to score Johnnuelle Ponce.
A bases-loaded walk and a 2 run RBI from Justin Bundy closed out the Ranger victory.
The Rangers picked up their final victory of the series in a 7-1 game.
Pitcher Walker Wharton threw a sharp game for the Rangers, throwing seven innings and picking up his fifth win of the season.
The Rangers scored early in the third on several walks from the ECU pitcher and an RBI from Jorin Van Amstel.
Judah Zickafoose started off the fifth inning with a home run, his sixth of the year. He finished the game going 2-for-3 and two RBI’s.
Three final runs came across for the Rangers in the sixth, sealing their 7-1 victory.