By CONNOR GRAY, Assistant Editor
The Northwestern softball team is putting together an eventful season, as it has the most wins since 2018.
The team is 11-14 on the season, with more than half of the season left to be played.
While most people went elsewhere to relax for spring break, the Lady Rangers were hard at work, playing several games with a mix of non-conference and conference play.
The Lady Rangers started spring break by finishing off a series with Southeastern by getting swept, with two of three games having a run differential of five runs combined with the other being 14-0. In those two games, Mackenzie Adams went 2-4 with a grand slam that put the team within one in the first game, and 3-4 with four RBIs in the second game.
The Lady Rangers then travelled to Bolivar, Missouri, to play a double header against Southwest Baptist University.
The Lady Rangers lost both games, 8-7 and 3-1, as both were competitive games.
The Lady Rangers ended spring break by playing Henderson State for a home series. The team needed to win the series to help in the conference standings.
The Lady Rangers did exactly that. They won two of three games against Henderson State, taking the first and third games. The first game resulted in a 5-4 victory on a walk-off single by Allison Zanca. In the third game, the Lady Rangers held Henderson State off with a 4-2 victory.
Head coach Ryan Wondrasek said it was busy for the girls having to play five games in four days.
“We were fortunate enough to get a big conference series win to help with conference standing moving forward,” Wondrasek said.
The Lady Rangers will be back in action on Friday when they visit Ouachita Baptist. The first two games are part of a double header, with the games starting at 2 and 4 p.m. The final game is on Saturday at 11 a.m.