The Lady Rangers lost 6-10, 3-4 and 5-12, against East Central in a series over the weekend.
The first game was on Feb. 28. It started with a scoreless top of the first for the Tigers. In the bottom of the first, Jadyn Muns hit a double to center field and that send Macy Spearman home and she scored the first point of the game. Avery Clark then hit a double to right center field to send Muns home and extend the Lady Rangers’ lead to two.
In the next inning, the Tigers responded and tied the game at two. In the bottom of the second, Rosemary Rivera hit a single home run to take the lead again for the Lady Rangers 3-2.
In the third inning, the Tigers were not able to score. In the bottom, Rivera hit a single and sent Kaitlyn Corn home to extend the Lady Rangers’ lead to two.
The fourth inning was scoreless for the Tigers again. In the bottom, Racheal Sherwood hit a double to left center sending Muns and Spearman home again to make the score 6-2.
Being down by four, the Tigers put their heads down and charged forward, scoring those four runs they needed to tie the game in the fifth inning. NWOSU wasn’t fifth inning. NWOSU wasn’t able to respond in the bottom of the fifth.
The next two innings were scoreless, and the game went into extra innings.
In the eighth inning, ECU left three runners on base getting close to winning the game quickly. NWOSU left nobody on base in the bottom of the eighth. In the ninth, ECU scored four runs to take a large lead over the Lady Rangers. With lots of pressure and only one chance to get the win, NWOSU was up to bat. It started with Clark who hit a ball to shortstop and was thrown out. Kennedy Caine hit a ball to shortstop and was also thrown out. Rivera hit a single down the left field line to get their first hit in the final inning. Van Haren hit a ball to third base and was thrown out.
The next game was later that same day. It started with no runs for either team in the first as NWOSU left three on base. The second inning was also scoreless, ECU left two and NWOSU left one on base. The third inning also had no runs scored, as both teams left one runner on base.
In the bottom of the fourth, Makenalei Lapera hit a double down the right line and that sent Clark home to score first. Muns then hit a single to right field and allowed Spearman and Lapera to run home and extend the Lady Rangers’ lead to three.
The fifth inning was scoreless. In the sixth, the Tigers scored a run and cut the Lady Rangers’ lead to two. NWOSU left nobody on base in the bottom of the sixth. In the seventh, ECU scored two runs and tied the game. The Lady Rangers did not score or leave anyone on base and the game went into extra innings just like the previous.
In the eighth, nobody scored any runs but the Lady Rangers left one on base. In the ninth, ECU scored a run to put pressure on the Lady Rangers. NWOSU was not able to respond in the bottom of the ninth and lost. The third and final game of the series was on March 1. It started with two scoreless innings.
In the third, ECU hit two runs to start the scoring. In the bottom of the third, Clark hit a double down the left field line and sent Muns home. Corn then hit a single to right center and let Clark go home to tie the game.
In the fourth, ECU scored three runs to take the lead again. Lapera then hit a single and made it to first on an error by the short stop. Rivera and Van Haren went home throughout the chaos. Muns also hit a single to center field and sent Lapera home and the game was tied again.
In the top of the fifth, the Tigers had no mercy and scored seven runs. The Tigers won 12-5.
