Northwestern Baseball had four away games on their schedule last week.
The start of the first game against SNU was slow. The first tree innings were scoreless. In the fourth, Gordon hit a single with the bases loaded. There was a throwing error and Barcello and Mendoza were able to run home. In the bottom, SNU scored a single run.
In the fifth, Connor Green hit a single and made it on a fielder’s choice, who got Wright out at second. Bradford ran home and scored a third run for the Rangers.
In the sixth, Bradford made it to first on a fielder’s choice to second and Hamilton was thrown out. Gordon ran home throughout the events. SNU responded with a single run in the bottom of the sixth.
In the seventh, Barcello hit a double to right center field and sent Connor Green home. Grace hit a single to left field and sent Barcello and Mendoza home to make it a 7-2 ballgame.
In the eighth, Connor Green hit a double to left center field and sent Bradford home. Barcello hit a single to left field and sent Connor Green home. Grace was walked with the bases loaded. Gordon hit a single to left field and sent Mendoza home. There was a wild pitch and that allowed everyone on base to advance and Barcello ran home to make it a ten-run game. In the bottom of the eighth, Southern Nazarene hit a triple homerun to cut the Rangers’ lead to seven.
The second game against the Crimson Storm was much quicker to get going. In the first, Connor Green hit a double to left field to send Bradford home. The Storm responded with a single homerun in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at one.
In the second, Grace hit a double homerun, taking Barcello home with him. Connor Green hit a single to left field to send Gordon home. Chad Green hit a double to left field and sent Wright home. Barcello hit a single to shortstop, Connor Green ran home throughout the events and the game was 6-1.
The Crimson Storm responded with six runs to take the lead 6-7, they then hit a homerun in the third to make it 6-8.
In the fourth, Mendoza hit a single to center field and allowed Wright to go home to make it a one run game. SNU responded with two runs of their own and it was 7-10.
In the fifth, Gordon hit a double homerun, taking Grace with him and it was a one run game.In the sixth, the Crimson Storm scored three runs to make it 9-13.
Down by four, Wright hit a triple homerun to start the seventh off right, taking Bradford and Grace home to make it a one run game. SNU responded immediately, scoring a double homerun, putting the Rangers down again.
In the eighth, Grace hit a single to left center, sending Mendoza and Chad Green home. Gordon then hit a single to left field and sent Barcello home. Vetal was next and he hit a single to center field and sent Grace home and the Rangers were leading the game. Wright then hit a double to left field and sent Gordon home to extend their lead to two.
SNU responded with one run scored in the bottom of the eighth.
Top of the ninth with just one inning left, Gordon hit a double and thrown out. Although he got out, this gave Grace and Barcello the chance to run home. In the bottom, SNU scored a homerun but were not able to get anything going to catch the Rangers, and the game was over.
In the final game of the series against SNU, the Rangers opened up with a grand slam home run from Mendoza. He brought Chad Green, Wright, and Bradford home with him.
The Crimson Storm responded in the second inning with five runs to take the lead away from the Rangers.
In the third, Connor Green hit a homerun to centerfield and it was a tie game at 5.
The fourth inning was a beatdown from the Rangers. Bradford hit a sacrifice fly and sent Shaffer home. Wright hit a single home run to left field. Mendoza hit a single to shortstop and sent Connor Green home. Barcello hit a double to right center and sent Chad Green home. Vetal hit a double to left center and sent Grace, Barcello, and Mendoza home. Bradford hit a single to center field and sent Vetal home. Wright hit a double homerun, sending him amd Bradford home.
After letting a mere 10 runs go to the Rangers in just one inning, SNU scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
In the sixth, Connor Green hit a single to left field and sent Bradford home to score the final run of the game.
Next was Panhandle State, and they scored first.
In the third, Wright hit a triple to left center and sent Bradford and Saire home.The Aggies responded in the bottom of the fourth and tied it. In the fifth, Wright hit a triple homerun and took Bradford and Saire with him to take the lead 5-2.
The Rangers continued scoring in the seventh with a single homerun from Chad Green.
In the eighth, Wright hit a single to center field and allowed Grace to go home. Connor Green hit a double to center field to send Wright and Shaffer home. Barcello hit a double to right field to send Connor Green home to make the game 12-2 and force the run rule.
