Over the last two weeks, the NWOSU Baseball team had eight games to play, many while we were on spring break. They had a three-game series against Southern Arkansas, on March 15 and 16.
They were scheduled to play against Panhandle State University in March 18, but due to incredibly high winds, the game was postponed. The game will be played on March 31.
They then went to Monticello, AR to play in a three-game series against the University of Arkansas at Monticello on March 21 and 22. Their final game to be played was against the Newman University Jets on March 25.
SAU 3-NWOSU 0
The first inning was scoreless for both teams, as they both left one man on base.In the top of the second, the Muleriders were able to get a run scored. The Rangers did not respond and left one man on base.The third was scoreless with nobody on base for both.
The fourth was scoreless, but NWOSU left one man on base.
In the fifth, Southern Arkansas scored another run to extend their lead to two. The Rangers were not able to respond and left a man on base.
In the sixth, no runs were scored. SAU left one man on base.
The seventh was almost the same exact story as the sixth, no runs scored, one man on base for the Muleriders.
In the eighth, the Muleriders scored another run to make it a three-score ballgame. NWOSU left one man on base but did not score any runs. The ninth was scoreless and the game ended 3-0 for Southern Arkansas.
SAU 3-NWOSU 9
In the first inning, the Muleriders scored a single run to take an early lead. A double from Chad Green to send Bradford home tied the game at one.
The second inning was scoreless. In the third, Southern Arkansas scored two runs to take the lead once again. The Rangers responded quick and hard. Chad Green was walked with the bases loaded. Mendoza hit a single up the middle and sent Connor Green home to tie the game. Grace hit a single up the middle an and sent Barcello home to take the lead from the Muleriders. Gordon hit a sacrifice fly out to send Chad Green home and make it a two-run ballgame.
In the fourth, Chad Green hit a single to right field and sent Bradford home.
The fifth was scoreless for both teams.
In the sixth, Chad Green hit a double homerun to sent he and Barcello home and made it a five-run game. Mendoza also hit a homerun, but he was alone.
The game ended in the seventh inning 3-9 for a Ranger win.
SAU 8-NWOSU 14
In the first, the Muleriders scored three runs. NWOSU responded with a double homerun from Wright to send he and Bradford home. Chad Green hit a double to send Mendoza home and the game was tied. The second was scoreless.
In the third, Southern Arkansas scored one run and took the lead by one run. For the Rangers, Barcello hit a triple homerun to take the lead and extend it by two.
In the fifth, the Muleriders tied the game at six. They then took the lead in the next inning, all without a response from the Rangers.
In the seventh, Grace hit a ball to third base and the baseman made an error and allowed him to make it to first. Mendoza made it home throughout the chaos and the game was tied once again at seven.
In the eighth, the Muleriders scored a run to take the lead late in the game, but only by one. The Rangers responded with a slap in the face. Connor Green hit a triple homerun. Grace hit a single to shortstop and sent Barcello home. Vetal hit a single to right field and sent Sachen home. Shaffer hit a single to right center and sent Grace home. Bradford hit a ball to second base, which made an error and allowed Vetal to run home. After the eighth inning, the game was 8-14.
Nothing happened in the ninth and the game ended there.
NWOSU 3-UAM 4
The first two innings were scoreless.
Connor Green hit a single to right center in the top of the third. That hit sent Vetal home and the game was 1-0 NWOSU.
In the fourth, Bradford hit a single and sent Grace home to extend the Rangers’ lead to two. The fifth was scoreless. In the sixth, the Boll Weevils scored a single run to tie the game at two.
In the seventh, Shaffer was walked with the bases loaded and the Rangers had the lead 3-2.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Boll Weevils saved their game with a run to tie the game at three and sent the game into extra innings. In the tenth, Monticello hit a walk off run and won the game in extra innings 3-4.
NWOSU 4-UAM 8
In the first, the Boll Weevils scored three runs to take the early.
In the second, Grace hit a ground ball which sent Barcello home.In the bottom of the second, the third, and the fifth innings, Monticello scored five runs and it was a 1-8 ballgame.
In the top of the seventh, Vetal hit a double to right center and sent Grace home. Bradford hit a sacrifice fly to send Shaffer home. Wright hit a ball to second base and the baseman made an error and that allowed Vetal to run home.
Although the Rangers had momentum, it fizzled out and they lost the game 4-8.
NWOSU 2-UAM 13
The final game against the Boll Weevils started with a triple home run for Monticello.
NWOSU didn’t respond until the third, scoring two runs with a single from Wright who sent Hamilton home, and Connor Green hitting a sacrifice line out and sent Bradford home.
The Boll Weevils scored ten unanswered runs throughout the rest of the game.
NWOSU 12-NEW 2
The Rangers had one more game to play, and it was against Newman University Jets.
In the first, Chad Green hit a double to right field to send Wright home. Mendoza hit a ground out to short stop and sent Connor Green home. Barcello hit a fly ball to left field. The fielder made an error and allowed Barcello to get to first and Chad Green ran home. It was responded with two runs from the Jets.
In the second, Mendoza was walked with the bases loaded.
In the third, Grace hit a single home run. Bradford made it to first on an error from second base which sent Vetal home, and Mendoza hit a grand slam homerun to send he, Chad Green, Wright, and Bradford home and took an eight-run lead in the top of the third. In the fourth, Bradford was balked and Hamilton went home. Wright hit a single to right field and sent Bradford home.
The NWOSU Baseball team will play against SNU twice on March 28 and once on March 29.
They will also play their makeup game against Panhandle State on March 31.