By Jacob Ervin, Senior Reporter
The Southeastern baseball team swept Northwestern this weekend in a three-game series.
The first game was a high-scoring affair that ended with the Rangers losing 12-9 to the Savage Storm on Friday.
Gavin Mendoza and Paul Sanchen both had strong performances hitting at the plate, with each player recording 3 RBIs and two hits.
The Savage Storm came out swinging, as Southeastern had a 3-0 advantage in the first inning. Although the Rangers rallied to bring the game back to a tied ball game at 5-5, Southeastern quickly regained the lead with four unanswered runs in the fourth inning to bring the score to 9-5.
Despite the Rangers scoring four more runs, Southeastern managed to hold onto the lead for the remainder of the game to get a 12-9 win.
In game two of the series, the Savage Storm took the lead early and maintained the lead throughout the game despite a comeback effort by the Rangers in the ninth inning.
The Rangers were down 6-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning when Bryan Guerro hit a double that allowed Thomas Beiswanger and John Shaffer to run home.
This made the game 6-3 with no outs for the Rangers, but the comeback was prevented when Southeastern brought in a relief pitcher who recorded three straight outs to end the game.
While the Rangers only had one less hit in the game, two costly errors played a large part in the Rangers losing 6-3 in the first game on Saturday.
In the final game on Saturday, the Savage Storm took the lead early, with five runs in the first inning.
Once again, the Rangers managed to bring the game back into striking range.
After Matthew Potts threw two runless innings and gave up two runs in the fourth inning, the Rangers managed to score four runs in the fifth inning, which made the game 6-4 in favor of Southeastern heading into the sixth inning.
The Rangers only allowed Southeastern one more run but did not make it home in the final two innings.
The next series for the Rangers will be against East Central in Ada and will begin on Friday.
After a three-game series with the Tigers, the Rangers will play East Central again on Tuesday in a non-conference game at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid at 7 p.m.