By MEGAN MAHARRAY
Sports Reporter
The Lady Rangers were on the road to face East Central University in double-headers on both Friday and Saturday. The Lady Rangers won the series 3-1.
The Lady Rangers swept ECU on Friday winning game one 12-10 and game two 5-1.
In game one, the bats were red hot for the Lady Rangers as they recorded 12 hits, five of which were homeruns, to get the 12-10 victory.
An early 3-0 lead came from junior Estrella Guardiola as she hit a bomb over the centerfield wall in the second inning. ECU immediately followed with a three-run shot themselves.
The scoring was back and forth until the final inning when the Lady Rangers scored three runs, two of which came from a home run off the bat of sophomore Audrey Estes.
In game two, the Lady Rangers were still sharp on offense as they collected five runs on 12 hits as they grabbed the 5-1 victory.
ECU only managed to put up one run against pitcher Karly Murray who allowed only six hits and had four strikeouts. The Lady Rangers had three home-runs during the game, two coming from Madi Parrott and one coming from Macy Madewell.
The Lady Rangers ended the double-header with two victories, 23 hits and eight homeruns.
On Saturday, the Lady Rangers played another double-header and split the games, losing game one 3-1 and winning the final game of the series 4-3.
There was not as much hitting action in game three. The Lady Rangers had four hits on the game, but could only capitalize on an error from ECU in the fifth to score one run. A three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth by ECU handed the Lady Rangers the loss.
In the fourth and final game, the Lady Ranger’s offense came back to life. With eight hits that scored four runs, the Lady Rangers took the 4-3 win.
Murray had another impressive game in the circle, throwing a total nine innings while striking out two in the process.
Back and forth hitting kept the game tied all the way until the ninth inning when Peyton Garrett hit a single that scored Macy Madewell and the game winning run.
The Lady Rangers next travel to Arkansas to take on Arkansas-Monticello in a four-game series.