This last weekend and Tuesday, the NWOSU Softball team had five games on their schedule.
They played three against the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Savage Storm and the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Bulldogs twice, all five games were away.
NWOSU 1-SEOSU 6
The first game was on Friday.
The opening inning was scoreless for both teams.
In the second, Clark hit a single homerun to make the first points of the game and for NWOSU. It was responded by a single homerun for Southeastern to tie the game at one.
The third and fourth innings were scoreless.
In the fifth, the Savage Storm hit a double homerun to make the game 1-3 and the Lady Rangers had a comeback on their hands.
NWOSU wasn’t able to make anything out of the top of the sixth, but Southeastern was able to score three runs and extend their lead to five.
With one shot to tie the game, the Lady Rangers headed to the top of the seventh inning with lots of work on their hands.
The Lady Rangers started off with being struck out to start the final inning. Clark hit a single to center field and got a hit for NWOSU.
Unfortunately, the Lady Rangers did not have anything left and lost the game.
NWOSU 0-SEOSU 5
The second game was later on Friday.
The first inning was scoreless for the Lady Rangers. Southeastern scored one run in the bottom of the first.
The second inning went the same for Northwestern with no runs scored. Southeastern hit a triple homerun and made the game 0-4.
In the third, NWOSU didn’t score any runs but Southeastern scored one run and it was 0-5.
The game ended with no more runs scored.
NWOSU 3-SEOSU 5
The third game against the Savage Storm was the next day on Saturday.
The Lady Rangers weren’t able to score any runs in the first, but Southeastern hit a single homerun and took the lead once again. The Savage Storm then scored another run and made it a two-run game.
The second inning was scoreless.In the third, Southeastern scored two runs to make the score 0-4.
In the fourth, Sherwood hit a single up the middle and sent Devynn Raile home to score the Lady Rangers’ first points in ten innings.
In the fifth, Corn hit a single to right field and allowed Muns to run home and make the game 2-4.
There was then a passed ball and Corn made it to second and Clark went home to make it a one run game. In the sixth, the Lady Rangers were not able to score. Southeastern scored one run and made the difference two. Northwestern was not able to score in the final inning and got swept by the Savage Storm.
NWOSU 8-SWOSU 6
The Lady Rangers then traveled to Weatherford on Tuesday to play against the SWOSU Bulldogs.The first, second and third innings were scoreless for both teams.
In the fourth, SWOSU scored two runs to take the lead and the Lady Rangers were down for the fourth game in a row.
In the fifth, the Bulldogs sored two more runs to make it 0-4.
In the sixth, Rivera hit a single to center field and sent Raile home to generate a comeback. Spearman was walked with the bases loaded and that forced Rivera to go home. Muns hit a double down the left field line and sent Caine and Esterly home. Clark then hit a triple homerun and that sent her, Muns, and Spearman home. The Lady Rangers left the sixth inning after scoring eight runs.
In the seventh, SWOSU scored two runs but were not able to match the Lady Rangers’ eight runs.
NWOSU 10-SWOSU 4
The Lady Rangers had one more game to play and it was later on Tuesday.In the first inning, Muns hit a single homerun and took an early lead for Northwestern. SWOSU responded with a run and tied the game.
In the second, Lapera hit a single to left field and sent Sherwood home. In the third, the Bulldogs scored two runs to take the lead 2-3. In the fourth, Muns hit a single down left field line and sent Cason and Lapera home to take the lead back for NWOSU. Corn hit a sacrifice fly to send Muns home. Rivera hit a homerun and sent her, Sherwood, and Clark home to make the game 8-3.
In the fifth, SWOSU scored one run.
The sixth was scoreless. In the seventh, Corn hit a sacrifice fly and sent Spearman home. Sherwood then hit a double down right field and sent Muns home.