By OAKLEE FIELDER
The Lady Rangers lost four games against Texas Permian Basin over the weekend, making their record 4-6 to start the 2026 season.
None of the games that the Lady Rangers were a blowout by any means. All but one was a two-score or less game.
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The first game started out with a run scored by the Falcons. The game went dead until the top of the fifth, where the Lady Rangers tied it at 1. At the bottom of the sixth, the Falcons went down and scored four runs to make a finishing statement over the Lady Rangers.
Savannah Duran, Katelyn Bezdicek and Makanalei Lapera all had one hit. Katy Jones threw four strikeouts and only one base on balls.
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The second game started off with a bang of a first inning. The Lady Rangers scored two, and the Falcons scored three. Unfortunately, those were the only runs scored in the entire game, and the Falcons left with a second win over NWOSU.
Kaitlyn Corn had two hits and one run scored. Grace Hulsey threw two strikeouts and had zero base on balls thrown.
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The third game and the start of the second doubleheader between the two teams started slow. There were no runs scored in the first three innings. In the fourth, the Falcons hit a double home run and gave themselves a 2-0 lead. There was no response from the Lady Rangers, and the Falcons won.
Kaylee Madden and Taygan Graham had one hit each, the most for NWOSU. Madelyn Cason threw three strikeouts, and Hulsey had two.
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The fourth and final game opened like two other ones did, with a run scored by the Falcons. The Lady Rangers responded in the fourth with two runs to give them a one-run lead. In the sixth, though, Permian Basin scored two to take the lead right back and snatch the win from the Lady Rangers’ hands.
Madden, Duran, Gabrielle Sanchez, Abby Baglin and Jamie Molina all had one hit. Sanchez and Baglin had one run scored each. Chloe Brown had three strikeouts.
The next games for the Lady Rangers include a doubleheader against Cameron University on Wednesday. Then, they open up conference play against Arkansas Tech University on Friday and Saturday.