By Megan Maharry
Sports Editor
The Lady Ranger softball team kicked off their conference season with a visit to the Lady Bison of Oklahoma Baptist.
The Lady Rangers went 2-2 in the series, with a double-header Sunday and the final series game on Monday.
In game one, the Lady Rangers took care of business to get the win 4-2.
The Lady Rangers grabbed the early lead in the first inning, thanks to a double by Madison Friest that scored two Lady Rangers.
The score remained 2-0 until OBU struck with a run in the fourth. They followed with a second run in the sixth to tie the game at two all.
The Lady Rangers answered back in the top of the seventh. A double by Abby Detar score one run. A single by Morgan Kirk, which scored Detar, pushed the Lady Rangers ahead by two.
The Lady Ranger defense shut down OBU in the bottom of the seventh and claimed the victory.
In game two of the afternoon, the Lady Rangers just fell short of a victory with a score of 3-2.
Game two saw nearly zero scoring action for either team. The seventh inning was the only inning that saw a score, with the first six being zero.
The Lady Rangers added two runs in the top of the seventh on an error and a RBI double by Friest.
OBU, however, answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning, enough to top the Lady Rangers.
The Lady Rangers closed out the series on Monday with a 7-5 win in game three and a 15-3 loss in game four, splitting the series with the Lady Bison.
In game three, the Lady Ranger’s bats did not begin firing until the fourth inning when they put up six runs.
The scoring began with an RBI single to centerfield from Caden Cunningham.
Three other Lady Rangers had hits that traveled into the outfield for RBI’s.
Morgan Kirk had a solid afternoon of hitting with 2 RBI’s, a hit and a run.
OBU answered back in the bottom of the inning with four runs, but the Lady Ranger defense held them.
A single shot over the fence from Jada Overby in the seventh secured the 7-5 victory.
In the final game of the series, the Lady Rangers could not top OBU and fell 15-3.
The Lady Rangers had a tough first inning that ultimately put them out of the game.
The Lady Bison’s bats were hot, as they put up 10 quick runs.
OBU began the inning with a grand slam to already make the score 4-0.
Shorty after, the Lady Bison managed a second grand slam to pull far ahead.
The Lady Rangers were able to add a couple of runs to the board, but OBU tacked on five more in the third, and the Lady Rangers could not come back.
The Lady Rangers next take to the road to face Southern Arkansas in double-headers on March 1 and 2.
Games are set for 3 p.m. on March 1 and 11 a.m. on the 2.