The NWOSU Softball team had five games to play last weekend. They had a home three-game series against Southern Nazarene University. Then, they had a double header against the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos.
SNU 7-NWOSU 5
The first inning was a quick one, as the Crimson Storm scored one run that was unanswered by the Lady Rangers. In the second, SNU scored four straight runs to make it a 5-0 ballgame.
The Lady Rangers were able to respond with a single homerun from Rivera to cut the lead down to four.
In the third, Sherwood hit a double to left center and sent Spearman home and now it was a three-run game.
SNU responded in the fifth with two runs scored and it was once again a five-run game.
In the sixth, Rivera hit a bunt and made it to first, Raile was able to score and shrunk SNU’s lead to four. Pack hit a single to right field and sent Prentiss home, Rivera was also able to run home on an error by second base.
The Lady Rangers were not able to finish the comeback and lost the first game against SNU.
SNU 10-NWOSU 3
To start the second game, SNU scored four runs in the top of the first inning. They were unanswered from the Lady Rangers, as they moved into the second.
The second and third were both scoreless, with not more than one runner left on base in either inning.
In the fourth, SNU scored one run on a single homerun to make it 5-0.
They scored two runs in the fifth with a double homerun to extend their lead to seven.
The sixth was scoreless.
In the seventh, the Crimson Storm put the finishing touches on the game with three runs.
NWOSU answered with a triple homerun by Rivera to take her, Graves, and Raile home with her.
SNU 10-NWOSU 2
In the first inning, Van Haren hit a single to right field and sent Sherwood home to give the Lady Rangers the lead by one.
In the second, SNU scored four runs to make it 4-1. It was answered with a sacrifice fly from Caine to send Rivera home to make it 4-2.
The third was scoreless. In the fourth, the Crimson Storm scored three runs. The fifth and sixth were scoreless.
In the seventh, SNU scored three more runs to end the game as they shut down the Lady Rangers early on in the game.
NWOSU 3-UCO 6
The Lady Rangers went to Edmond to face off in a doubleheader against the Bronchos.
The first four innings of the game were scoreless, as NWOSU left one runner on base in the first and UCO one in the fourth.
To open up the scoring, the Bronchos scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth, as if they were saving them all for one inning.
In the sixth, the Lady Rangers and Bronchos both left two runners on base but did not score any runs.
Rivera once again hit a single homerun to start the Lady Rangers scoring, although late into the game.
A double from Spearman to left center sent Muns and Graves home to make it a three-run game.
Without any time left, the Lady Rangers lost the game against UCO.
NWOSU 5-UCO 8
Later in the day, NWOSU faced UCO one more time before coming home. It started with two runs scored for the Bronchos, giving them the early lead.
In the second, Corn hit a single homerun to make it a one-run game.
It was responded with a run from UCO who made it a two-score game once again.
In the third, UCO scored three runs to make it a 1-6 ballgame with four innings left to go.
In the fourth, Van Haren hit a double homerun to take Clark with her and it was 4-6 and they were back in the game.
Caine hit a sacrifice ground out to send Graves home in the sixth, and they were getting closer to the Bronchos.
Pack then hit a single to right center and sent Prentiss home and there was now only one run separating the two teams.
Unfortunately, UCO scored two runs and killed the Lady Rangers’ momentum and ended the game 5-8.