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Rangers Take First Game of Series With Southeastern

Box Score

Leading Off
Score: (NW 3 - SOSU 1), 
Records: SOSU (5-6, 0-1 GAC) - NW (3-6, 1-0 GAC) 
Location: The Ballpark in Durant - Durant, Okla. 

ALVA, Okla. -  Another quality outing for starting pitcher Walker Wharton leads the Northwestern Oklahoma State baseball team to a 1-0 conference start over Southeastern Oklahoma State.

At the Plate
  • Freshman Steven Deckard led the Rangers at the plate on the afternoon, going 3-for-4 at the dish, while also scoring two of the visitor three runs.
  • Five other Northwestern hitters got in on the hits, all collecting one a piece, Thomas Bess, Jacob Long, Xyruse Martinez, Alexis Torres and Matt Benn.
  • Deckard not only scored two of the three runs, but brought in the third as well on a double to right center, scoring Martinez.
The K Zone
  • Wharton faced 27 batters in his six and one-thirds outing, striking out four, while surrendering five hit and just the one run. The win now puts his record on the year at 2-1 overall.
  • Trevor Rakers relieved wharton in the seventh and retired the final two batters of the inning.
  • Working the bottom of the eighth was Stetson Buller Jr. who went a full inning, recording a strikeout and a hit.
  • To finish out the game and receive the save was Jon Bauer who pitched the final inning, giving up just one hit.
Game Changer
  • Deckard's double in the second got the ball rolling for the Rangers and a throwing error by the Savage Storm cost them a second run in the frame.
  • The last run for the Black-and-Red came in the top of the fourth when Casey Dickerman layed down a sac bunt to score Deckard, making it a 3-1 ballgame.
On Deck
  • Northwestern will finish out the series tomorrow afternoon with Southeastern Oklahoma State where they will take a 1-0 series advantage with them.

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Players Mentioned

Matt Benn

#21 Matt Benn

INF/OF
6' 2"
Senior
Stetson Buller Jr.

#13 Stetson Buller Jr.

RHP/OF
5' 11"
Sophomore
Xyruse Martinez

#8 Xyruse Martinez

INF/RHP
5' 11"
Junior
Alexis Torres

#23 Alexis Torres

OF
6' 2"
Senior
Casey Dickerman

#9 Casey Dickerman

INF
6' 0"
Junior
Jacob Long

#22 Jacob Long

OF
5' 10"
Junior
Jon Bauer

#32 Jon Bauer

P
5' 10"
Junior
Steven Deckard

#46 Steven Deckard

INF
6' 1"
Freshman
Thomas Bess

#18 Thomas Bess

OF
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Trevor Rakers

#34 Trevor Rakers

RHP
6' 4"
Junior
Walker Wharton

#10 Walker Wharton

LHP
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Matt Benn

#21 Matt Benn

6' 2"
Senior
INF/OF
Stetson Buller Jr.

#13 Stetson Buller Jr.

5' 11"
Sophomore
RHP/OF
Xyruse Martinez

#8 Xyruse Martinez

5' 11"
Junior
INF/RHP
Alexis Torres

#23 Alexis Torres

6' 2"
Senior
OF
Casey Dickerman

#9 Casey Dickerman

6' 0"
Junior
INF
Jacob Long

#22 Jacob Long

5' 10"
Junior
OF
Jon Bauer

#32 Jon Bauer

5' 10"
Junior
P
Steven Deckard

#46 Steven Deckard

6' 1"
Freshman
INF
Thomas Bess

#18 Thomas Bess

5' 11"
Graduate Student
OF
Trevor Rakers

#34 Trevor Rakers

6' 4"
Junior
RHP
Walker Wharton

#10 Walker Wharton

6' 2"
Junior
LHP