Baseball March 01, 2016

Rangers Come Up Short in DH With Oklahoma Christian

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Leading Off
Score: (OC 7 - NW 1 ), (OC 5, NW 4)
Records: OC (8-8) - NW (6-10, 4-2 GAC)
Location: Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium - Alva, Okla.

ALVA, Okla. - Tuesday night at Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium was a tough one for the home team as they fell in game one, 7-1 and then 5-4 in the second.

At the Plate

Four different Rangers hit over .300 on the day as Thomas Bess led the way for the home squad hitting .600 on the day.
Bess was 3-for-5 at the dish and also put up a run in the two games.
Senior first baseman Matt Benn also had a good day at the plate as he went .500 in his four at bats. His two hits were big for the home team as he posted a double and a homerun as well.
Casey Dickerman and Jeremy Smith were the other two guys to hit over .300 on the day as Dickerman was 2-for-5 (.400), while Smith was 2-for-6 (.333) with a triple.

The K Zone

Walker Wharton got the start for the Black-and-Red in game one against the Eagles, going two and two-thirds innings. Wharton surrendered five runs in the outing, but only two were earned.
Dakota Stanek came in to relieve Wharton, and went two and one-third, giving up four hits and two runs.
Rounding out the first game for Northwestern on the mound was Thomas Sander and Jason Freeman, both going one full inning.
Starting off on the mound in game two this afternoon was Zach Postoak who was stellar in his six innings of work, allowing five hits and three runs, while striking out eight in the process.
In to relieve Postoak was Brody Ausfahl who came in and gave up an unfortunate two runs, and ultimately received the loss in game two.
Finishing it out was Stetson Buller Jr. who came in for one full inning of work and gave up just one hit, while striking out two.

Game Changer

In the first game of the day, Oklahoma Christian had its biggest inning in the third where they put up five runs on four hits and two errors by the Rangers, putting them up five runs.
The other two runs crossed the plate for the visitors in the next inning on a single and a groundout.
Benn was able to send one over the fence in the bottom of the fourth, but that was the only run the home team could muster, falling 7-1.
Game two was a little different as the Eagles went up early 1-0, but the Rangers had a big fourth inning starting off with a bases clearing triple by Smith, scoring three, followed by a sacrifice fly by Cole Anderson, scoring Smith from third.
The final two innings of the night were tough for the Rangers as a two RBI homerun was surrendered in the sixth, cutting the Ranger lead to one, after which in the seventh two more runs crossed the plate with the first being an RBI single, and the dagger being a score on a passed ball. Northwestern was able to get a man on, but unable to bring him around, ending the game in 5-4 fashion.

On Deck

Northwestern will travel to Goodwell, Okla. where they will take on Oklahoma Panhandle State in a single nine-inning game, starting at 1 p.m on Wednesday Mar. 2.

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Players Mentioned

#31 Brody Ausfahl: LHP; 5' 10"; Senior

#21 Matt Benn: INF/OF; 6' 2"; Senior

#13 Stetson Buller Jr.: RHP/OF; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#28 Jason Freeman: INF; 6' 2"; Senior

#24 Zach Postoak: RHP; 6' 2"; Senior

#19 Thomas Sander: RHP; 6' 3"; Junior

#12 Jeremy Smith: UTL; 5' 8"; Senior

#9 Casey Dickerman: INF; 6' 0"; Junior

#47 Cole Anderson: C; 6' 0"; Freshman

#36 Dakota Stanek: RHP; 6' 6"; Junior

#18 Thomas Bess: OF; 5' 11"; Graduate Student

#10 Walker Wharton: LHP; 6' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#31 Brody Ausfahl
: 5' 10"; Senior
: LHP

#21 Matt Benn
: 6' 2"; Senior
: INF/OF

#13 Stetson Buller Jr.
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: RHP/OF

#28 Jason Freeman
: 6' 2"; Senior
: INF

#24 Zach Postoak
: 6' 2"; Senior
: RHP

#19 Thomas Sander
: 6' 3"; Junior
: RHP

#12 Jeremy Smith
: 5' 8"; Senior
: UTL

#9 Casey Dickerman
: 6' 0"; Junior
: INF

#47 Cole Anderson
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: C

#36 Dakota Stanek
: 6' 6"; Junior
: RHP

#18 Thomas Bess
: 5' 11"; Graduate Student
: OF

#10 Walker Wharton
: 6' 2"; Junior
: LHP