Baseball March 15, 2016

Bemidji State Closes Out Rangers in Extras

Box Score

Leading Off
Score: Bemidji State 5 - Northwestern 3
Records: BSU (3-11) - NW (8-17)
Location: Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium - Alva, Okla.

ALVA, Okla. -- A hard fought game between Northwestern Oklahoma State and Bemidji State went the distance and then some before the Beavers took a two-run lead in the 12th, eventually closing it out 5-3.

At the Plate

Seven different Rangers collected hits in the game with three earning more than one.
Garrett Douglas (2-6), Thomas Bess (2-5) and Cooper Stanley (2-4) were the three to post two-hit games on the day.
Xyruse Martinez, Tito Montano Jr., Alex Phillips and Casey Dickerman were the other four to gain a hit in the contest.

The K Zone

Getting his first start on the year on the bump was Stetson Buller Jr. who went one and two-thirds innings before being relieved by Kyle Renbarger who threw the longest of any Ranger pitcher on the day, going 3.2 innings and earning two strikeouts in the process.
Thomas Sander was next in for the hosts, also fanning two batters in his two and two-thirds innings of work.
Blake Jones came in for a batter, after which Jon Bauer pitched two full innings, giving up zero hits and two K's.
Next in for the Rangers was Brody Ausfahl who surrendered the two extra runs on four hits.
Finishing up the Ranger pitching night was Trevor Rakers who came in for the final two outs.

Game Changer

The first inning was a tough one for the Rangers, giving up three quick runs on three hits, but they would bounce back in the later innings.
The bottom of the sixth was a turning point in the game as Douglas came through with a leadoff single after which Bess homered to right-center making it a 3-2 ballgame.
Bess was once again a part of the scoring again in the 8th inning as he led off with a single up the middle, and was brought around by a lasered single to right field by Stanley.
Northwestern had their best chance to take the game in the 10th inning after a double to centerfield by Martinez. He stole third on the very next pitch, but a strikeout ended the inning before he could be brought all the way around.
In the top of the 12th inning, BSU would plate two runs, which would eventually be enough to win the game.

On Deck

Northwestern will finish off the two-game series with Bemidji State tomorrow afternoon with the first pitch to be thrown at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#15 Blake Jones: OF; 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore

#8 Xyruse Martinez: INF/RHP; 5' 11"; Junior

#14 Tito Montano Jr.: INF; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#5 Kyle Renbarger: RHP; 6' 1"; Senior

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

#42 Alex Phillips: INF; 6' 2"; Freshman

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

#48 Cooper Stanley: OF; 5' 11"; Junior

#1 Garrett Douglas: OF; 5' 11"; Junior

#32 Jon Bauer: P; 5' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

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

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

#15 Blake Jones
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore
: OF

#8 Xyruse Martinez
: 5' 11"; Junior
: INF/RHP

#14 Tito Montano Jr.
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: INF

#5 Kyle Renbarger
: 6' 1"; Senior
: RHP

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

#42 Alex Phillips
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: INF

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

#48 Cooper Stanley
: 5' 11"; Junior
: OF

#1 Garrett Douglas
: 5' 11"; Junior
: OF

#32 Jon Bauer
: 5' 10"; Junior
: P