Softball March 15, 2016 Devon Lucal

Rangers Split Doubleheader With Newman

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

Leading Off - Game One
Score: Northwestern 0 - Newman 8
Records: Northwestern (2-21, 1-13 GAC) - NU (8-18, 1-5 Heartland)
Location: NU Softball Field - Wichita, Kan.

WICHITA, Kan. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Softball was taken down in the first game of the day against Newman University by a final score of 8-0 on the road in five innings.

At The Dish

Aiding the Northwestern offensive unit was Alexis Hayes who finished the game going 2-for-3.
Sarah Williams and Madison McGraw each contributed one hit a piece in the contest as well.

The K Zone

Madison Garza started the match-up for the black-and-red as she went 4.0 innings giving up five earned runs on seven hits and struck out three hitters.
Karly Murray and Erin Norrie each threw a combined 0.2 innings in relief as well.

Game Changer

The defensive game came into play in this first match-up as the Rangers committed two defensive errors compared to Newman's zero.
Overall hits certainly played its role as well with the Jets tallying 10 total hits in the first contest compared to Northwestern's four.

Leading Off - Game Two
Score: Northwestern 8 - Newman 0
Records: Northwestern (3-21, 1-13 GAC) - NU (8-19, 1-5 Heartland)
Location: NU Softball Field - Wichita, Kan.

WICHITA, Kan. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Softball defeated the Jets of Newman University in the second match-up of the day by a final score of 8-0 in six total innings on the road.

At The Dish

Sarah Williams and Alexis Hayes each led the Northwestern offensive attack in the second match-up of the day as each finished going 2-for-4 with one run scored, and two RBIs.
Jordan Haya added a blast over the fence as well and finished the game 1-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI.
Five other Rangers recorded one hit each in this game as well, as the black-and-red totaled 10 hits against the Jets.

The K Zone

Madison Garza started game two as well for Northwestern and went the distance as she threw 6.0 innings, giving up zero runs, two hits, and struck out three.

Game Changer

Offensive output was definitely the difference maker in this match-up as the Rangers out hit the Jets 10-2 overall in the game.

On Deck
Northwestern Oklahoma State Softball will face Great American Conference opponent Oklahoma Baptist in a doubleheader to open the series starting on Friday March 18 with the opening game to start at 2 p.m. at the Alva Rec Complex in Alva, Okla.

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Players Mentioned

#9 Erin Norrie: RHP; 5' 5"; Junior

#11 Alexis Hayes: OF/C; 5' 1"; Junior

#4 Jordan Haya: OF/SS; 5' 5"; Senior

#8 Madison McGraw: OF; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#15 Madison Garza: P; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#20 Karly Murray: INF/P; 5' 9"; Freshman

#25 Sarah Williams: C/INF; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#9 Erin Norrie
: 5' 5"; Junior
: RHP

#11 Alexis Hayes
: 5' 1"; Junior
: OF/C

#4 Jordan Haya
: 5' 5"; Senior
: OF/SS

#8 Madison McGraw
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: OF

#15 Madison Garza
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: P

#20 Karly Murray
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: INF/P

#25 Sarah Williams
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: C/INF