Softball April 08, 2016

Rangers Split Day One Against Henderson State

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

Leading Off - Game One
Score: Henderson State 6 - Northwestern 1
Records: HSU (23-20, 14-17 GAC) - NW (8-31, 6-23 GAC)
Location: Alva Rec Complex - Alva, Okla.

ALVA, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Softball was taken down by Great American Conference opponent Henderson State Friday afternoon in game one of the day by a final score of 6-1.

At The Dish

Madison McGraw led the Rangers at the plate going 1-for-3 with one double and one run scored.
Peyton Garrett recorded the lone RBI for Northwestern as well.

The K Zone

Madison Garza began in the circle for the black-and-red and threw 5.1 total innings allowing three earned runs, six hits, and was able to strike out eight batters.
Karly Murray would relieve Garza and finish out the game throwing 1.2 innings on one hit and recorded one strikeout.

Game Changer

Henderson State controlled the pace of this match-up from beginning to end as they were able to hold the Rangers to only one hit in the game.
The Rangers committed three total defensive errors which certainly attributed to the Reddies being able to capitalize and move around their runners on the base paths.

Leading Off - Game Two
Score: Henderson State 1 - Northwestern 2
Records: HSU (23-21, 14-18 GAC) - NW (9-31, 7-23 GAC)
Location: Alva Rec Complex - Alva, Okla.

ALVA, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Softball took down GAC opponent Henderson State in game two of the doubleheader by a final score of 2-1.

At The Dish

Jordan Haya provided a spark to the offensive effort in the second match-up of the day as she went 1-for-3 with one run scored, one RBI, and one homerun.
Peyton Garrett tacked on the go ahead RBI for the Rangers as well as she finished the contest hitting 1-for-3 with one double.
Alexis Hayes, Madison McGraw, and Sarah Williams each contributed one hit a piece in the winning campaign also.

The K Zone

Karly Murray started in the circle for the Rangers in game number two and went 5.1 innings, only allowing one earned run on seven total hits and was able to strike out one.
Madison Garza threw 1.2 innings in relief for the black-and-red adding one strikeout to her stat line and allowed zero runs and zero hits to cap off her second save of the season.

Game Changer

The key factor in this game was total runners left on base as each team's stat line told a different story with the Rangers only leaving four runners on, compared to the Reddies 10 total runners left stranded.
Despite allowing a solo homerun in the top of the first inning, Northwestern was able to answer right back in the bottom half of the inning with a Haya solo shot to even things up. Garrett's double in the bottom of the fourth inning to bring in McGraw was all the Rangers needed to close out game two at 2-1 over HSU.

On Deck
Northwestern Oklahoma State Softball will host GAC foe Henderson State tomorrow, Saturday April 9, as a part of the series conclusion against the Reddies starting at 12 p.m. at the Alva Rec Complex.

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Players Mentioned

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

#2 Peyton Garrett: OF; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#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

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

#2 Peyton Garrett
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: OF

#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