5
Northwestern Okla. NWOSUBB 14-18, 7-12 GAC
15
Winner Okla. Baptist OKBU 18-12, 11-8 GAC
Northwestern Okla. NWOSUBB
14-18, 7-12 GAC
5
Final
15
Okla. Baptist OKBU
18-12, 11-8 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern Okla. NWOSUBB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 4
Okla. Baptist OKBU 6 0 2 5 0 2 X 15 12 2

W: Mychal Yarbor (4-2) L: Goertzen, Matt (1-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jay Barlett, Athletic Communications

Rangers Unravel After Early Lead, Fall 15-5 to Bison

SHAWNEE, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State baseball suffered a 15-5 defeat Friday night at the hands of the Oklahoma Baptist University Bison in the first of a three-game Great American
Conference series. Despite the Rangers exploding for five runs in the top of the 1st, OBU roared back to score 15 unanswered in what would be a run-rule shortened contest capped at seven innings.

Judah Zickafoose (2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB) had the lone extra base hit for the Rangers, a one out double to right that scored Justin Bundy and Daschal Johnson for the game's first runs. Brendan Kates and TJ Kassner would add RBI singles as Northwestern was able to jump out to a quick 5-0 lead before starter Matt Goertzen had even taken the mound.

But a determined Bison squad rallied for six two-out runs in the bottom half of the 1st, chasing Goertzen after he allowed two home runs in the frame, giving OBU a 6-5 lead after just one inning of play.

Oklahoma Baptist added two in the 3rd off reliever Brandon Nesseralla, as the redshirt sophomore issued two walks and hit a batter, giving the Bison an 8-5 edge through three. Nesseralla had his off-speed pitches working for him as he recorded strikeouts on all seven Bison batters he retired in his 2.1 innings of work, despite five free-passes (4 BB, HBP).

Head coach Ryan Bowen looked to a pair of freshman relievers to try to tame the Bison lineup, but neither Bryson Wrobel nor Trevor Stone was able to get out unscathed.

Northwestern's offense couldn't manage to get much of anything going after the 1st as OBU starter Mychal Yarbor held the Rangers to just two earned runs over his six innings on the hill. Yarbor struck out nine before giving way to Andrew Eppenbach who threw a clean 7th to end the game.

Up Next
The Rangers and Bison will return to Bison Field at Ford Park tomorrow (Saturday, March 31) for a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. as the Rangers look to bounce back against fifth place Oklahoma Baptist.
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