Alva, Okla.- It has been 274 days since the last Rangers baseball game where Northwestern had won their fourth straight game when the spring season was shut down to COVID-19 back in mid-march. As the 2020 year rapidly came to an end, the Northwestern Baseball schedule is final. The countdown until the first game can finally be underway.
The 2021 Baseball season will consist of 40 total games starting on February 11th and concluding regular season play on May 1st. The conference playoffs will run from May 8-11th and have the NCAA playoffs May 13th- May 31st. The Rangers will have 24 home games along with 16 road games.
The Red-and-Black will play 33 conference games, the four-day NWOSU festival, and two non-conference games in a home-and-home series with Oklahoma Panhandle State on March 30th and April 20th, respectively. Northwestern will play host to the annual game in Enid at David Allen Ballpark on April 13th in a non-conference showdown against East Central.
The Rangers will host the NWOSU Festival in Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium to open the season from February 11th-14th. The teams participating in the Festival: will include New Mexico Highlands, Northeastern St, and Rogers State.
Northwestern will open Conference in Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium on February 19th against Southern Arkansas followed by a doubleheader on February 20th. Baseball will use the traditional series format of a Friday game followed by a doubleheader on Saturday. The opening road series will be on February 26-27th at Arkansas-Monticello.
The Red-and Black will conclude their regular-season schedule at home against Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a weekend series on April 30th-May 1st.
Rangers were 11-13 on the season and 7-5 in conference play, tied for fourth place when the baseball season ended due to COVID-19. Northwestern will look to build off of the end of the year success into this upcoming season.
2021 SCHEDULE
FEBRUARY 11-14 NWOSU FESTIVAL TBD
(NM Highlands, Northeastern St, Rogers St)
FEBRUARY 19 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* 3:00 PM (DH)
FEBRUARY 20 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* 1:00 PM
FEBRUARY 26 at ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO* 2:00 PM
FEBRUARY 27 at ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO* 1:00 PM (DH)
MARCH 5 at EAST CENTRAL* 2:00 PM
MARCH 6 at EAST CENTRAL* 1:00 PM (DH)
MARCH 12 SOUTHEASTERN* 6:00 PM
MARCH 13 SOUTHEASTERN* 1:00 PM (DH)
MARCH 19 HENDERSON STATE* 6:00 PM
MARCH 20 HENDERSON STATE* 1:00 PM (DH)
MARCH 26 at OUACHITA BAPTIST* 2:00 PM
MARCH 27 at OUACHITA BAPTIST* 1:00 PM (DH)
MARCH 30 OPSU 2:00 PM
APRIL 2 at SOUTHERN NAZARENE* 2:00 PM
APRIL 3 at SOUTHERN NAZARENE* 1:00 PM (DH)
APRIL 9 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST* 6:00 PM
APRIL 10 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST* 1:00 PM (DH)
APRIL 13 EAST CENTRAL^ (@ ENID) 7:00 PM
APRIL 16 HARDING* 6:00 PM
APRIL 17 HARDING* 1:00 PM (DH)
APRIL 20 at OPSU 2:00 PM
APRIL 23 at ARKANSAS TECH* 6:00 PM
APRIL 24 at ARKANSAS TECH* 1:00 PM (DH)
APRIL 30 SWOSU* 6:00 PM
MAY 1 SWOSU* 1:00 PM (DH)
MAY 8-11 GAC Tournament TBA
MAY 20-22 NCAA Central Regional TBA
MAY 28-29 NCAA Super Regional TBA
JUNE 5-12 NCAA DII World Series TBA
