Alva, Okla.- The Ranger Baseball team and head coach Ryan Bowen released the 2022 baseball schedule for the upcoming season. Bowen will enter his fifth season with the Northwestern program with an 84-79 record.
The Northwestern baseball season will feature a total of 50 games through the season starting on February 4th. The schedule consists of 33 Great American Conference games, with 17 non-conference games being played.
The Rangers have scheduled 27 home games for the upcoming season, with 23 games on the road making up the 50 game season. The 27 home games will include the NWOSU Festival for the season. Northwestern will play 15 home conference games this season with 18 GAC games on the road. The Red-and-Black will play 12 non-conference games at home with five non-conference on the road.
The 2022 home and season opener will take place on February 4th against Minnesota-Crookston for a three-game series running from the fourth through the sixth. Northwestern will open the season with a seven-game homestand running from February 4th through the 13th.
The Northwestern Festival will run from February 11th through the 13th, which will include: Northwestern, Washburn, New Mexico Highlands, and Oklahoma Baptist.
Northwestern's first road series will open the 2022 conference schedule as the Rangers will take on the Muleriders of Southern Arkansas on the 18th and 19th of February for a three-game series.
The Red-and-Black's first home conference game will be the weekend of March 4th and 5th as the Rangers welcome the Tigers of East Central for a three-game series, with the doubleheader being played on Saturday the fifth.
Northwestern will take on the defending Great American Conference regular-season champions in Arkansas Tech with a home series on April 22nd and 23rd for a three-game series.
This year, the Rangers will take on rival Southwestern Oklahoma State in Weatherford, Oklahoma, to close out the regular season on April 29th and 30th.
This will be followed by the Great American Conference Tournament, which will run from May 7th through May 10th.
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