ALVA, OKLAHOMA - Northwestern Oklahoma State baseball has released their schedule for the upcoming season in 2024. The season will contain a total of 50 games this season including 27 home and 23 on the road. There will be 33 conference games with 17 non conference games.
Northwestern will be led by head coach Ryan Bowen entering his seventh season with the Ranger's baseball program.
The season will open with 12 straight home games to start the year, the largest home stretch of the season this year. The opening weekend series is against MSU-Denver for a three game set running from February 2nd through the 4th. The Rangers will follow with a mid-week game against Newman University at 2:00 PM. The weekend set will be a four game series with Truman University to lead into the conference opener.
Northwestern will open the conference portion of the schedule against Ouachita Baptist at home on February 16th and 17th with the doubleheader being on the 16th starting at 1:00 PM. The 12th straight home game will be a midweek against Emporia State with first pitch scheduled for 2:00PM.
The first road trip will be in Arkadelphia as the Rangers return to conference play against Henderson State on the weekend of February 23rd and 24th with the doubleheader on Friday at 3:00 PM. As the Rangers continue a stretch of eight straight on the road including two mid week games, the first against Rogers State on February 27th at 2:00 PM and March 5th against Newman. In between the two is a series against conference opponent Oklahoma Baptist on March 1st and 2nd.
Southern Nazarene will be the next team coming to Alva as the Rangers return home for the conference series on March 8th and 9th for three of seven straight at Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium. The home stand continues with Oklahoma Panhandle State for the midweek game March 5th before closing it with Arkansas Tech Friday and Saturday the 15th and 16th of March.
On March 19th the Rangers will close out their season with Emporia State traveling for the road game. THe next two conference series on the road will be Harding in Searcy, Arkansas and Southeastern Oklahoma State in Durant, Oklahoma.
The Rangers return home against East Central for a three game series. The following game will be the annual Hot Dogs and Apple Pie baseball game sponsored by Northwestern Foundation & Alumni Association. This game is played at David Allen Ballpark in Enid, Oklahoma.
Following the game in Enid the Rangers will play a three game series with Arkansas Monticello on April 12th and 13th. The final home game of the regular season is scheduled for April 23rd against Rogers State with first pitch scheduled for 2:00 PM.
The Rangers close the season out with Southwestern Oklahoma State on April 26th and 27th with the doubleheader on Saturday afternoon starting at 1:00 PM.
The Great American Conference tournament will run from May3rd through the 12th.
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