UPDATE
7
Winner Mo. Southern St. MO. SOUT 1-0
1
Northwestern Okla. NORTHWES 0-1
Winner
Mo. Southern St. MO. SOUT
1-0
7
Final
1
Northwestern Okla. NORTHWES
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Mo. Southern St. MO. SOUT 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 13 1
Northwestern Okla. NORTHWES 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

W: Tallman (1-0) L: Howell, Hannah (0-1)

7
Winner Northwestern Okla. NWOSU 0-0
0
Northeastern State NSU 0-2
Winner
Northwestern Okla. NWOSU
0-0
7
Final
0
Northeastern State NSU
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern Okla. NWOSU 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 12 0
Northeastern State NSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

W: Caro, Ireland (1-0) L: M. Heinle (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Northwestern Softball Splits Opening Day Doubleheader


ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS - Northwestern Oklahoma State opened their 2023 season with a Friday doubleheader. The Rangers split the afternoon with a 7-1 loss to Missouri Southern following that game up with a 7-0 shutout victory over Northeastern State.

The Rangers are now 1-1 on the season following the two games. 

GAME ONE:

In the first game Ireland Caro received the start for the Rangers throwing three innings before turning the ball Shakyrah Gladness for the final four innings of work. 

Offensively the Rangers finished with five hits all from different players with their RBI being from Hannah Howell and the run scored from Jaci Oakley.

Missouri Southern started the game with a four run four hit first inning. They started by having their first three runners reach base safely before an RBI single scored two runs from Williams followed by a 2-RBI single from Amos. 

Northwestern was able to respond partially with a one run inning to get on the board. It started by an Oakley walk before advancing to second and coming around to score on an RBI single from Howell. 

Missouri Southern used a leadoff walk and a stolen base to sent them up for their fifth run of the game on a Tofpi RBI single. The Rangers were held scoreless in their half of the second. 

A single turned into a stolen base before Perro came around to score on an RBI double by Thurman to take a 6-1 lead over the Rangers. The lead was later extended to 7-1 on a solo home run. 

The Rangers had a few scoring chances as in their half of the third inning pushed runners on second and third in the inning before a strike out followed by a ground out had the Rangers fall short of scoring. 

Missouri Southern took game one of the season by a final score of 7-1 finishing with 13 hits to Northwestern's 5. 

GAME TWO:

In the second game of the afternoon Northwestern played Northeastern State University. The Rangers used a big second inning scoring five runs to take control of the game before closing out the 7-0 win.

After going down in order and holding the Riverhawks scoreless in their half of the inning, Northwestern started the second with three straight singles. Madeline Pack, and Abby DeTar started the inning with singles before Lindsey McElroy hit Pack home with a single. Tatum Winters than hit an RBI single scoring McElroy before an Abby Johnson fielder's choice scored Ashley Low for a 4-0 Ranger lead. Howell hit a sacrifice fly to give the Rangers a five run lead.

Ireland Caro worked around a two out walk holding the RiverHawks scoreless in the second and keeping the Rangers 5-0 lead.

After retiring them in order in the third, Northeastern tried to get a run across the plate in the fourth after a leadoff double and walk they had first and second nobody out. Caro forced three straight ground out allowing the Rangers to escape the fourth with no damage.

Northwestern's offense struck again in the seventh on an RBI double by Pack scoring Macy Spearman who pinch ran for Howell following a single. DeTar followed with back to back double this time scoring Pack as the Ranger lead grew to 7-0.

Caro retired the RiverHawks in order as the Rangers won 7-0 for their first win and shutout of the 2023 season.

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