OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Junior outfielder Jarad Moore was named First Team All-Sooner Athletic Conference while junior third baseman Camilo Baldelomar was named to the second team.

Moore batted .397 on the year in 199 at bats. He drove in a team-high 46 runs and led the conference in the regular season with 76 hits. The 46 RBIs tied him for 12th in the conference. He hit four long balls and 18 doubles on the year.

Moore was a great defensive player for head coach Ryan Bay's team committing zero errors during the regular season while playing both left field and center field. He was tied for third on the squad with nine stolen bases and second on the team to Baldelomar with a .558 slugging percentage.

Baldelomar was a second-team selection for the Rangers, which finished 34-24 and fifth in the SAC. The junior was the squad's top power hitter blasting 12 home runs while knocking in 44 runs, second only to Moore.

The Conference Player of the Year award was given to Oklahoma City's Miguel Beltran while the Coach of the Year was St. Gregory's Chris Pingry.

Oklahoma Baptist defeated Lubbock Christian 19-8 to win the conference tournament on Saturday.

Baseball Postseason Awards

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team helped the school leave the Sooner Athletic Conference on a high note defeating Southern Nazarene 3-2.

Northwestern will join the Great American Conference in the 2012-13 school year and finished this season 34-24.

The turnaround of the Ranger pitching staff was the story of today's game. Starting pitcher Clay Thomas picked up the win throwing five strong innings giving up just two earned runs.

The Rangers scored two in the third with the help of the long ball. Camilo Baldelomar walked and Jonathan Freemyer crushed his fourth home run of the season to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth. The home run turned out to be a game winner.

A crew of seniors finished out the game on the mound for Northwestern. Zac Floyd threw a scoreless sixth and Jordan Flittie threw a perfect seventh inning.

Northwestern's all-time saves leader Derek Epps finished his career in typical fashion picking up a two-inning save, his seventh of the season and 19th of his career. The senior retired six consecutive batters fanning three of them.

Northwestern got on the board in the third inning. With one out Jose Maysonet walked. Patrick Johnson singled through the left side and George Mendoza walked to load the bases. Jarad Moore's sacrifice fly gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead.

A home run by SNU's Luis Hernandez knotted the game at one in the bottom of the second inning and added another run in the bottom of the fourth.

Lubbock Christian will square off against No. 2 Oklahoma City to decide the Oklahoma City pool. The winner will take on the winner of the Oklahoma Baptist pool at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Box Score

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team fell by the run rule for the second straight game at the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament losing 11-1 in seven innings against No. 2 Oklahoma City University on Thursday evening.

The only Ranger run came in the fourth inning after a sacrifice fly by Wes Brorsen, who knocked in Camilo Baldelomar to start the frame. Baldelomar reached second on a single by Jonathan Freemyer and third on a single by Trevor Long, who had two hits in the game.

Jason Martyn (8-5) struggled with his command walking four hitters and hitting one while giving up four runs over two innings of work. All four of the runs Martyn gave up came after two men were out.

Chase Kokojan, who relieved Martyn starting in the third inning, gave up six runs in .2 innings of work, and all the runs he gave up came after two were out.

Northwestern has scored just three runs in 14 innings and managed just one run and four hits off of Rich Hawkins, who threw 6.1 innings winning his 11th game of the season.

Hawkins exited in the top of the seventh after giving up back-to-back hits off the bats of Patrick Johnson and Jose Maysonet.

Reliever Jerod Pepper gave up a single to Jarad Moore, but Johnson was thrown out at the plate for the second out of the inning. Peper fanned Natal to end the game.

Moore finished with two hits in the game.

The Rangers (33-24) will finish the conference tournament tomorrow with a 2 p.m. game against Southern Nazarene.

Box Score

Oklahoma City 2-0
Lubbock Christian 2-0
Northwestern 0-2
Southern Nazarene 0-2

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team could not figure out Lubbock Christian University southpaw Shane Ingram, who held the Rangers to five hits and two runs while throwing a complete game. Northwestern fell 15-2 in seven innings in the first game of the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament.

The Ranger defense didn't do starting pitcher Zac Floyd any favors committing five errors in the game. Floyd labored through four innings of work giving up just three earned runs.

The Chaps took a 6-0 with two outs and the bases loaded in the fourth when a fly ball fell between center fielder Jarad Moore and right fielder Juan Natal allowing all three runs to score.

LCU added four runs in the fifth inning with the help of a Northwestern error.

Northwestern finally got on the board in the sixth inning when lead-off man Moore walked to start the inning. Natal picked up his second hit of the game and advanced to second on a Chaparrals error. Camilo Baldelomar smoked a two-run double into the gap to cut the Chaps' lead to 11-2.

A three-run homer by Brennyn Smith put LCU up 14-2 in the seventh inning. The Chaps added another run to make the game 15-2.

Natal ended the day with three of the five Ranger hits.

Northwestern will take on host Oklahoma City at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the team's second tournament game.

Box Score

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Sooner Athletic Conference league office has announced the scheduling for baseball's SAC Tournament with the Rangers set to begin on Wednesday in Oklahoma City with a 2 p.m. contest against fourth-seeded Lubbock Christian.

Northwestern is in a pool with Oklahoma City, Lubbock Christian and Southern Nazarene.

Northwestern will play top-seeded Oklahoma City at 6 p.m. on Thursday and eighth-seeded Southern Nazarene at 2 p.m. on Friday.

The other pool features Oklahoma Baptist, Rogers State, USAO and St. Gregory's.

The winner of each pool will square off in the championship game scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday at Oklahoma Baptist.

The pools were determined based on each team's finish in the conference. The Ranger pool has the No. 1, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 8 seed in it while No. 2, No. 3, No. 6, No. 7 are all going to Oklahoma Baptist.

SAC Final Standings

1. Oklahoma City
2. Oklahoma Baptist
3. Rogers State
4. Lubbock Christian
5. Northwestern
6. USAO
7. St. Gregory's
8. Southern Nazarene

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ENID, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team fell 4-1 to St. Gregory's on "Baseball, Hot Dogs and Apple Pie" day at David Allen Memorial Ballpark on Saturday.

The game was the regular season finale for the Rangers which finished 33-22 (17-13 Sooner Athletic Conference).

Northwestern starting pitcher Jason Martyn shut down St. Gregory's for four innings, but the Cavaliers broke through in the top of the fifth.

Trey Sears doubled to lead off the inning. Roberto Celestino laid down a sacrifice bunt to move over Sears which Martyn threw away allowing the first run of the game to score. Celestino later scored on a sacrifice fly to make the score 2-0.

St. Gregory's tacked on two more runs in the top half of the inning off of reliever Chase Kokojan.

The Rangers scored their only run of the game in the seventh innings. Wes Brorsen doubled and George Flores drove him in with a two-out single.

Jordan Flittie threw two innings of scoreless relief while Zac Floyd threw one.

Northwestern finishes fifth in the SAC and will travel along with Lubbock Christian and Southern Nazarene to Oklahoma City as the four teams square off in pool play to begin the SAC Tournament next Wednesday.

The other pool will feature Oklahoma Baptist, St. Gregory's, Rogers State and USAO. The winner of the two pools will play for the conference tournament championship.

Game times have yet to be announced.

Box Score

Game One - Box Score

Zac Floyd had a rough outing lasting just .1 innings giving up five earned runs and seven runs total.

Northwestern battled back from seven runs down to take an 8-7 lead in the fifth.

The Rangers brought in closer Derek Epps for a two-inning save, but he had a rare bad outing giving up two earned runs in the sixth inning.

Senior George Flores had two hits and four RBIs in the game. Wes Brorsen was a perfect 3-for-3 while George Mendoza, Jonathan Freemyer and Trevor Long each added two hits.

Game Two - Box Score

Senior Clay Thomas was outstanding, picking up his seventh win of the season after pitching 7.1 innings giving up just one earned run. Derek Epps bounced back from his outing in game one to pick up the save. He has six saves on the season.

Junior Jarad Moore had a stellar game two going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Juan Natal added two hits for the Rangers.

 The split puts Northwestern fifth in the Sooner Athletic Conference with one game remaining. The Rangers could finish as high as fourth depending on the outcome of the remaining Lubbock Christian games.

Northwestern will conclude its season with its "Baseball, Hot Dogs and Apple Pie" event at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid. The game will be the rubber match between the Cavaliers and Rangers (33-21, 17-12 SAC) and is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.

After the conclusion of the regular season, the Rangers will move on to the SAC Tournament at either Oklahoma City or Oklahoma Baptist.  The first game of the tournament is scheduled for next Wednesday (May 2) with the time yet to be determined.

ALVA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader against No. 7 Oklahoma Baptist falling 6-1 and 4-3 at Myers Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Game One - Box Score

The Rangers (32-20, 16-11 Sooner Athletic Conference) couldn't figure out Bison starting pitcher Chris Witschi, who held Northwestern to just one run on four hits.

Oklahoma Baptist got on the board in the top of the first inning off of Ranger starting pitcher Clay Thomas (6-6), but Thomas settled down and held a tough lineup at bay until the fifth inning.

In the meantime the Rangers, knotted the game in the third inning after Patrick Johnson grounded out to second base to plate Flores, who started the inning with a single.

Oklahoma Baptist took the lead for good in the fifth. With one out, the Bison had three consecutive singles before x Colon grounded out to first to make the game 2-1.

The Bison put the game away with a four-run sixth inning with the big hit being a single off the bat of x Nelson. His two-run single put the Bison up 6-1.

Johnson, Juan Natal, Flores and George Mendoza had the Ranger hits in game one.

Game Two - Box Score

Northwestern lost the rubber game of the series 4-3 despite outhitting the Bison 10-6.

Jason Martyn (8-3) started on the hill for the Rangers giving up four runs over five innings of work. The Ranger offense nearly took Martyn off the hook staging a fifth inning rally off of Bison starting pitcher Jesus Carlos.

Flores doubled to lead off the inning and reached third on a wild pitch. Mendoza singled to make the game 4-1. With two outs, Camilo Baldelomar singled to put runners on first and second. Jonathan Freemyer followed that with a two-run double to make the game 4-3.

The Rangers tried to mount a seventh inning rally on Carlos. Natal doubled to the wall in left but was thrown out at third for the second out of the inning. Carlos fanned Baldelomar to end the game.

Johnson, Freemyer and Flores each had two hits for the Rangers.

The losses end a 10-game winning streak for the Rangers. Northwestern sits fifth in the SAC with three conference games remaining against St. Gregory's.

The Rangers could finish as high as fourth or as low as eighth depending on the outcome of next week's games. The Rangers have clinched a spot in the SAC Tournament and will play at either No. 1 Oklahoma City or No. 7 Oklahoma Baptist.

The SAC Tournament will be May 1-4 with game times to be determined.

After Trevor Long was hit by a pitch, Wes Brorsen put a charge into one for a two-run homer to give Northwestern a 5-2 lead. Later in the inning, Flores doubled and George Mendoza drove him home with a single to make the game 6-2.

Floyd's wild pitch allowed a run to score in the sixth to make the game 6-3 and the Bison scored again off of Jordan Flittie in the seventh to make it 6-4, but that's all they would get.

Senior Derek Epps took the ball for a two-inning save. He retired six consecutive batters to pick up his fifth save of the season. He has a sparkling 1.29 earned run average in 15 appearances this season.

Northwestern will return home on Saturday for games two and three of this series against the Bison. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Box Score

Game One - Box Score

Northwestern (31-18, 15-9 Sooner Athletic Conference) dominated game one with the help of Clay Thomas (6-5) on the mound. Thomas threw six innings of five-hit ball giving up two earned runs while fanning four Evangel hitters to lead the Rangers to an 8-2 win.

The Rangers started the scoring in the second inning after Trevor Long and Wes Brorsen reached on walks and Jose Maysonet reached on a bunt single. With one out, George Mendoza's single plated Long to get the Rangers on the board. With the bases still loaded, Patrick Johnson walked to make the game 2-0 and Camilo Baldelomar was hit by a pitch to put the Rangers up three.

Baldelomar drove in his second run of the day on a sacrifice fly and Trevor Long's two-run double made the game 6-2 after four innings.

The Rangers added two insurance runs in the sixth. Jonathan Freemyer singled and Long reached on a walk. Brorsen singled to load the bases and George Flores came through with a two-run double to make the score 8-2.

Jordan Flittie threw a scoreless seventh to preserve the game for the Rangers.

Long and Freemyer each added two hits.

Game Two - Box Score

In game two, Jason Martyn (8-2) continued his banner season picking up his eighth win of the year in a 10-2 Northwestern win. Martyn threw six innings giving up just two hits and one earned run. The California native struck out six Evangels.

The Ranger supported Martyn scoring a run in each of the first three innings. Baldelomar doubled down the left field line to get the Rangers on the board.

With two outs in the second inning, Flores and Mendoza each singled. Johnson drove in his first of four runs in the game with a double.

In the third inning, Long drove in Baldelomar with a single.

The Evangels scored an unearned run in the fourth inning to close within two, but a five-run fifth put the game out of reach for MACU.

Freemyer doubled to left and Long crushed a ball over the fence in left to give the Rangers a 5-1 lead. Wes Brorsen reached on a bunt single and Mendoza walked to set the stage for Johnson, who hit a three-run homer to give Northwestern an 8-1 lead.

The Rangers added two more in the sixth on a two-RBI single by Flores.

Jeff Davis threw a scoreless seventh to preserve Martyn's eighth win of the season.
Johnson had three hits while Long, Flores and Mendoza each added two.

Northwestern will return to action on Thursday for the opening game of a three-game set against Oklahoma Baptist. The game is set for a 1 p.m. start.

*Photograph of Drew Glass (son of Greg Glass) throwing out the ceremonial first pitch*

ALVA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team didn't play its best game of the season, but it found a way to win its sixth straight game 9-8 on "Pack the Park" day over the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma on Tuesday evening.

Northwestern scored six runs all after two men were out in the eighth inning to overcome an 8-3 deficit. Camilo Baldelomar started the rally with an infield single. Trevor long followed him with a sharp single up the middle. Jonathan Freemyer doubled down the left field line to drive in Baldelomar. Long also scored on the play, because of an error on the left fielder.

After Doug Seurer ran for Freemyer, Wes Brorsen singled him home to make the game 8-6. George Flores followed with a single. George Mendoza, who had an outstanding day at the plate with three hits, doubled home Brorsen to make the game 8-7. With runners on second and third, Jose Maysonet pinch hit for Patrick Johnson. Maysonet cracked a double to give the Rangers an improbable 9-8 lead.

Maysonet's double made a winner out of Jordan Flittie, who pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning. Derek Epps threw a perfect ninth inning to pick up the save.

The rally bailed out Northwestern (28-17, 12-9 Sooner Athletic Conference) as the Rangers looked flat for much of the game. Starting pitcher Jason Martyn didn't have his best stuff giving up five earned runs in his five innings of work.

Northwestern scored twice in the second inning. Baldelomar surprised the ballpark with a bunt single and Long like Baldelomar's idea also reaching on a bunt single. Freemyer knocked Baldelomar in with a single to set up runners at first and third. Long scored when Freemyer was picked off of first base.

The other Ranger run came in the seventh when Patrick Johnson singled home Flores.

Long added three hits while Freemyer and Baldelomar each added two.

Northwestern will head to Mid-America Christian for a 2 p.m. game on Thursday.

Box Score

Game One - Box Score

Chase Randall started for the Rangers (27-18) and threw six innings of two-hit ball. The freshman gave up just two hits before giving way to Jason Barlett to finish the game in the seventh.

The offense was led by Camilo Baldelomar, who had two hits and four RBI. Juan Natal also added a pair of hits.

Trevor Long homered in the game.

Game Two - Box Score

Jarad Moore had a pair of doubles as he went 3-for-4 in game two with three RBIs to lead the Rangers to a 9-1 victory. Long added two hits and three RBIs. Natal added two hits while Wes Brorsen had two RBIs.

Clay Thomas pitched six innings giving up just one run while fanning eight Crusaders.

The Rangers outscored the Crusaders 35-3 over the four-game series.

Northwestern returns to action on Tuesday at 4 p.m. against USAO. It is also "Pack the Park" day for Ranger fans. Free hot dogs will be served while supplies last.

Box Scores to be available shortly

Jason Martyn threw four shutout innings and struck out two en route to the win. Jeff Davis threw two shutout innings while Joel Perez closed the game in the seventh to preserve the Ranger shutout.

The Rangers got on the board in the first inning after Patrick Johnson doubled to lead off the game and Juan Natal singled him home. Camilo Baldelomar continued his hot hitting driving in three runs in the third when he cleared the bases with a double. He drove in three more runs in the seventh with a three-run homer.

The Rangers (25-19) took game two behind a solid performance from starting pitcher Chase Kokojan, who gave up just two hits over 3.2 innings. Johnson had two hits in the game while Jose Maysonet was a perfect 2-for-2. 

The Rangers will play another doubleheader with Dallas Christian set to begin at noon tomorrow.

More information will be made available later.

Box Score

Bay interview

ALVA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team lost a pair of games to Rogers State falling 4-0 in game one and 5-2 in 11 innings in game two at Myers Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Rangers left men on base early and couldn't recover dropping a 4-0 decision to Rogers State in the doubleheader opener.

Head coach Ryan Bay's squad left runners on base in five of the seven innings.

Northwestern's best offensive inning was the second when Trevor Long singled with one out and Juan Natal drove a ball to the wall in right leaving runners at second and third. Jose Maysonet was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but starting pitcher Brandon Bargas fanned George Flores and got George Mendoza to fly out to center to end the threat.

The Rangers managed just three hits in game one against Rogers State starter Brandon Bargas. Long, Natal and Mendoza had the three Ranger hits.

Starting pitcher Clay Thomas took the loss and struggled for Northwestern giving up four runs in two innings of work. Jeff Davis threw five innings of scoreless relief.

Game Two - Box Score

In game two of the doubleheader, Northwestern starting pitcher Zac Floyd and Rogers State starting pitcher Kyle Duncan locked up in a pitcher's duel that went the Hillcats' way as they took game two  5-1 in 11 innings.

Rogers State broke through against Ranger reliever Jordan Flittie scoring four times in the 11th inning with the help of an RBI-single by Randy Ramirez and a three-run homer by Cade McKewon.

The inning spoiled a sparkling performance by Floyd, who gave up just one run over six innings of work. Derek Epps threw a scoreless seventh and eighth before giving way to Flittie, who threw two scoreless innings before giving up the runs in the 11th.

Northwestern scored in the bottom of the 11th when Mendoza hit a gap shot for a double that scored Natal, but couldn't get any closer.

The Hillcats broke through on Floyd in the fourth inning with an RBI-groundout off the bat of Lance Rymel.

Northwestern answered back in the fifth with the help of a pair of Hillcat errors to knot the game at one. Mendoza singled with one out and Camilo Baldelomar pinch ran. Duncan made a wild pickoff throw to first which rolled down the right field line allowing Baldelomar to reach third.

Jose Maysonet hit a chopper to third when Baldelomar faked like he was going home which caused the third baseman to freeze and everyone was safe. Patrick Johnson's bunt single plated Baldelomar to tie the game at one. Wes Brorsen bunted for a hit but was thrown out as Johnson and Maysonet reached second and third. Rangers' leading hitter Jarad Moore was walked to load the bases but Duncan reached back for a little extra to fan Jonathan Freemyer which ended the threat.

Northwestern hits the road for three consecutive games next week. The first of those games will be at USAO at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

ALVA, Okla. - Starting pitcher Jason Martyn is from California, but he's starting to make his mark in Alva. The junior transfer from Rio Hondo Community College threw 7 1/3 strong innings against Rogers State in a 4-2 win in the opening game of a three-game set between the two teams at Myers Stadium on Friday evening.

Martyn didn't give up a hit until the sixth inning but was able to use the double play ball to weave his way out of trouble on three seperate occasions.

The Ranger offense finally got on the board in the fourth inning against the previously undefeated Shawn Spainhoward (6-1) as a two-out single by George Flores plated Trevor Long.

After Martyn escaped a first-and-third, one out jam in the fifth inning by inducing a double play, the Rangers used a little two-out magic to add to their lead in the bottom half. Jarad Moore hit a ringing double down the left field line and Jonathan Freemyer crushed a two-run homer to center field to give Northwestern a 3-0 lead.

Martyn continued to make all the big pitches for head coach Ryan Bay's squad. He struck out Randy Ramirez and got Cade Mckewon to ground out to get out of a jam in the seventh inning.

He was unable to escape the eighth inning as he left with runners on second and third with one out. Reliever Jordan Flittie intentionally walked Lance Rymel to load the bases and made the biggest pitch of the ball game to Cody Campbell, who grounded into an inning ending 5-4-3 double play.

Derek Epps picked up his third save of the season with an easy 1-2-3 inning in the top of the ninth. The save sealed Martyn's sixth win of the season against two losses. Martyn gave up two earned runs on the day while fanning five.

Natal and Moore each had two hits for the Rangers.

Northwestern (22-16, 10-7 Sooner Athletic Conference) moved in to a tie with Rogers State for fifth in the SAC.

The Rangers will play the Hillcats two more times tomorrow with the first game scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.

Box Score

STERLING, Kan. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University gave a fine effort while attempting to extend their winning streak to six games but ultimately fell 4-3 in 14 innings to Sterling on Tuesday afternoon.

The Ranger (21-16) defense led to the team's demise in the 14th. With two outs, pitcher Chase Randall's error allowed the winning run on base and a single drove home the game winning run.

The unearned run was an unjust way to end the game for the Ranger bullpen which threw nine consecutive scoreless innings before the 14th. Senior Derek Epps had by far his longest outing of the season throwing six scoreless innings while striking out 10 batters. Epps gave up just one hit and was the only Ranger out of the bullpen to give up any hits.

Jason Martyn, Clay Thomas and Jordan Flittie all gave up no hits in one-inning relief stints for head coach Ryan Bay's squad.

Chase Kokojan started on the hill for the Rangers and gave up three runs over four innings of work.

Northwestern scored a run in the third on a home run by George Mendoza.

The Rangers tied the game with two runs in the sixth. Jarad Moore doubled and Jonathan Freemyer singled to start the inning. Trevor Long doubled home Moore to make the game 3-2. George Flores' single tied the game at three.

Northwestern threatened in the ninth inning. Juan Natal singled and Flores was hit by a pitch to start the frame. Jose Maysonet's sacrifice bunt sent the runners to second and third, but Mendoza lined out to short and Patrick Johnson lined out to short to end the threat.

Freemyer had three hits while Moore and Natal each had two.

The Rangers will play next on Friday at 6 p.m. against Rogers State. Friday's game is the first of a three game set at Myers Stadium.

Box Score

Northwestern Oklahoma State hurler Zac Floyd has been named Pitcher of the Week in the Sooner Athletic Conference for the week of March 19-25 as announced by the league office earlier today.

Floyd threw a complete game shutout against Oklahoma Christian. The Enid native gave up just one hit and struck out seven Eagles in a 2-0 win in the series finale on Saturday. Floyd's gem was one of three Ranger shutouts against the Eagles this weekend as Northwestern outscored Oklahoma Christian 27-0 in the three-game set.

The senior is 3-1 on the season and has settled in as a mainstay in head coach Ryan Bay's starting rotation.

Floyd is the third Ranger to earn the honor this season. Clay Thomas and Jason Martyn took home the award earlier this season.

ALVA, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team extended its winning streak to five games by downing Dallas Christian 5-1 and 14-2 at Myers Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Game One - Box Score

Trevor Long's three-run homer in the bottom of the first was the big blow in a 5-1 win in game one.

The Rangers (21-15, 9-7 Sooner Athletic Conference) got two more in the second inning. Patrick Johnson laid down an excellent squeeze bunt which resulted in an RBI and a base hit. Jarad Moore's single drove home George Mendoza, who singled earlier in the frame.

Northwestern didn't get any more offense in the game, but starting pitcher Chase Randall made the lead hold.

Randall changed speeds effectively for Northwestern on the mound giving up just one run over six innings. The freshman scattered four hits, walked two and struck out five Crusaders en route to the win.

Derek Epps struck out the side in the seventh to finish the game for the Rangers.

Johnson finished the game with two hits.

Game Two - Box Score

The offense blossomed for head coach Ryan Bay's squad in the second game as both Jonathan Freemyer and Camilo Baldelomar each homered twice.

While the Rangers stuck the ball, the Crusader defense allowed the Rangers to get on the board in the first inning. Singles by Brorsen and Freemyer combined with a walk to Jarad Moore loaded the bases for Long who hit a ball right back to the pitcher. The pitcher threw the ball away allowing the first two runs of the game to score.

Moore singled to center with the bases loaded and the centerfielder misplayed the ball allowing three runs to score on the play. Freemyer's sacrifice fly plated the fourth run of the inning giving Northwestern a 6-0 lead.

Starting pitcher Jeff Davis was cruising right along in the early going and gave up zero earned runs of the day. The two unearned runs on Davis' watch came in the third inning after an error with two outs. Two batters later a triple plated two Crusader runners to cut the lead to 6-2.

Davis picked up the win going four innings while striking out two Dallas Christian hitters.

The Rangers got the runs back in the fourth as Freemyer connected on the first of his two home runs on the day, a two-run shot to center.

Baldelomar's solo shot in the fifth made the game 9-2.

Northwestern put the game out of reach in the sixth inning scoring five times. Freemyer hit a solo shot to make the game 10-2. With two outs, Baldelomar hit a grand slam to put Northwestern up 14-2.

The top five hitters in the Ranger order combined for 12 hits as Freemyer and Long each had three while Brorsen, Johnson and Moore each had two. Baldelomar, who batted ninth, went 3-for-3 with five RBIs.

Chase Kokojan, Jordan Flittie and Epps each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for the Rangers.

The Rangers will return to the field on Tuesday at Sterling (Kan.) with the game is slated for a 2 p.m. start.

Clay Thomas was a horse for the Rangers (19-15, 9-7 Sooner Athletic Conference) in the opener throwing a complete game shutout while fanning five hitters and scattering six hits leading to a 13-0 win.

Northwestern's offense made life a little easier on Thomas jumping out to a 2-0 lead after one inning. Patrick Johnson led off the game with a single and came around to score on a Jarad Moore single. Juan Natal walked with the bases loaded to plate the second run for the Rangers.

Johnson's three-run bomb in the top of the fourth extended the Ranger lead to 5-0 and was the beginning of a slew of offense. Northwestern added two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings and four in the seventh.

Jose Maysonet's double scored Natal, who tripled to begin the fifth inning. Maysonet scored on an error by the Eagle defense.

Trevor Long's solo home run made the game 8-0 and George Mendoza drove home the ninth Ranger run of the game with a single.

Jason Miller hit a grand slam in the seventh inning. It was his first career collegiate home run.

Thomas did the rest for the Rangers as he picked up his fourth win on the season.

George Flores, Long, Moore and Johnson each had two hits for the Rangers.

Game Two - Box Score

Zac Floyd's complete game shutout allowed the Ranger pitching staff to extend its scoreless innings streak to 21 innings on the weekend. The senior hurler gave up one hit while fanning seven as the Rangers cruised to a 2-0 win.

Floyd didn't have the benefit of the offense that Thomas did but Floyd made the two runs hold. NWOSU scored once in the second and added an insurance run in the seventh inning.

Flores and Wes Brorsen drove in the runs for head coach Ryan Bay's squad. Brorsen, Natal and Flores each had two hits on the day.

Three consecutive shutouts are the most in the Bay era.

The Rangers will play a doubleheader at home against Dallas Christian with 1 p.m. set as the start time.

ALVA, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State hurler Jason Martyn threw a complete game shutout as the Rangers pounded Oklahoma Christian 12-0 in seven innings at Myers Stadium on Friday afternoon.

Martyn's ability to change speeds kept the Eagles off balance all day. The California native fanned five and gave up three hits on the day.

Northwestern (17-15, 7-7 SAC) jumped all over Oklahoma Christian starting pitcher Ryan Nash scoring two in the first. Trevor Long's single plated Wes Brorsen to get the Rangers on the board. Jarad Moore scored the second run of the inning on a wild pitch.

The offense kept the pressure on scoring three times in the third, fourth and sixth innings. Jonathan Freemyer tripled to lead off the third and scored on an error. George Flores' two-out single made the game 4-0 and George Mendoza's double put the Rangers up 5-0.

Northwestern kept pouring it on in the fourth. Brorsen reached on an infield single and got to second on a wild throw. Moore kept his torrid hitting pace with a bunt single to send Brorsen to third. Freemyer singled through the left side to put NWOSU up six. Juan Natal singled to give Martyn a seven-run lead. Freemyer scored when Jose Maysonet hit into a double play and the Rangers went up 8-0.

In the fifth, Moore's double to the wall knocked in pinch runner Camilo Baldelomar to make the game 9-0. The run was one of six unearned runs the Rangers scored in the game as head coach Ryan Bay's squad took advantage of seven Eagle errors.

In the sixth, Mendoza plated Natal, who reached on an error, with a single to left. Baldelomar singled home to drive in Maysonet. Moore picked up his second RBI of the game on a grounder that was misplayed by the Eagle defense.

Moore had three hits while Freemyer, Mendoza and Brorsen each added two.

Games two and three of the series will take place tomorrow at Oklahoma Christian.

Box Score

ALVA, Okla - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team looked poised to complete a three game sweep of No. 4 Lubbock Christian, but the Chaparrals staged a huge comeback after being down nine runs and defeated the Rangers 18-13 at Myers Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Things looked outstanding in the early going for Northwestern (16-15, 6-7 Sooner Athletic Conference) which scored four times in the first and five times in the second inning.

Designated hitter Jonathan Freemyer doubled to plate Juan Natal and Wes Brorsen, both of whom got on base to start the game. Jose Maysonet's groundout scored Jarad Moore, who reached on a walk earlier in the inning. George Flores singled with two outs to plate Freemyer giving the Rangers a 4-0 lead.

After Natal walked to start the second inning, Brorsen crushed a ball over the wall in left giving Northwestern a 6-0 lead. Trevor Long got in on the action with a run scoring single. Maysonet doubled to center and Long scored on an LCU error. George Mendoza drove in the ninth run of the game for the Rangers with a single to right field.

Unfortunately for Northwestern, things were all downhill from there. Starting pitcher Jason Martyn, who cruised through the first two innings, gave up a pair of runs in the third and six runs in the fourth inning which chased him from the game.

With the score 9-8 in the fourth inning, Flores hit one in to the jet stream which left the yard to extend the Ranger lead to 10-8.

Northwestern kept this lead until the sixth inning when the Chaparrals used three doubles to score a pair of runs which tied the game at 10.

The game slipped away from the Rangers in the eighth when LCU scored eight times with the benefit of six Ranger walks. Northwestern tried to mount a comeback in the bottom half of the inning when Camilo Baldelomar put a charge in to one for his seventh home run of the season but couldn't get any closer.

Brorsen had three hits for the Rangers while Flores and Mendoza each added two.

The Rangers will play Dallas Christian at Myers Stadium on Wednesday at noon.