NW Oklahoma News

Northwestern Oklahoma State falls Saturday afternoon 13-10 to Metropolitan State. Both teams' offense came out fast before the Roadrunners used a six run seventh inning to take a 13-10 lead over the Rangers before closing out the three run win.

Northwestern falls to 0-2 on the season as Metropolitan moves to 2-0 this season through the first two games.

Thomas Beiswanger led the Rangers offense with two of the nine hits in the game going 2-4 at the plate including a team high four RBI's and a run scored. Brandon Holdren finished with an RBI two hits and three runs scored on Saturday.

Metropolitan started fast on Saturday afternoon after retiring the Rangers in order to put a three spot on the board in the bottom half of the first, capitalizing on a Ranger error. Smith followed with a two-run home run taking a 2-0 lead before a single and a double quickly made it 3-0.

The Rangers offense was ready to respond though as in the top of the second inning Northwestern answered with a three spot of their own. As Colby Jarnagin and Shaughn Kelly reached safely, Jarnagin scored the Rangers first run off a single from Brandon Holdren. He later came around to score with Kelly on a Thomas Beiswanger double to center field.

Jacob Shaw worked around a two out walk to hold the Roadrunners scoreless in the second inning setting up the Rangers to take their first lead. Hagen Barcello led the third inning off with a solo home run to left field taking a 4-3 lead. Following the home run Northwestern continued to keep the pressure on the Roadrunners having three more runners come across the plate in the inning.

Hayden Priest singled to left field as Shaughn Kelly came across to score, before Beiswanger drove in Holdren for a 6-3 Ranger lead. A wild pitch allowed Jon Shaffer to score, pushing the lead to four.

Metropolitan went scoreless in the third inning before they jumped back to tie the game at 7-7. Shultz doubled to left center as he was followed by three straight singles forcing across two more runs as the game was tied at 7-7 through four innings of play.

It was not tied for long as Holdren led off with a single before Priest pushed him to second on a walk. Beiswanger ripped a double to left center scoring Holdren as the Rangers regained the lead. Trevor Saire picked up an RBI on a groundout before Joseph Frisby singled home the 10th run of the afternoon.

Cole Rodriguez started the 5th inning throwing two straight scoreless innings for the Rangers before a big seventh inning for Metro. Back to back doubles to start the inning had the game back at 10-8 before two more singles and a double tied the game once more at 10-10. The Roadrunners kept the pressure on as nobody out had three straight hits again on a double bringing in two more runs. The final run of the game came on an RBI single for a 13-10 lead for Metropolitan.

The Rangers went scoreless in the 8th inning, and had the leadoff runner on base before he was left stranded as the Rangers fell 13-10 in Denver.

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