SENATOBIA – Northwest scored a combined 32 runs off 29 hits in a cold and snowy three-game series over visiting Henry Ford (Mich.) to sweep the set and improve its record to 7-4 overall on the season.
Northwest hit .333 in the series against a .186 average for the Hawks, while the Ranger pitching staff boasted a 1.75 ERA and allowed just two extra-base hits.
In the opening game of the series on Thursday night, Matt Ferguson (2-1) gave up four hits and two runs while striking out four and made way for Peyton Willoughby and Reed Davis to close out the win.
Northwest rallied from a 1-0 deficit in the first with nine unanswered runs, including seven in the second, to take down the Hawks 15-5 in a 7-inning run rule win.
Northwest used 20 different players in the game one win against 19 for Henry Ford.
Jay King led the Rangers at the plate with a 3-for-5 effort and three RBIs, followed by a pair of hits from James Lear and two RBIs from Kramer Hollenbach.
Cody Reed (1-1) picked up his first win of the season in a complete game performance in game two, striking out a career-high 11 batters against one walk and giving up just four hits.
The Rangers again rallied from an early one run deficit in the first and responded with 11 unanswered runs over the next six innings to pick up an 11-1 run-rule win in six.
Four different Rangers picked up multiple hits in the game, including Dylan Castoria, Jordan Barnes, Walt McCullough and Cody Carson who all had two hits apiece.
Another solid pitching performance carried Northwest to a 6-2 win in the final game of the series, with Tanner Densford (1-0) going six innings and giving up just three hits for the win.
Josh Brown made the most of his fourth collegiate start and led the Rangers at the plate by going 3-for-3 with an RBI. McCullough followed with two hits for a second straight game.
Northwest's scheduled doubleheader against Jackson State CC on Monday has been postponed. The Rangers return to action March 6 at Arkansas Baptist with first pitch set for 5 p.m.
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