MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Northwest needed no help in waking up the bats on Friday in Millington as the Rangers swept Coahoma and Blue Mountain College by a pair of 14-4 and 14-5 finals at USA Stadium.

Northwest hit a combined five home runs on the day to highlight a solid batting performance. 

With the sweep, the Rangers have officially concluded fall competition. Pending COVID-19 concerns, the NJCAA and MACCC have declared the regular season to begin as scheduled in February 2021.


Game 1 - Northwest 14, Coahoma 4

Sophomore Peyton Mills led all Ranger batters by going 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs in a 14-4 victory against Coahoma.

Northwest led 2-1 after the first inning of action but Mills' three-run shot in the top of the third quickly pushed the Rangers' advantage to 5-1. Dylan Hale followed next with a solo homer of his own.

Trailing 11-1 in the fifth inning, Coahoma got two runs back off a Josiah Rivera home run to close the gap to 11-3, only for the Rangers to respond with three runs over the final four frames.

Hale, Wesley Lester, Landon Rogers and Tucker Richmond all finished 1-for-3 at the plate for Northwest, with Hale also adding a pair of RBIs.

Freshman Colton Presley delivered another solid outing on the mound, allowing a hit and two walks against three strikeouts in three scoreless innings of work. Colton Peel and Mac Sims also pitched well, with Peel lasting two scoreless innings and Sims striking out two batters in one scoreless frame of action.


Game 2 - Northwest 14, Blue Mountain 5

Cade Bell finished 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs to help Northwest to a 14-5 victory in the nightcap against Blue Mountain.

Lester and Kelton Hall also helped provide an added boost at the plate with both players hitting home runs, including a three-run shot from Hall.

Judah Buckner struck out a batter in 1.2 scoreless innings and Will Logsdon also followed with 1.2 scoreless frames.