Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLARKSDALE - Northwest combined for 47 runs across 14 total innings, as the Rangers walloped Coahoma by a pair of 23-4 and 24-4 finals on Wednesday afternoon.

Northwest scattered 18 hits in the opener and 21 in the nightcap, highlighted by home runs from John Blockmon, Hayes Davis and Levi Lang. Jacob Hill came away with eight base hits on the day, followed by six base hits from Cade Leatherwood.

On the mound, Scott Sharp pitched five strong innings for the Game 1 victory, while Gavin McCoy tossed five innings in the finale. Jackson Jenkins relieved Sharp in the final innings of the opener, while Cooper Mitze and James Smith pitched two shutout innings to end the second game.

With the sweep, Northwest improved to 27-10 overall and 12-2 in the MACCC. The Rangers will close out their road swing on Saturday, April 6 at seventh-ranked Jones College.


Game 1 - Northwest 23, Coahoma 4 (7 inn.)

Northwest wasted no time building a big lead early in Game 1, scoring 14 runs in the first three innings, defeating Coahoma in the opener.

Coahoma led 1-0, before the Rangers broke the game open. Northwest led 14-4 after the third inning and tacked on six more runs, earning a massive 20-4 advantage entering the seventh inning.

Northwest would close out the win with a three-run frame in the top of the seventh, earning the run-rule victory.

Leatherwood led the Rangers with a 4-for-6 effort at the plate in the opener, followed by a 3-for-5 performance from Hill. 

Sharp picked up the win for Northwest, running his season record to 7-1.


Game 2 - Northwest 24, Coahoma 4

Northwest scored seven runs on six hits in the top of the first inning, as the Rangers picked up a blowout win in the finale, solidifying the sweep against Coahoma.

Coahoma scored a run in the bottom of the second, but a two-run homer from Lang to left field helped Northwest push the lead back to 9-1 in the fourth.

Though the Tigers added another run in the home half of the fourth, the Rangers responded with a nine-run frame in the top of the fifth, highlighted by a three-run homer from Blockmon. Coahoma scored two in the bottom of the fifth, cutting the lead to 18-4, only for Northwest to add six more in the top of the seventh.

McCoy earned the win for the Rangers on the mound, improving to 4-2 on the season.