Box Score BETHANY, Okla. — After five game time changes, Southern Nazarene was able to wrap up a Great American Conference series with a 6-5 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State.
The Crimson Storm (6-12, 3-9 GAC) got out hit, but took advantage of four walks and two errors from the Rangers (9-8, 2-7 GAC) to score the win.
Jacob Inbody and
Nate Bidelman led the way as each went 2-for-4. Inbody scored three runs while Bidelman had three RBIs.
Jake Bidelman (1-0) picked up the win as he pitched two innings of relief and gave up just two hits.
David Kaplan recorded his second save of the year
Northwestern struck first with one in the top of the first, but SNU answered with one in the bottom of the first when
Jacob Inbody scored on a wild pitch. The Rangers took a 2-1 lead in the third, but the Storm responded with three in the bottom half of the inning. San Miguel drove in the first run with a double to right field before
Nate Bidelman ripped a single through the right to push two more across.
The Rangers tied it the top of the fifth with two, but the Storm retook the lead in the seventh when Nate hit a single to center to score Inbody in the bottom of the seventh. SNU added another insurance run on a pair of hustle plays as Morrow put out a deep ground ball to first and
Scott Stanley flew around from second on the play to make it 6-4.
The Rangers picked up one run in the ninth, but that was the only run Kaplan gave up as he allowed two hits in the ninth and struck out two.
Southern Nazarene now travels to Mid-America Christian Tuesday for a 1 p.m. game.