THE RUNDOWN

Northwestern Oklahoma State completed a sweep of a weekend series at Rab Rodgers Field on Saturday with a 5-3 win over Ouachita Baptist. The Tigers put the potential tying run at second with one out in the bottom of the ninth but left runners stranded at second and third.

The Tigers took an early lead in the bottom of the first. Tyler Riebock's solo home run put the Tigers on the board, and Louis Steen added an RBI single to make it 2-0 through one frame.

The Rangers scored single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to take the lead. They added a pair in the eighth to pad the lead. 

Ouachita answered with a run of its own in the bottom of the eighth as Cade Burris came around to score on an error after CW Schrader's single.

Steen and Jaxon Chaney led off the ninth with back-to-back singles and advanced to third and second, respectively, on Hayden Childers' sacrifice bunt. They ended the game there.  
 

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

- Riebock's homer gave him sole possession of second place in program history with 27 career round-trippers
- Childers tripled in the second inning, giving the Tigers a triple in four straight games
- Riebock took over the team lead in home runs with his third of the season

BY THE NUMBERS

6 - Garret Hermes struck out a season-high six batters in 5.2 innings pitched
4 - Four Tigers recorded multiple hits Saturday
1 - Tiger pitching issued just one walk

UP NEXT

The Tigers host Arkansas Tech for a three-game series next weekend.