Skip To Main Content

Harding University Athletics

Maddox Long
3
Winner Harding HU 19-8
2
Northwestern Okla. NWOSU 13-16
Winner
Harding HU
19-8
3
Final
2
Northwestern Okla. NWOSU
13-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harding HU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 0
Northwestern Okla. NWOSU 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 2

W: Long, Maddox (5-2) L: C. Phelps (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Scott Goode (3/24/23)

Comeback Bisons Score Two in Ninth to Down Rangers

Alva, Okla. – Freshman Collin Helms hit a two-run double in the top of the ninth to plate the tying and winning runs, and senior Maddox Long pitched a complete game to lead Harding to a 3-2 victory over Northwestern Oklahoma on Friday in Great American Conference action at Ranger Field.

With the victory Harding improved to 19-8 overall and 9-7 in the GAC. Northwestern dropped to 13-16 overall and 6-10 in the GAC. The teams conclude the three-game series with a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.

Harding trailed 2-1 entering the ninth inning. Coulton Doyle walked to lead off the innings and advanced to second when Sebastian Martinez reached on an error. Logan Lacey sacrificed the runners to second and third with Barger pinch-running for Martinez at second.

Helms then laced third double of the season into left center, and Doyle scored with the tying run and Barger followed with the eventual game-winner.

Long (5-2) pitched Harding's first nine-inning complete game of the season to earn his team-leading fifth win. He allowed only seven hits and struck out six, winning his third straight start.

Harding managed only four hits in the game with doubles from Helms and Cooper Newsom, a single from Doyle and a single by Martinez.

Trailing 1-0, Harding put its first run on the board in the fifth. Helms reached second on an error, went to third on a sacrifice and scored on Newsom's ground out.
 
Print Friendly Version