Game #8 and #9

Newman Jets (0-7, 0-0 MIAA) at Northwestern Oklahoma State (1-3, 0-0 GAC)
Tuesday Feb. 18 • 2:00 and 4:00 P.M. Alva, Okla. • Alva Recreation Complex
Series Record: NWOSU leads Series 4-2 Last Meeting: Feb. 14, 2018 NU 8 NWOSU 5 in Wichita, Kan.
Internet Video: themiaanetwork.com/newman
Up Next: Friends University • Wednesday, Feb. 19 • 2:00 and 4:00 P.M. • Wichita, Kan.

LAST TIME OUT
The first game would be all Tigers as they would jump on the Jets early, striking for two runs in the first inning. ECU would pick up one more in the second inning and three more in the fifth inning. The Tigers would get their last run in the sixth inning before finishing off the Jets in the seventh. The Jets would get 5 hits, 5 walks and strand 8 runners on the bases in the game. Bailey Bugner would get the start for the Jets on the mound and go 2 for 3 in the box.

In the second game of the doubleheader, both teams would remain scoreless until the top of the fifth inning when the Jets would plate three runs. Lauren Kuhrt would single scoring Londin Fiorella. Shanda Cox would reach on an error by the second baseman that would score Kuhrt. Lacey Colvin would then get an RBI single to bring in Cox. Newman would score all three runs in the inning with two outs. Newman would score again in the top of the seventh inning. Sierra Spurlock would get the inning started with a single. L. Kuhrt would come up next and hit a single advancing Spurlock to second. Cox would advance the runners with a sac bunt, giving the Jets runners on second and third with one out. Colvin would walk to load the bases up for Darissa Buenorostro who would hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Spurlock.  In the bottom half of the seventh,  the Jets would start out by getting a groundout. The Tigers would then get a double and a single to score their first run of the game. They would then draw a walk to put runners on first and second with one out. The Jets would be able to get the second out of the inning on another groundout. Newman would then walk the bases loaded before giving up a walk-off grand slam to lose the game 5-4.  Lauren Kuhrt would go 2 for 4 and Sierra Spurlock would go 1 for 1 for the Jets in the loss.

THE COACHES
Andrea Gustafson enters her first year as the Head Women's Softball Coach at Newman University, after joining the Jet family August 13, 2019.
Gustafson brings 15 years of college head coaching experience and nearly 600 career victories to the Jets program. She led the Seward County Community College program to four NJCAA Region VI tournament championships and two trips to the National Junior College World Series
During her collegiate playing career, Gustafson was a two-time Pac-10 All-Conference second baseman at the University of Oregon, helping lead the Ducks to three NCAA appearances.
Last season, Gustafson served as an assistant coach for Garden City Community College.

Jill Devries is entering her second season as the Head Softball Coach for the Lady Ranger Softball team.  Webb-DeVries took over during the first conference series of the season and following a rough start to the season, the team experienced a revival under coach Webb and finished the season with a 16-23 record during her guidance. The resurgence of the program under her guidance earned her a promotion to a full time position towards the latter part of the season.  Webb-DeVries' team in her inaugural year in the black-and-red finished just one game away from qualifying for the GAC post-season tournament. That team also featured a pair of Honorable Mention All-Conference performers in Madison McGraw and Madison Garza.  Prior to joining the Northwestern softball staff, Webb-DeVries held the assistant position at the University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif. She was a member of the staff for two full years and her responsibilities included coaching third base, working with catchers as well as outfielders

ABOUT THE JETS
The Jets are 0-7 on the season, 0-0 in the MIAA. Newman is led by Lacey Colvin with a .571 batting average.

ABOUT THE RANGERS
Northwestern Oklahoma State is 1-3 on the season, 0-0 in the GAC.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the seventh meeting between these two schools as NU would defeat NWOSU in the last meeting 8-5 in Wichita, Kan.

LAST TIME VS NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
GAME 1
The Jets (2-8) took a little bit to get the bats going in their home opener, but once they did, the runs poured in against the Rangers (1-5). Newman led off the bottom of the fifth with a single by Paige Wallace, the first of four hits that plated seven runs. The biggest was a blast over the fence in left center by Taylor Mannis, giving the Jets a commanding lead.
GAME 2
Nursing a tight one-run lead late, the Rangers saw Davis lead off the bottom of the seventh with a single. Mannis reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, and put the tying run on third on a groundout, but a strikeout ended the game and forced the Jets to settle for a split.

UP NEXT
The Jets will return home for their home opener against Friends University Wednesday, Feb. 19^th with the doubleheader starting at 2:00 P.M.

LISTEN, WATCH & FOLLOW LIVE
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