WICHITA- The Jets hosted NWOSU for a Tuesday afternoon matchup. The Jets faced NWOSU on the road back on February 3rd where they defeated the Rangers, 8-5 in ten innings. This time out against the Rangers, the Jets fell 14-3.

How it Happened: 
- The Rangers scored three in the first inning, followed by three more in the top of the second inning to take the early 6-0 lead over the Jets. In the top of the third inning, behind Jaden Talle, faced three batters and retired them all to keep the deficit at 6-0. Through three, the Rangers pitcher Nathan Nunez held the Jets to no hits, with five strikeouts recorded. 
- The Rangers pushed one more across the plate in the top of the fourth to extend their lead to 7-0. In the bottom half of the inning, Justin Birch hit a solo home run to left field to score the Jets first run. Kaynan Kaku followed this up, earning a hit by pitch and an error on the Rangers defense to put Kaku at second. Anthony Cannavino then connected with a single to move Kaku to third, putting runners on first and third with no outs. A wild pitch from Nunez allowed Kaku to score the Jets second run. At the end of four innings, the Rangers led the Jets 7-2. 
- Both teams were held scoreless in the fifth and sixth innings. The next scores came in the top of the seventh inning, where the Rangers added seven runs in the inning to extend their lead out to 14-2. Riley Kujawa hit a solo home run in the bottom half of the seventh to cut the deficit to 14-3. The Jets were unable to add anymore in the bottom of the seventh, resulting in a 14-3 loss to the Rangers. 

Player Notes:
- Kujawa hit his first home run of the season. 
- Birch hit his second home run of the season. 

The Jets are set to open conference play this weekend against Washburn. Game one of the series starts on Friday at 3 PM.