ENID, Okla. – After completing the GAC series this past weekend with Northwestern Oklahoma State University, the East Central University baseball team made a quick turnaround to play the Rangers once again for the annual Hot Dogs and Apple Pie game in Enid, Oklahoma, falling 12-1 in the nonconference matchup.
 
Northwestern struck the board first with an RBI single to take a 1-0 lead, but ECU would quickly answer back in the next frame with a run of their own.
 
Nick Blankenship drew a walk and eventually made it across home plate after Dawerlyn Amancio's double down the right-field line knotted the score 1-1.
 
The third inning would be trouble for the Tigers, though, as the Rangers sent 12 to the plate, scoring eight runs on six hits to break the game open with a 9-1 lead.
 
Northwestern added one more run in the fourth inning and two in the fifth while ECU struggled to capitalize on their scoring opportunities, eventually settling the score 12-1 Tuesday night.
 
Drake Sisemore took the loss, pitching 2.2 innings and giving up seven runs on eight hits.
 
Bryce Crawford, Chase Owens, and Kaleb Dent were other Tigers to see action on the mound.
 
Duncan Key, Gage Boatman, Kyle Busker, Tucker Abney, Dawerlyn Amancio, and Michael Rosario each picked up a hit.
 
The East Central University baseball team will return to Ken Turner Field for a GAC series against Arkansas Tech University starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 14.