ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State baseball notched 26 hits in a 25-11 blowout win over Harding University Sunday to take a 2-1 series victory in the first Great American Conference action of the season. The Rangers launched five home runs (Daschal Johnson, Jorin Van Amstel, Justin Bundy, Johnnuelle Ponce, Harrison Hull) that accounted for 13 of their runs on a windy afternoon at Myers Stadium, including Johnnuelle Ponce's second grand slam in as many days.

The Rangers scored early and often in what ended up being the highest scoring game in GAC history (36 runs) and gave freshman left-...