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6 players from SEC schools win World Series with Texas Rangers
By Andrew Olson
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The Texas Rangers are world champions. The Rangers won it all Wednesday night, defeating the Arizona Cardinals 5-0 in Phoenix to win the World Series 4-1.
Texas’ roster included 6 players who went to current SEC schools. Pitcher Max Scherzer played for Mizzou before the Tigers joined the conference.
Here are the Rangers with ties to SEC schools:
- Dane Dunning (Florida)
- Nathaniel Lowe (Mississippi State)
- Jordan Montgomery (South Carolina)
- Max Scherzer (Missouri)
- Josh Smith (LSU)
- Chris Stratton (Mississippi State)
For Texas, it is the team’s first World Series title. The Rangers went 90-72 in regular-season play, making the 2023 playoffs as a wild card.
Texas won its first 7 games of the postseason, including sweeps of the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers were up 2-0 on Houston before the Astros won 3 consecutive ALCS games. Texas rallied to win the final 2 games in Houston, taking the series in Game 7.
Reached the pinnacle of America’s pastime. ?
Congratulations to six athletes from SEC schools for bringing the @Rangers organization its first #WorldSeries title!
Dane Dunning, @GatorsBB
Nathaniel Lowe, @HailStateBB
Jordan Montgomery, @GamecockBasebll
Max Scherzer,… pic.twitter.com/x3yt3XH6Vy— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 2, 2023
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
