Mavs drop two one run games to NEO

Mavs drop two one run games to NEO

MIAMI, Oklahoma -- The NOC Mavs dropped two one run conference games at NEO Sunday 4-3 and 6-5.

The Mavs (25-21) finish the conference schedule with a 17-15 conference record and are currently in 4th place.  NEO (30-18) improved to 20-10 in league play and is in second.

In Game 1, the Mavs battled from 3-1 down scoring two runs in the seventh only to see NEO pick up a walk-off 4-3 win.

In the seventh, Jasmine Warriner's single scored Morgan Fowble and then Margaret Landes' ground out scored Alexandra Griffin and the Mavs had tied the game at 3-3.

Landes' double scored Warriner with NOC's first run in the opening inning.  Meagan Bellar and Warriner had two hits each for NOC.

Emma Enderud allowed nine hits striking out three.

In Game 2, NOC held an early 5-0 lead but NEO tied the game at 5-5 in the third and then pushed the go-ahead run across in the fourth holding on for the 6-5 win.

NOC sent nine hitters to the plate in the first inning Morgan Fowble and Cozee Clark had key hits in the inning.

Then, Fowble's second inning triple scored Bellar and NOC led 5-0 before NEO rallied in the third and fourth.

Lynsey Ailey allowed six runs in four innings, Molly Myers worked two innings in relief.

NOC finishes the regular season Tuesday hosting Murray State in a on-conference doubleheader at 2 p.m.

Game 1

NEO 4, Mavs 3

               123 456 7--R   H   E

Mavs       100 000 2--3   9    3

NEO        012 000 1--4   9   0

Mavs--Enderud and Landes.  2B--Landes.  SB--Warriner, Bellar.  L--Enderud.

Game 2

NEO 6, Mavs 5

              123 456 7--R   H   E

Mavs       410 000 0--5   5   0

NEO        005 100 x--6  10  3

Mavs--Ailey, Myers (5) and Landes.  3B--Fowble.  L--Ailey.