CHICKASHA, Oklahoma --  The Northern Oklahoma College Mavericks split a doubleheader with Vernon (TX) Tuesday at USAO.

NOC (11-4-1) won the night cap 7-5 after dropping the first game 4-1.

Vernon 4, Mavs 1

NOC managed just four hits in a 4-1 loss to Vernon (TX) on Tuesday.

Joey Pena had two hits for the Mavs and one run scored on a single by Ashton Francis.

Seth Martin took the loss allowing two earned runs over 4.2 innings of work.

Mavs 7, Vernon 5

The Mavs broke a 5-5 tie with two runs in the 9th to beat Vernon 7-5.

in the 9th, Ben MacNaughton and Joey Pena singled and both scored on an error off the bat of Cacy Harper.

Kirby Lohrengel (1-0) earned the win out of the Mavs bullpen tossing three innings of two-hit relief.  

MacNaughton and Pena had two hits each while Dominick Trevino had three rbi's.

Ethan Wilson was the starter allowing five runs in six innings.

Game 1

            123 456 7--R   H   E

Vernon  011 010 1--4   6    2

Mavs    000 001 0-- 1   4   3

Mavs--Martin, Bridges (5), Andrews (7) and Harper.  SB--C. Francis.  L--Martin (0-1).

Game 2

            123 456 789--R   H   E

Mavs     000 040 102--7   9   1

Vernon  000 005 000--5   9   1

Mavs--Wilson, Lohrengel (6) and Pena.  2B--Glock, Pena, Trevino.  SB--Burgos, Pena.  W--Lohrengel (1-0).