ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas -- The #18 Northern Oklahoma College Mavericks split a road doubleheader against Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kansas on Thursday.
NOC (16-5) won the night cap 8-2 after dropping the first game 3-2.
Mavs 8, Cowley 2
The Mavs broke open a 1-1 tie with seven runs in the 7th to rout Cowley College 8-2.
With the game tied 1-1, NOC sent 11 hitters to the plate scoring seven runs on six hits.
Kylie Garrett had the big blast with a bases clearing double while Madison Kettler added a two run single.
Jenna Chassie (8-1) allowed just two runs on eight hits striking out four.
Cowley 3, Mavs 2
Cowley College won the first game of the doubleheader on a walk-off home run in the 7th to edge the Mavs 3-2.
Taylor Lane (8-3) was the losing pitcher in the circle allowing three runs on just five hits while striking out seven.
Rachel Rumsey had the lone Mav run batted in with a first inning single scoring Aylin Nunez.
NOC would build the lead to 2-0 before Cowley scored two in the 5th to tie the game at 2-2 setting up the Cowley heroics in the 7th.
Kyia Monahwee had two hits for the Mavs including a double.
Game 1
Cowley 3, Mavs 2
123 456 7--R H E
Mavs 110 000 0--2 5 0
Cowley 000 020 1--3 5 2
Mavs--Lane and Heisler. 2B--Monahwee, SB--Monahwee, Nunez, Poindexter. L--Lane (8-3)
Game 2
Mavs 8, Cowley 2
123 456 7--R H E
Mavs 100 000 7--8 11 1
Cowley 000 010 1--2 8 1
Mavs -- Chassie and Heisler. 2B--Garrett, Rumsey. W--Chassie (8-1)