Home runs by
Jackson Morris and
Corey Dodd in the bottom of the fourth inning carried the 15th ranked Northeastern A&M Golden Norsemen to a 3-1 victory against 19th rated Seminole State College Saturday at Homa Thomas Field.
Coach
Roger Ward's Golden Norse started the day with a come-from-behind 11-8 win over the Trojans to gain a split in the four games over two days.
With the split, the Golden Norse are 19-9 on the season and 2-2 in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference. Coach Lloyd Simmons' Trojans are 2-2 in the conference and 20-11 overall.
The Norsemen continue an eight-game conference home stand next Saturday by hosting the Buffaloes of Arkansas Baptist College from Little Rock starting at 1 p.m. The two teams conclude the four-game series at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Seminole grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning of the second game after Dylan Raper walked. After ground outs by Sprick Liberia and Cisco Factor moved Raper to third, Justin Steelmon singled to center scoring Raper.
Angel Ortiz reached on a bunt single to start NEO's rally in the bottom of the fourth inning. On a 1-2 count, Morris lined a two-run homer to create a 2-1 lead. After Greg Hunsnander popped out, Dodd delivered his second homer of the year to close out the scoring.
Dodd produced two of the six NEO hits while Steelmon and Raper had two hits each for the Trojans.
Trailing 8-5 going into the bottom of the seventh inning of the first game, the Golden Norsemen received a grand slam home run from Husnander and a two-run single by
Samuel Crabtree to gain an 11-8 win.
Wise, Dodd and
Samuel Crabtree collected two hits each to pace the 13-hit NEO offense.