Box Score Norse split with NOC Tonkawa winning 5-1 and losing 16-5 ...

 
MIAMI — After posting a 5-1 victory in the first game of a non-conference double-header Saturday afternoon, No. 15 ranked Northeastern A&M dropped a 16-5 decision to Division 2 Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa on Homa Thomas Field.
While snapping a four-game winning streak and earning a split in the four games with the Mavericks, coach Roger Ward's Norsemen are 11-3 on the season. The Mavericks are 15-6 overall.
NEO returns home for a 2 p.m. nine-inning game Wednesday with the Roughriders of Crowder Community College from Neosho, Mo. The Roughriders are 11-3 that includes an 11-3 loss to the Norsemen on Feb. 2 in Neosho.
Keaton Presley doubled, stole third and scored on a wild pitch during a two-run first inning for NEO. Tyler Gunter followed with his second home run of the season.
Gunter started a three-run sixth inning with a single to left for NEO. After Houston Glad reached base on a fielder's choice, Tristan Gagan hit his second homer of the year scoring both pinch runner Dion Williams and Glad for a 5-0 cushion.
Golden Norse starting pitcher Clayton Whelchel (3-1) surrendered a solo home run by Hunter Schellhardt (2) to lead off the top of the seventh inning. Whelchel limited the Mavericks to one run on four hits with three strike outs and one walk.
Presley, Gunter, Gagan and Luke Preaus collected two hits each to pace the Golden Norsemen.
A 10-run second inning off NEO starter Luke Manuel (3-1) carried the Mavericks to a 16-5 rout in five innings of the second game.
NOC-Tonkawa received two home runs from Schellhardt (4) and one each from Josh Evans (3) and Cole Floyd (2) to ignite a 15-hit attack.
Evans along with Gage Ross and Chad Dunlop also added RBI doubles for the Mavericks.
Gunter produced a two-run homer (3) and three RBI while Chadwick Ramsey added a double to lead the Golden Norsemen.