Game 1- The Golden Norsemen hosted the Neosho County Panthers on Friday 2/20/26. The Norsemen started the game off scoring two in the opening frame. The Panthers offense gained momentum and gained the lead. At one point the Panthers were up 10-5 over the Norsemen. The Norsemen bats came alive in the 7
th inning as they scored 3 runs on hits from
Bronson Bouher and
Eliott Marin. They added 4 more runs in the bottom of 8
th inning to take the lead back from the Panthers.
Eliott Marin finished the game on the mound for the Norsemen getting the Win 14-10.
Eliott Marin was 4 for 5 with 4 RBI's.
Bronson Bouher went 3 for 4 and added 3 RBI's.
Game 2- The Norsemen head up to Chanute, KS for a doubleheader against the Panthers on Tuesday 2/24/26. The Norsemen offense continued to surge.
Jordan Forde led off the inning with a hit and was followed up with a hit by
Raine Kreklewetz. They scored 3 runs in the first inning on hits by
Eliott Marin,
Loic Guillemette, and
Gram Mitchell. They matched their run total in the second inning on a 2-run home-run from
Eliott Marin.
Shea Kuiack got the start on the mound. He pitched 3.1 innings and struck out 6 batters enroute to gaining the win on the mound. In the 4
th inning the bases got loaded for
Loic Guillemette. He hit a towering grand-slam to extend the lead 11-4. The Panthers gave it a good effort in the seventh but the Norsemen came out on top with a final of 11-7.
Game 3- The Norsemen were looking to get the sweep against the Panthers in game 3 however the Panthers had other ideas. The Panthers jumped out to an early 3-run lead over the Norsemen.
Eliott Marin gave the Norsemen a spark in the 4
th inning as he blasted a solo home-run. A couple of batters later
Gram Mitchell also hits a solo home-run. The Norsemen tie it up at 3 runs in the 5
th inning with an RBI from
Jordan Forde. The Panthers scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 5
th inning. The Norsemen score two more in the 6
th on RBI's from
Kaleb Anderson and Hudson Henegan. Eliot Marin adds to his monstrous series with a 2-run home-run in the top of the 7
th inning. The Norsemen came up short 7-8 to end the game.
The Norsemen open up conference play this Thursday at Seneca, MO versus Connors State at 2pm. Tune in via the link on the webpage. Seneca High School will stream the game for free on Hudl.
