MENA, Arkansas -- NOC Tonkawa spllit a doubleheader with UA Rich Mountain Wednesday in Mena, Arkansas.
The Mavs were 4-1 winners in Game 1 and dropped the nightcap 6-3.
The Mavs (15-19) are 3-11 in conference play while UARM (14-22) is 3-7 in league action.
In Game 1, the Mavs rallied for four 7th inning runs in a 4-1 over UA Rich Mountain.
Trailing 1-0 in the 7th, Bodee Mausser was hit by a pitch followed by a single by Aidan LeMasters. An Enrique Munir Diaz single scored Mausser tying the score at 1-1.
With one out, Easton John walked to load the bases and then Jacob Bennett singled scoring LeMasters and Diaz and the Mavs led 3-1. Braden Hernandez then finished off the scoring with a single scoring John giving NOC a 4-1 lead.
Max Coughlin earned his first save with a scoreless 7th.
Collin Berry (1-0) worked six strong innings allowing just one run on one hit while striking out six.
In Game 2, Preston Gajewski hit a solo hone run in a 6-3 loss to Rich Mountain.
Hernandez and Diaz added two hits each while Mausser added a double. Robert Evans added an rbi for NOC.
Tristen Russell (1-1) and Corey Jordan combined to work eight innings allowing six runs on 10 hits.
What's Next: The Mavs host UA Rich Mountain Saturday, April 4, at 1 p.m./3:30 p.m. in a conference doubleheader.
Game 1
Mavs 4, UA Rich Mountain
123 456 7--R H E
Mavs 000 000 4--4 5 1
UARM 100 000 0--1 2 1
Mavs--Berry, Coughlin (7) and Evans. SB--Mausser, Diaz. W--Berry (1-0). Save--Coughlin (1).
Game 2
123 456 789--R H E
Mavs 010 010 100--3 8 1
UARM 110 301 00x--6 10 4
Mavs--Russell, Jordan (5) and Evans. 2B--Mausser. HR--Gajewski. SB--Mausser, Diaz. L--Russell (1-1).