Tecumseh homers twice in NEO split

Tecumseh homers twice in NEO split

The NOC Enid Jets split a pair of games at home against NEO in the conference opener in Enid.

NOC (3-13) won the opener 17-16 and dropped the nightcap 20-9.

In Game 1, the Jets outslugged NEO 17-16 behind 18 NOC base hits.

Slater Eck led the hit parade with five hits while Jade Strickland and Ashley McCause had three hits each.

Desirae Tecumseh homered, tripled and had five runs batted in while McCause homered and had four runs batted in.  Megan Lee also homered and singled scoring three runs.

Tori McNabb earned the win in relief allowing four runs over 4.2 innings.

In Game 2, Tecumseh again showed her power with a solo home and a double driving home three runs.  Megan Lee also doubled and drove home three Lady Jets.

Slater Eck had another big game with three hits and three runs scored.  Eck had eight hits in the two games.

Victoria Vasquez started in the circle with relief help from three relievers.

Game 1

Jets 17, NEO 16

             123 456 7—R    H    E

NEO      732 220 0—16   20   0

Jets      753 200 x—17   18   2

Jets—B. Gilliam, McCause (1), McNabb (3) and Lee.  2B—Lee, Eck, Bryant.  3B—Strickland, Tecumseh, Eck.  HR—Lee, Tecumseh, McCause.  SB—Eck 2.  W—McNabb

Game 2

NEO 20, Jets 9

           123 456—R    H    E

NEO     304 508—20  17  0

Jets     511 110--  9  11  3

Jets—Vasquez, Pettus (3), B. Gilliam (4), McNabb (6) and Lee.  2B—Lee, Tecumseh, Thomas.  3B—McCause.  HR—Tecumseh.  SB—Eck.  L—B. Gilliam