TAHLEQUAH -- After getting shut out in the opener, the RiverHawks' offense blasted three homers and run-ruled Central Oklahoma 10-0 in seven innings Friday.
Three NSU batters had two-hit games, and they improved their record to 25-14 (22-10 MIAA).
Jonathan Smithey (4-2) went six scoreless innings with four strikeouts for the win.
Blaze Brothers hit his tenth homer of the season in the opening frame to start the scoring parade.
Blake Freeman added NSU's second run with a single up the middle scoring
Collin Klingensmith.
The RiverHawks poured in four more runs in the fourth, with Klingensmith highlighting the inning with his ninth homer of the year, scoring two.
Connor Bell gave NSU a 7-0 lead in the following inning in a single through the left side, bringing in
C.D. White from third.
Runs kept pouring in for NSU, and they added three runs, with White hitting a two-run blast for his eighth round-tripper for the year.
Central Oklahoma was three-hit and fell to 22-17 (16-13 MIAA) with the loss. The RiverHawks will play for the series win and wrap up the regular season Saturday with UCO at 1 p.m.