MIAMI, Okla. - The 10th-ranked Kirkwood softball split a doubleheader  Saturday with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Oklahoma.

The Eagles dropped the opener, 11-3, in five innings, but responded  with a 14-6 victory in the nightcap in five innings.

The split left Kirkwood at 8-3 for the campaign. Northeastern Oklahoma  A&M is 8-4.

London Jackson hit a home run and drove in all three runs for Kirkwood  in the 11-3 loss in Game 1. Shelby Hulsebus went 2-for-3.

Hulsebus was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and scored twice in the 14-6  victory in Game 2. Jayme Finn drove in three runs. Jackson scored  three times. Sydney Albaugh and Angie Gorkow were both 2-for-4 with  two RBIs and scored twice. Autum Barthelman was 2-for-2 and scored two  runs.

GAME 1

Kirkwood       003 00 - 3 4 1
NE Oklahoma    122 6x - 11 14 0

True and DeWitte. L - True (3-2). HR - Jackson SB - Barthelman.

GAME 2

Kirkwood       306 41 - 14 12 2
NE Oklahoma    120 12 - 6 8 5

Bouman, Cubbage (4) and DeWitte. W - Bouman. 2B - Albaugh, Finn. SB -  Hulsebus 2, Barthelman 2.