Coppin State Tops Mount St. Mary's 3-1
BALTIMORE -- Stacey Burgos and Charma Robinson each belted home runs in support of the one-hit pitching of Paige Arnold as Coppin State defeated Mount St. Mary's 3-1 on Wednesday at the Coppin State Field.
Burgos was 3-for-3 with two RBI to pace the Eagles offensively, while Arnold held the Mountaineers to just one hit over seven innings to pick up the victory.
Coppin State won its third straight game to improve to 6-7 overall, while Mount St. Mary's dropped to 8-14 on the season.
Robinson got the Eagles off to a flying start in the bottom of the first inning as she ripped a home run to left giving CSU a 1-0 lead.
Mount St. Mary's tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the third inning when Erin Leddy doubled in Taylor Beebe.
Robinson and Burgos combined to put the Eagles ahead to stay in the bottom of the third inning.
Robinson drew a one-out walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Burgos then roped a double down the leftfield line scoring Robinson and giving the Eagles a 2-1 lead.
Burgos extended the lead in the sixth inning when she hit a towering shot to left pushing the lead to 3-1.
Arnold retired 12 of the final 15 batters and finished with seven strikeouts to even her record at 4-4 on the season.
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Barker, Robinson Lead Howard Past Bowie State
BOWIE, MD. -- THoward extended their winning streak to three games on Wednesday afternoon after racking in a pair of victories against Bowie State. The Lady Bison (8-17) outscored their opponent 25-3 and achieved their largest and second-largest margin of victory of the season thanks in large part to freshman Brittany Barker and junior Lorae Robinson.
Both Barker and Robinson tallied five runs a piece against the Lady Bulldogs (11-12). Barker batted .833 (5-of-6) and tallied three RBI while Robinson averaged .625 (5-of-8) and brought in two runs.
Robinson got her first hit against Bowie State with an infield single following Christine Sborz's leadoff double in the first. Both Sborz and Robinson would return advance home following wild pitches and a fly out to center field.
The Lady Bison exploded in the second inning with eight runs, marking the most runs that HU has scored in a single inning thus far in the season. Samantha Gatson opened up a hitting frenzy for the Bison with a single through the left side, as Trina Kindred and Andascha Moore followed with singles of their own. Sborz tabbed an RBI with her second double and Robinson immediately followed with a double of her own to bring in two additional runs. Rebbecca Kirshner, Emily Johnson and Moore added singles in the monumental inning, and Ciera Gordon posted Howard's third double, bringing in another run.
The Lady Bulldogs were able to hold Howard in the third, however Gatson lit up the scoreboard once again with a solo home run in the fourth.
Howard's opening win in the doubleheader marked the team's second shutout win of the season, coming a mere game after their 6-0 shutout win over George Mason in the Cherry Blossom Classic. The 13-0 victory was Howard's largest margin of victory on the season, ousting their previous season best of eight runs coming in their 9-1 win over La Salle (Feb. 25, 2011).
Carly Martin and Gatson split the mound in the five-inning opener. Martin faced 11 batters and struck out three, walked one and surrendered a mere hit in her three innings of work. Gatson came in for the final two innings and gave up two hits and struck out two batters.
In the second game Emily Johnson took over the pitcher's circle and struck out ten and walked only one batter. Johnson allowed three runs on nine hits, securing the 12-3 victory for the Bison.
Also securing the Bison's second win of the day came from a strong offensive output in the sixth and final inning. Robinson leadoff with a bunt for a single and went on to steal second. Marisa Coats doubled to bring Robinson home. Barker launched a three-run homer to bring the Lady Bison up 11-3. HU sacked their 12th run of the game from Moore who scored on a wild pitch.
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