Bullpen Shines In UMES Defeat Against Indiana State
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - After the Hawks an early 12-run deficit after the first two innings, the UMES bullpen locked down Indiana State in the next six frames with just one run allowed in that time, but the Maroon and Grey could not close the gap and fell 17-2 in the second game of the Bulldog Classic at Joe Louis Stadium. UMES falls to 0-6 on the season while Indiana State goes to 2-3.
The Sycamores brought 12 batters to the plate in the top of the first, combining four hits and four walks for seven runs.
UMES tried to chip away at the deficit in the next half-inning, starting with Byron Campbell hitting a one-out double. James Newsome followed with a double, increasing his hit streak to six games and scoring Campbell to pull within six 7-1.
Indiana State struck again in the top of the second against Tyler Witte (0-2), scoring six runs off seven hits to get a 13-1 advantage over UMES. Witte finished with 1.2 innings thrown, allowing 13 runs.
Newsome led the Hawks with a 2-for-3 day, including a pair of doubles, a run scored and an RBI. Armstrong has driven in a run the last three games, going 1-for-4 today. Brady Bassford (Olney, Md.) earned his first hit as a Hawk with an infield single in the 9th.
ISU starter Sean Manaea (2-0) got the victory with six innings thrown, allowing two runs with 10 strikeouts. Landon Curry went 3-for-6 from the leadoff spot, scoring four runs, while Jeremy Lucas went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
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Longwood Sweeps Doubleheader from Coppin State
HANOVER, Md. -- Kyler Morgan pitched a complete game shutout in game one and Dustin Sollars drove in six runs leading Longwood to a doubleheader sweep of Coppin State on Saturday at Joe Cannon Stadium.
Behind the pitching of Morgan the Lancers won the first game 11-0 and then completed the sweep with a 13-1 victory in game two.
Morgan allowed just four hits in his route going performance and struck out seven batters without issuing a single walk.
Sollars provided the offensive spark for Longwood by collecting three hits and driving in four runs. He then added three hits and two RBI in the second game.
Coppin State (0-5) had four hits in game one and three hits in the second game. Zach Hawk, Zach Spahn, Alex Brown and Ian Arciaga had base hits for the Eagles in the opener and John Walls, Madison Neddo and Brown had hits in the second game.
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Ostapeck, Wildcats Edge NSU in Another Nail-Biter, 1-0
NORFOLK, Va. - Stephen Ostapeck tossed a complete-game four-hit shutout to help Villanova win its second one-run game in as many days over Norfolk State, 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Marty L. Miller Field.
The Wildcats are now 2-3, while NSU dropped its fifth straight to fall to 1-5.
For the second straight day, two right handers engaged in a pitchers' duel at Marty L. Miller Field. Saturday it was Ostapeck and NSU sophomore Justin Bhatti. Bhatti was masterful, striking out a career-high 11 hitters and allowing just five hits and keeping VU off the board until the eighth - just as teammate Jordan Egan did Friday. But for the second straight day, Wildcats' second baseman Tyler Sciacca came up big in the eighth inning, delivering a two-out RBI single to give his team the lead.
Bhatti and Ostapeck matched each other with scoreless frames through the seventh. But with one out in the eighth, Bhatti walked B.J. Bochicchio. VU then executed a hit-and-run, with Matt Fleishman singling Bochicchio to third. Bochicchio was tagged out at home on a fielder's choice for the second out of the inning, but Fleishman scored from second on Sciacca's second go-ahead single in as many days.
Ostapeck (1-0) allowed just four hits, walked one and struck out three for the Wildcats. Bhatti, who pitched 14 scoreless innings to start the season, dropped to 1-1 on the year. Bhatti and junior Chris Horne, who pitched a scoreless ninth inning with three strikeouts, combined to fan 14 hitters.
Fleishman (2-for-4) and Sciacca (2-for-3) combined for four of the Wildcats' five hits. Ryan Montgomery was 2-for-3 to lead NSU, which tallied four hits.
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Bethune-Cookman Capitalizes on USF Miscues to Take Game 2, 7-3
TAMPA, Fla. - In game two of the series with South Florida on Saturday, the Wildcats turned the tables on the Bulls, earning the 7-3 win at USF Baseball Stadium. Bethune-Cookman took advantage of USF miscues and opportunities, while making the most of solid hitting and pitching to even up the series.
After missing out on timely hitting in the series opener, the Wildcats went right to work in game two, with Josh Johnson leading off for B-CU with a base hit over the middle, shortly batted in by Brashad Johnson on a casual-looking RBI double straight double the outfield line in left.
After three straight full defense-heavy innings, Carlos Delgado led off the Wildcats in the seventh, breaking the game open with an RBI single through the right side, followed by Taylor and Delgado scoring on consecutive wild pitches.
In the ninth, J. Johnson put the cherry on top, rounding out the scoring with a shot just over the inside of the first base bag, staying fair down the right field line for an RBI double, taking the Wildcat lead to 7-3.
Starter Gabriel Hernandez (1-1) earned the win after throwing six solid innings, collecting six strikeouts, with just two walks, and allowing two earned runs. The loss went to USF starter Andrew Barbosa (0-1). Hernandez was relieved in the seventh by Scott Garner, who allowed no hits, and Jairo Acevedo wrapped the final two frames with only one hit.
Nick Johnson led the way on offense for B-CU, hitting 2-3, while Jordan Taylor was 2-5 with two RBI, and Josh Johnson was 2-5 with one RBI.
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NCCU Baseball Earns In Doubleheader Split On Saturday
DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Central University earned its first victory under head coach Jim Koerner against the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday, Feb. 25, winning the first contest 8-5 before dropping the second game 15-2 at the historic Durham Athletic Park in downtown Durham, N.C.
Junior Nate Smith led the Eagles offensively, completing the day three-for-six at the plate with six runs scored.
Junior right handed pitcher, Glenn Frye, started the day on the mound for NCCU in game one completing seven innings allowing five hits, three earned runs, and a season-high seven strike outs. Junior Michael Romano took over in the eighth inning facing four batters giving just two hits and one strike out before sophomore Sam Fulmer finished the game for Eagles facing the last six batters and earning the win.
During game two of the doubleheader the Eagles offense struggled. NCCU posted a total of two runs on four hits and committed four errors compared to the visiting Highlanders 15 runs on 11 hits.
Gavin Guarerra started on the hill for NCCU facing 25 NJIT batters with nine hits, 12 runs, nine earned runs, three walks and seven strike outs. Gabe Brown faced eight Highlanders with two hits and three runs and Jasper Jones finished game two facing five batters with no hits, two walks and one strike out.
NJIT took game two by the final score of 15-2.
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