Offense Stays Hot As Hornets Sweep Howard, 11-3CLINTON, Md. - After scoring 33 runs and recording 26 hits on Saturday, the offense stayed hot Sunday afternoon at Cosco Field as the Delaware State defeated Howard, 11-3, to sweep the Bison in the season series.
The Hornets (22-16-1; 12-3 MEAC) had five players post multi-hit games and were led by senior Breanne Parr and sophomore Ashlyn Campbell, who each went 3-for-4 with a double. Parr finished with two runs and two RBI while Campbell posted one run for Del State.
Senior Casey Beighley went 2-for-2 on the day, with a two-run home run and double. Fellow senior Jordan Reid continued her hot weekend, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a stolen base. Freshman Bria Green finished the day 2-for-4 with two runs.
As was the case all weekend, the Hornets put up runs right away Sunday afternoon. Green singled to lead off the game and Reid reached on a throwing error by HU third baseman Jenny Ly. Sophomore Stephanie Martello took advantage of the situation and sent a three-RBI shot over the left center fence for her fourth home run of the season.
Up 3-1, DSU posted another big inning in the third, recording four runs on five hits. Parr led off the frame with a ground rule double along the left field line. Senior Tawny Reeger (Simi Valley, Calif.) then cracked a home run to right field to take the 5-1 lead. Campbell then singled to center field before Beighley homered to left field to give the Hornets a 7-1 advantage.
Del State added another run in the fourth as Parr singled and moved to third on a double from Campbell. Beighley then laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Parr and go up, 8-1.
The Bison cut their deficit to 8-3 in the bottom of the fourth as Anasia Stinson put up a two-run homer with two outs. Howard then loaded the bases before Beighley got out of the jam in the pitcher's circle, inducing a fly out to left field.
Wanting to finish the game in the fifth inning with mercy-run rules, the Hornets had to put up at least three runs in the fifth and hold the Bison scoreless. DSU did just that as they put up three straight singles to start the frame. Junior Kelsey Lewis (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) then scored the ninth run on an RBI ground out from Martello. Parr continued a hot weekend as she followed with a two-RBI single over the second baseman's head to go up, 11-3.
Green came in to pitch for Beighley in the bottom of the fifth and gave up two hits, but was able to close out the game without allowing anymore Howard runs.
Beighley earned her seventh win of the season as she went 4.0 innings, giving up seven hits, three runs (all earned) and two walks.
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Coppin State Completes Sweep of Hampton
BALTIMORE -- Paige Arnold, Patrice Williams and Tiffani Whaley made their final home game memorable as each contributed to Coppin State's 3-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over Hampton on Sunday at the Coppin State Field.
Arnold went 7.0 innings and allowed two runs, while striking out four batters to improve to 14-12 on the season. She also scored one of the Eagles three runs.
Williams went 1-for-2 with an RBI in her final home game, while Whaley was 1-for-2 with a run scored.
Arnold is a senior, while Williams and Whaley are both juniors who will be graduating next December.
The Eagles completed a three-game sweep of Hampton with the victory on Sunday and raised its record to 18-19 overall and 11-4 in the MEAC.
Arnold got the Eagles off and flying in the first inning when she was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. She advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Heather Josker and scored when Samantha Denlinger lifted a sacrifice fly to center.
Coppin State extended the lead to 3-0 with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Whaley roped a double to right to lead off the inning and advanced to third on a groundout by Emily DeJesus.
After Taylor Kairos walked, Williams lined a single to left that scored Whaley increasing the CSU lead to 2-0.
Candice Van Horn followed with a sacrifice fly to center that brought home Kairos and upped the Eagle lead to 3-0.
Hampton (20-29, 8-7 MEAC) scored two times in the top of the seventh inning and had the tying run on second base with two outs, but Arnold struck out the final batter to secure the victory.
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Bethune-Cookman Sweeps Savannah State
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Sabrina Ferguson celebrated senior day with two RBI and was one of five
Bethune-Cookman players with two hits as the Wildcats downed Savannah State 9-3 in a MEAC Southern Division game Sunday at Sunnyland Park.
The Lady Wildcats (26-25 overall, 11-1 MEAC) now lead the Lady Tigers (21-22,9-3) by two games with each team having three games remaining. B-CU can clinch the division Friday against Florida A&M in an a nationally televised ESPNU game.
Cesley Tafoya, B-CU's other senior, had an RBI double and produced a sixth-inning bunt that became a three-base error that put one runner in and Tafoya herself in later in a four-run outburst.
Michelle Banuelos-Smith had two hits and two RBI for B-CU. Calesha Shelley, Aurelia Gamch and Karina Romero also had two hits. Shanel Tolbert retired 17 of the final 19 SSU batters for a four-hit victory.
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Lady Rattlers Complete Sweep Of South Carolina State With Win, Sunday
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 29) - Jennifer Lindsey pitched a one-hitter as the Florida A&M Softball Team handed South Carolina State, a 4-0 loss, Sunday afternoon in MEAC action at the Lady Rattler Softball Complex.
FAMU (21-27, 7-4 MEAC) pounded out a game high ten hits as three Lady Rattlers finished with two hits each, while Whitney Robinson drove in three runs on the day.
SCSU (14-26, 3-9 MEAC) finished the contest with one hits as Shannon Baity broke up the Lindsey no-hitter in the top of the third inning.
Lindsey (10-8) picked her tenth win of the season as she struck out eight and giving up one hit in the 23 batters she faced, while Vianney Gomez received the loss for the Lady Bulldogs as she gave one earned runs and struck out one in six innings of work.
Robinson collected her first RBI of the day as she singled to left center scoring Alyssa Weaver, who singled in her at-bat, giving the Lady Rattlers a 1-0 lead.
FAMU would plate three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning as Robinson doubled to left field scoring both Kieifi Myrick and Ashanti Shepherd. Then Arianna Stewart would single to left field scoring Christina Robbs, for the 4-0 finale.
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Lady Bears Complete Sweep OF UMES With 16-1 Thumping
BALTIMORE, Md. (April 29, 2012)-The Morgan State offense erupted on Sunday afternoon for 16 runs on 16 hits, as the Lady Bears completed a three-game weekend sweep of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) with a 16-1 victory in five innings over the visiting Lady Hawks at Lois T. Murray Field.
Sunday's MEAC North Division victory marked the first three-game winning streak for the Lady Bears this season. The last time the Lady Bears' swept a three-game series was a year ago today and ironically came against UMES. The 16 runs were also the most scored by Morgan State this season, surpassing the 15 runs against Bowie State on April 1.
Morgan State's Tiffany Rubin and Deanna Matlock each went 3-for-3 on the day. Rubin finished with three runs scored and 2RBI, while Matlock scored twice and had 3RBI. Amber Frame and Danielle Lugo both were 2-for-3 at the plat. Frame scored two runs and had 3RBI, while Lugo scored three times and had 2RBI.
The Lady Bears (11-21, 5-10 MEAC) went to work early with three runs in the first inning, before adding seven more runs in the second and five in the third inning to take a 15-1 lead. Morgan State closed out the scoring with a run in the fourth inning when Matlock singled through the left side to score Shareday Christina.
UMES (0-31, 0-15 MEAC) were led by Cyanna Scott, who went 2-for-2 on the day, while Jasmine James and Carmen Gurrola each finished 1-for-2 at the plate, including a double. Gurrola scored the Lady Hawks lone run of the game in the second inning, when S Roane grounded out to Morgan State pitcher, Jordan Eades.
Eades, who was awarded all three victories over the weekend, improved to 7-9 on the season. Eades surrendered a run on five hits and two walks, while striking out five batters in five innings of work.
Gurrola (0-31), who was charged with the loss for UMES, allowed three walks and recorded a strikeout in four innings of work.
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