Alabama Overwhelms UMES in Sunday Matinee
HOOVER, Ala. — In the series finale at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore struggled against the vaunted lineup and talented pitching of the Alabama Crimson Tide. When it all said and done, Alabama had swept UMES with a 19-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. The loss will make the Hawks 0-3 to start the season.
Among the positive story lines for the Hawks was the performance of sophomore catcher Justin Dattilo. He reached base twice for the second straight game, earning a walk and a single. Dattilo finished the series with a .333 batting average. Junior Will Turley contributed an inning of scoreless relief for the second straight contest, and senior Devin Repine pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth in his season debut. UMES also kept a clean record in the field, going the full nine with surrendering an error for the first time this season.
The Hawks will stay in the Old Line State for their next matchup, a single game versus Navy on Wednesday. After that UMES will travel to Lexington, Va. to face VMI and Buffalo at the VMI tournament.
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Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short in 10-9 Loss To Marshall
Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida A&M (1-2) had a big rally fall short in Sunday’s 10-9 loss to Marshall (2-1) at Moore-Kittles Field. After allowing eight runs in the first three innings, the Rattlers settled down and outscored Marshall 7-2 in the final six innings. Senior Jared Walker paced the FAMU offense, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored on the day. The Rattler bullpen only gave up two runs in the final 6.1 innings of work with six strikeouts.
The Rattlers travel to face #2 Florida in Gainesville on Tuesday night to begin a 10-game road swing. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM and will be televised live on the SEC Network and the Watch ESPN App.
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Hornets Fall In Walk Off Despite Second Straight Solid Pitching Effort
Clinton, S.C. - The Delaware State University baseball team was three outs away from its first victory of the season, but Presbyterian scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to win 2-1 today.
Chris Gonzalez was six-for-14 at the plate (.429), while Dailey has six hits in 15 at bats (.400) in the four-game series for the Hornets.
Delaware State returns to action on Fri. (Feb. 20) against Iona in the Duke University Tournament. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Durham, N.C.
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