Coppin Stunned by Wofford Loss
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - George Dragon extended his hitting streak to seven games and Jack Kraft slugged a two-run home run during Coppin State's13-4 loss to Wofford Tuesday night in a non-conference baseball contest at King Field.
Dragon had two hits to notch his fourth multi-hit game of the season, and third in his last five outings. He leads Coppin State with four multi-hit outings. Dragon is sizzling for the Eagles over their last five games, posting a .400 batting average (8-for-20). He also has a .381 on-base percentage during that stretch.
Randal Mendez, who leads Coppin State in batting at .326, collected his team leading 14th hit of the season with a single. Dragon has a .317 average through 12 games for Coppin State.
Coppin State and Wofford conclude their quick two-game set with a 4:00 p.m. start on Wednesday. Yayha Muhammed is scheduled to start for the Eagles.
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Baseball Has WInning Streak Snapped
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Luck of the Irish was not with the Hawks on St. Patrick's Day as the Green and White of the Charlotte 49ers capitalized on an offensive outburst in the first two innings to defeat the Hawks, 17 to 5 in non-conference action Tuesday. With the defeat, UMES' three game win streak was snapped, and their record dropped to 5-11 overall this season.
Despite the loss there were some bright spots for UMES, particularly on offense. Senior Greg Turlik (Gaithersburg, Md.) went 2-for-4 on the day, scoring on a wild pitch and knocking in a run in the fifth. Freshman Quenton Hamrick (New Castle, Del.) kept his hot streak with a pair of doubles and sophomore Troy Anderson (Bridgeport, W.Va.) drove him Hamrick in the second for his first RBI of the season. Another freshman, Jamison Trower (Chesterfield, Va.), came off the bench late and smashed his first collegiate home run in the eighth inning.
UMES will look to get back in the win column against North Carolina Central tomorrow in a twin billing beginning at 4:00 p.m. in Durham.
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Rattlers Fall 12-11 to Georgia State on Suicide Squeeze in the 11th Inning
ATLANTA, Ga. – Florida A&M (7-12, 4-2 MEAC) falls to Georgia State (13-6, 2-0 Sun Belt) 12-11 in a crazy game on Tuesday at the GSU Baseball Complex. A suicide squeeze in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Panthers for the win. GSU had scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take an 11-7 lead but the Rattlers answered with four runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game at 11-11 and send the game into extra innings. The Panthers Rhett Harper executed a suicide squeeze as Ryan Blanton came in from third for the winning run. Michael Birdsong went 4-for-7 with his first home run of the season and two RBI for the FAMU offense. The Panthers had the leadoff batter reach in each of the first five innings and they scored in each of those innings as well.
Florida A&M returns to conference play this weekend as they travel to Durham, NC to face North Carolina Central. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1:00 PM and Sunday’s game will also be at 1:00 PM at the Durham Athletic Park.
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Wildcats Stumble Against No. 7 UCF, 18-13
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman scored 10 runs in the final two innings, but the comeback attempt was just short as the Wildcats fell to visiting seventh-ranked UCF, 18-13 on Tuesday night at Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. With the win, UCF closes out the series with a 3-0 advantage over B-CU on the campaign.
A total of six Wildcats worked the final eight frames out of the bullpen, including Joseph Calamita and Danny Melgarejo who tossed two combined innings, allowing just a run on two hits. Michael Austin worked three frames, as he was tagged for five runs (two earned) on five hits, adding four strikeouts. Byron Ferguson went an inning, giving up four runs (one earned) on three hits.
The Bethune-Cookman offense was paced by Carballo’s 4-for-5 night, adding two RBI and scoring once. Four other Wildcats picked up multi-hit games, with leadoff man Edney going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two scores, as well as Bond with a 2-for-6 night, adding a pair of runs and a RBI. Welch added two hits, along with teammate Cummings.
Bethune-Cookman steps back onto the field Wednesday when playing host to nationally-ranked Florida Atlantic back at Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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