Late Heroics, Fine Pitching Earn Hawks’ Doubleheader Split

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- After a tight first game got away from the Hawks in the late innings, the second contest was a complete 180 degree turnaround as UMES provided the late inning heroics. The result was a split doubleheader that improved the Hawks to 6-14 overall and 4-1 in MEAC play. Norfolk took the first game 10-4 while the Hawks blanked the Spartans in game two, 3-0.

Junior Tanner Whiteman was nothing short of spectacular in game two, retiring one Spartan after another over seven innings. In fact, only two Norfolk State batters reached base as Whiteman hurled a one-hitter combined with five strikeouts in the win, using only 86 pitches in the process. He improved his record to 2-3 and lowered his ERA to 4.99.

Whiteman retired the Spartans in order to seal the victory. With the victory, the team earned its first 4-1 start in conference play since 2009, a squad that went 9-9 overall in that season.

The rubber match of the series will be played tomorrow at noon at Hawk Stadium.

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Florida A&M Drops Doubleheader at NC Central on Saturday

DURHAM, N.C. – Florida A&M (7-14, 4-4 MEAC) couldn’t get the offense going as North Carolina Central (10-11, 5-5 MEAC) took both games of the doubleheader, 4-1 & 6-1, on Saturday at the Durham Athletic Park. AJ Elkins went 3-for-6 on the day with a double, while Taylor Strauss went 2-for-3 in game one. The Rattler bullpen only allowed one earned run on the afternoon. Seven of the Eagles 10 runs today came in the first two innings.

FAMU game one starter Chase Jarrell (1-3) allowed three runs on six hits with one strikeout and two walks for the loss. Ryan Anderson (0-2) suffered the loss in game two. Anderson lasted just 1.1 innings with four runs on five hits with one walk.

Alex Dandridge (3-0) pitched a complete game and allowed just one-run for the win in, the seven-inning, game two for the Eagles. Dandridge struck out three and walked three while scattering three hits.

Florida A&M and North Carolina Central will conclude the three-game series in Durham on Sunday at 1:00 PM at the Durham Athletic Park.

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B-CU Diamond Cats Drop Saturday Matinee at FGCU, 6-1

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast used Brady Anderson the whole way on the hill Saturday, as the Eagles claimed a 6-1 decision from Bethune-Cookman in the second game of a three-game series at Swanson Stadium. With the win, FGCU claimed the series victory heading into Sunday’s finale.

Alex Seibold took the loss for B-CU, evening his record for the year at 2-2. He was tagged for five runs on four hits, striking out four and walking four. Freshman Joseph Calamita worked an inning and two-thirds in relief action, allowing two hits and striking out a batter.

The B-CU offense was led by Jordan Robinson’s RBI single in the fourth inning. Also securing hits were Cummings, Nathan Bond and Clay Middleton.

Bethune-Cookman will look to salvage a game in the weekend series in Sunday’s finale back at Swanson Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Homer, Mistakes Hurt Aggies DH Losses 

GREENSBORO – A late-inning home run and an error-filled are the two components Savannah State used to earn a doubleheader sweep of the North Carolina A&T baseball team on Saturday, 8-7 and 6-2, in MEAC action at War Memorial Stadium.

The losses drop A&T to 2-16 overall and 0-7 in the MEAC. The Aggies have lost eight straight overall and nine straight conference games dating back to last season. Four Aggies – Kyle Clary, Brandon Wilkerson, Micah Carmony and Milton Rivera – had two hit games in Game 1. Carmony was 2-for-5 with two RBI and Rivera was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Game 2 saw Clary go 2-for-3 as he was a combined 4-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI on the day.

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Streaking Eagles Take Baseball Doubleheader

DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University extended its home win streak to seven games with a doubleheader sweep of Florida A&M on Saturday at Durham Athletic Park. The Eagles won the opener 4-1 and the nightcap 6-1. 

Junior right hander Alex Dandridge (Arlington, Texas) had a fantastic day on the mound, going the distance for the seven-inning complete game, his second of the season.  Dandridge allowed just three hits and three walks with three strikeouts and gave up the only run of the game on the homer from Kennedy.  Dandridge improved his record to 3-0, while dropping his ERA to a respectable 1.50.

Thompson went 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBI in game two to finish the day going 4-for-5 with three RBI, two walks and two stolen bases, along with six putouts and an assist from right field.

NCCU will go for the series sweep Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at the Durham Athletic Park.

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