Pirates Hand DSU a Pair of Losses in Saturday’s MEAC Opener
Hampton, Va. – In what was its first taste of MEAC action for both squads, the Delaware State softball team (6-17, 0-2 MEAC) dropped both games in five innings in Saturday’s doubleheader on the road to the Hampton Pirates (10-16, 2-0 MEAC), falling 9-0 and 11-1.
For DSU, starter Tara Tursellino (4-12) lasted just two innings, allowing eight hits, five earned runs and two walks, whereas HU’s Allyson Babinsack (6-6) surrendered two hits, no walks and tallied four K’s to pick up the victory. Offensively, Burrell, Babinsack and shortstop Margaret Wilkins connected for two hits, while Burrell and Wilkins scored twice.
The backend of Saturday’s doubleheader was much the same, beginning with Hampton scoring four runs on five hits in the second to take a 5-0 lead, headlined by a two-run Taylor McCoy RBI-triple McCoy’s RBI at-bat also ended freshman Jessica Shalongo’s (2-5) start in the circle, allowing 10 hits, three walks and tallying three strikeouts.
Coming up, the Columbia Blue & Red will look to avoid the series sweep at the hands of the Pirates tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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Cavallo Earns Win No. 100 in NSU’s Sweep of Howard
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State pounded out 18 hits and along the way gave head coach Heidi Cavallo her 100th career victory as the Spartan softball team swept Howard, 9-1 and 7-2, on Saturday afternoon in a MEAC doubleheader at the NSU Softball Field.
Junior third baseman Whitney Williams drove in four runs over the course of the day, while senior outfielder Alina Moriarty and freshman second baseman Seana Moriarty each had four hits during the twinbill.
The Spartans also got strong pitching performances to improve their overall record to 3-14 and their MEAC mark to 2-0 to start conference play.
NSU’s first victory of the afternoon also marked the 100th win in Cavallo’s four-plus years with the NSU program.
The two squads will finish out the series on Sunday at noon.
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North Carolina A&T Takes Two Games From SC State Softball
ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The South Carolina State softball team dropped two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games to North Carolina A&T on Saturday at Lady Bulldog Field. The Lady Bulldogs fell 10-2 in the first game and 6-5 in nine innings in the night cap.
In the first game, A&T (9-16, 2-0 MEAC) scored eight runs in the top of the first inning with two outs. SC State (5-13, 0-2 MEAC) picked up its only two runs of the game in the first inning on an RBI double by Mikala Johnson and a walk with the bases loaded that scored Unique Whitehurst.
Cecily Ruiz suffered her second loss of the season in an outing where she gave up five hits and eight runs (four earned) in two-thirds of an inning. Keirra Cromer relieved Ruiz in the first inning and pitched five and one-third innings. She allowed seven hits and two earned runs.
The three game-series concludes tomorrow with a single game at noon.
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