Eagles fall on the road to Lehigh
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Coppin State baseball team dropped a 7-4 decision to Lehigh at Legacy Park in a non-conference contest Wednesday afternoon.
The Eagles held a 4-3 advantage after four innings. Coppin State scored three runs in the fourth inning to take the lead. The highlights of the inning were run scoring singles by Jack Kraft and Alejandro Hernandez. Colin Dower also produced a run when he reached base on a fielder’s choice.
Coppin State hustled and bustled its way to a quick 1-0 lead in the second inning following Darien Percell’s leadoff double and Jeffrey Fitch’s single. Percell scored on the backend of a double steal. The other Coppin State hit in the contest belonged to Alex Brown, who singled in the fourth inning.
Lehigh (13-21 overall) took the lead for good following Jacen Nalesnik’s two-run homer in the fifth inning that gave the Mountain Hawks a 5-4 lead. Nalesnik and Justin Pacchioli combined for four of Lehigh’s 10 hits.
The Eagles (3-26-2) return home this weekend to host Norfolk State in a three-game series at Joe Cannon Stadium beginning with a Saturday doubleheader at 1:00 p.m.
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Navy sails by Hornets to complete three-game season sweep
DOVER, Del. --- Stephen Born was four-for-four with five runs batted in and teammate Sean Trent had four hits and four RBI in five at bats to lead Navy to a 15-7 win over Delaware State at Soldier Field.
The Midshipmen won for the fifth time in six games to improve to 27-13 this season, while the Hornets fell to 8-22. Navy won all three meetings between the teams this season.
The Midshipmen scored runs in seven of their nine at bats, including four times in the second and fifth innings. Navy collected 18 hits, five for extra bases.
Delaware State had 13 hits in the contest. Third baseman Devin Beverly had a career-high three hits, while Charles Dailey, Cameron Onderko and Ron Farley notched two each.
Tyler Cullen (0-3) allowed five hits and seven runs in 1.2 innings to take the loss for DSU.
Navy reliever Charlie LaMar (1-0) pitched three innings to earn the win.
Delaware State returns to action with a MEAC doubleheader at UMES on Saturday. Game one gets underway at noon in Princess Anne, Md. The teams will play a single game on Sunday.
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George Washington’s late onslaught down UMES, 10-1
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – A tight game between the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks and the George Washington University Colonials went the visitors’ way late, as the Atlantic 10 foe from Washington, D.C. seized the contest with a bevy of late inning runs to defeat the Hawks, 10-1.
UMES and George Washington ended their head-to-head matchup with each team winning one game.
With both teams eyeing key weekend matchups, the game quickly turned into a battle of the bullpens. Hawks starting freshman Scott Bean lasted three innings, giving up two runs in the second, and Colonials starter Jordan Sheinkop pitched two innings of scoreless baseball.
A slew of relievers followed Bean for the Hawks, with some early successes. Sophomore Kameron Raison and senior Michael Epps delivered three combined scoreless innings, allowing two baserunners while striking out two. Meanwhile, the offense had found the scoreboard, with a one-out single from sophomore Justin Dattilo that scored junior Mike Escanilla to cut the deficit in half.
UMES will try to get back on track with a crucial conference matchup versus the Delaware State Hornets on Saturday and Sunday. A doubleheader begins at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, followed by a noon start on Sunday. All games will be played at Hawk Stadium.
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