Coppin State suffers setback at UMBC
BALTIMORE, Md. – Seven different Coppin State players registered at least one hit during a 9-6 setback to UMBC in a non-conference baseball game at Alumni Field Wednesday night.
Leading Coppin State’s offense was senior Alejandro Hernandez, who had a pair of hits, including a double. It was Hernandez’s first multi-hit game of the season.
Jeffrey Fitch and George Dragon delivered RBI singles in the third-inning that helped the Eagles pull to within, 3-2. During a three-run fifth inning, the Eagles got a sacrifice fly from Bryant Miranda and RBI singles from Randal Mendez and Lance Montano.
Later in the game, Miranda drove in his 17th run of the season with an infield single. It was Miranda’s fourth multi RBI game of the season. Jesse Kraft was active on the bases as walked twice, singled and scored a pair of runs.
The pitching combination of Chris Estrada and Desean Rabb combined to allow one run over the final 4.2 innings.
Coppin State returns to action this weekend when it hosts Delaware State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) three-game series. It will be the Eagles’ final home series of the season. Coppin State will celebrate Alumni Day Saturday afternoon and Senior Day on Sunday.
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UMES swept in heartbreaking fashion to Georgetown
BETHESDA, Md. — Storms gave way to a sunny evening at Shirley Povich Field as the Hawks squared off against the Georgetown Hoyas in a doubleheader. The Hoyas took the first game, 5-2, and despite a five-run lead in game two, dropped the finale, 8-7. Georgetown scored six runs in the final two frames to secure the victory.
Freshman starter Scott Bean held the Hoyas in check, eventually pitching into the sixth inning. He would finish the game with 5 1/3 innings, four hits, three earned, two walks and four strikeouts on 77 pitches.
Unfortunately, the Hawks were unable to score, despite loading the bases in the fifth and getting a runner to second in the sixth.
In the second game, UMES once again jumped to a fast start as senior Greg Turlik delivered a clutch single to complete a two out rally. But Georgetown fought back again with some small ball, scoring a run without the benefit of a hit.
Over the next two innings the Hawks would regain the edge with some more offense. Junior Mike Escanilla singled home sophomore Jordan Martin to give UMES the lead back. Then after a steal of second and advancing to third, Escanilla swiped home to give the Hawks a 3-1 lead.
In the third, Martin singled up the middle, allowing junior Connor Breslin to score on an error and extended the lead to three. After Georgetown got one back in the bottom half, Turlik smacked a double to right the following inning that plated two more runs to give UMES a 6-2 lead.
Senior starter Michael Epps was superb in his 4 1/3 innings, and reliever Jordan Bone stymied a rally to keep the advantage at four. UMES then got an insurance run in the sixth to make the score 7-2 Hawks.
It all unraveled in the sixth. Georgetown loaded the bases on a hit by pitch, walk and bunt single. Two Hoyas were walked in and one run was singled in to trim the lead down to 7-5. Junior Will Turley got a strikeout and a flyout to end the rally, and it looked like the Hawks might just hold on. But true to form, Georgetown fought to the end, using a few well-placed balls and with the help of a pair of costly errors, scored three in the bottom of the seventh to cap off the comeback and win.
With the pair of losses, the Hawks fall to 13-26 this season.
UMES returns to conference action this Saturday with a doubleheader versus the Norfolk State Spartans. Prior to the 1:00p.m. first pitch, the team’s six seniors will be honored and recognized for their careers as Hawks.
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