Louisville holds off Bethune-Cookman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bethune-Cookman’s three-game series with No. 3 Louisville concluded Sunday with a 5-4 loss to the Cardinals before 1,947 at Jim Patterson Park.
It was the second one-run loss to a top ten this week for the Wildcats. Florida fended off B-CU 2-1 on Tuesday.
Demetrius Sims had three hits for the Wildcats, and Austin Garcia drove in two runs as the Wildcats (15-34) took a lead for the third straight night before the Cardinals (34-10) responded with a big inning.
Jake Welch had two single and that RBI for the Wildcats, who managed 11 hits on the day.
Alex Seibold scattered four hits in five scoreless innings before Louisville reached him for two hits and two runs in the sixth. Joseph Calamita (0-2) absorbed the loss.
Bethune-Cookman faces Stetson Tuesday night.
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Delaware State completes sweep with 12-0 win
HANOVER, Md. – Jhar Devilme’s dominant mound outing along with hits from Bryant Miranda and Bobby Dragon were highlights for the Coppin State baseball team during a 12-0 loss to Delaware State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest at Joe Cannon Stadium Sunday afternoon.
The defeat concluded the home portion of the Eagles’ 2015 schedule. Prior to the start of the game, Coppin State celebrated its seven senior players: Nathan Pitts, Alejandro Hernandez, Michael Wright, Yayha Muhammed, Chris Vazquez, Jeffrey Fitch and William Brown. Every player enjoyed bright moments during their Coppin State careers.
Miranda and Dragon had consecutive two-out singles in the bottom of the sixth inning. Colin Dower was a pest all game at the long as he worked out a hat-trick of walks for the Eagles. Together this season, the triumvirate of Miranda, Dragon and Dower have combined for 101 hits. Dragon leads CSU with a .311 average and 42 hits. Miranda along with junior Jack Kraft have 31 hits each, which is second on the team.
Coppin State returns to action Wednesday afternoon when it visits George Washington University for a 3:00 p.m. start. The Eagles conclude their 2015 season with a weekend series at Norfolk State on Saturday and Sunday.
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Spartans Top UMES, Clinch Tie for MEAC North Title
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Norfolk State jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three innings, and Spartan pitchers Stephen Butt and Josh Vales made that stand up in a 5-4 Spartans' win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Sunday afternoon as NSU clinched at least a share of the MEAC Northern Division regular-season title for the first time ever.
Mikey Bruno had two hits and an RBI for the Spartans (20-12, 16-5 MEAC North), while Butt fanned eight and allowed just three hits in seven strong innings. Vales picked up his fourth save with two scoreless innings of relief for the Spartans, who clinched the No. 1 seed from the northern division in next month's MEAC tournament.
NSU also won its school-record 16th MEAC regular-season game on Sunday, topping the 2012 team that went 15-9. The Spartans, who won the season series from UMES six games to three, can win the division outright for the first time by taking at least one of three games from Coppin State in their final MEAC regular-season series next weekend at Marty L. Miller Field.
Butt did not allow an earned run in his seven innings of work, as all four runs that scored in the fourth were unearned. Butt walked two and struck out eight. In the process, he lowered his season ERA to 2.22. NSU's pitchers allowed just seven runs (three earned) and 11 hits in the three games with UMES this weekend.
Bruno went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Sunday. Ryan Kilmon went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run.
The Spartans face VCU at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Richmond for the first of the teams' two meetings in the next 10 days. NSU then returns home for its final seven games of the regular season, starting with a three-game series with Coppin State next Saturday and Sunday at Marty L. Miller Field.
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