Florida A&M Completes Sweep of North Carolina A&T State
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Florida A&M (21-10, 11-1 MEAC) posted its’ second mercy rule win of the weekend to complete the sweep of North Carolina A&T (8-27, 3-9 MEAC) by a score of 17-7 at War Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Cameron Johnson helped pace the Rattler offense as he finished the day with five RBI, while going 2-for-5 with a grand slam in the fifth inning. Ryan Hutson added four RBI with his first career home run. FAMU finished the weekend with 44 runs scored on 36 hits with seven doubles, three triples and five home runs.
Five different Rattlers (Alec Wong, Marlon Gibbs, Brian Davis, Ben Ellzey and Johnson) recorded multiple hits in the win.
Rattler starter Chase Jarrell (4-1) picked up his fourth win of the season after working five innings and allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits with two strikeouts and one walk. JoJo Durden recorded his first save of the season after throwing the final three innings with three strikeouts and one run allowed on two hits.
Aggie starter Will Greene (1-5) gave up eight runs (three earned) on seven hits with four walks, one strikeout and one hit batter for the loss.
The Rattlers return home on Tuesday, April 12 to face Jacksonville at Moore-Kittles Field. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
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Eagle Pitchers Take Care of Business against UNC Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – North Carolina Central University needed just two pitchers to record a 6-2 win over UNC Asheville, and take the weekend series on Sunday, April 10 at Greenwood Baseball Stadium.
NCCU (17-18) took control of the scoreboard early as it totaled five runs over the first three innings, capped by a three-run third inning to pull ahead of Asheville (9-24) 5-0 through three complete frames.
Devin Sweet was the lone man summoned from the bullpen as he pitched three and two-thirds of an inning with just one earned run, three hits and three strikeouts, and set Asheville down quickly in the bottom of the ninth to earn his first career save.
NCCU returns to Durham for both of its midweek games, first at home against Presbyterian College on Tuesday, April 12 and then at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park against neighbor Duke University on Wednesday, April 13.
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Wildcats Complete Sweep Of Savannah State
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – Michael Cruz collected his league-leading 11th home run Sunday afternoon, helping Bethune-Cookman to a 7-6 win over visiting Savannah State at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. With the win, the Wildcats complete their first series sweep of the 2016 campaign.
With the game tied at 5-all midway through the seventh inning, Bethune-Cookman (14-19, 7-5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) plated the eventual winning run with a pair in the bottom-half of the inning.
With two outs and the bases loaded on Savannah State relief pitcher Alex Wright, senior left fielder Rakeem Quinn plated Clay Middleton and Brandon Wilkes for the 7-5 advantage. Middleton reached on a single up the middle to start the at-bat, while Wilkes was hit by a pitch.
Sophomore pitcher Joseph Calamita took the ball to work the eighth, allowing just a single hit. And it was senior All-MEAC closer Clint Clymer picking up his second save of the year, allowing an unearned run in the ninth. But it was redshirt sophomore Demetrius Sims turning the game-ending double play himself, flipping over to freshman Danny Rodriguez at first to end the game.
The loss went to SSU’s Brandon Whitmore out of the bullpen, dropping his record for the year at 0-2.
B-CU starter Alex Seibold tossed four innings without factoring into the decision, allowing four runs on six hits, no walks and seven strikeouts. Conversely, SSU starter McKenna went 4.2 innings without a decision, giving up five runs on nine hits, three walks and three strikeouts.
Bethune-Cookman returns to action Wednesday, April 13, as the Wildcats travel to FIU in Miami. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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Hawks Handed Sweep by Two Coppin Comebacks
HANOVER, Md. -- In both games Sunday the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks held a lead over the Coppin State Eagles. And both times the Eagles would come back, on the way to 3-1 and 16-4 wins and a doubleheader sweep over the Hawks at Joe Cannon Stadium.
The losses drop Maryland Eastern Shore to 8-21 overall and 3-7 in the MEAC. Coppin State improves to 7-21 with a 5-5 conference mark.
Senior Mike Escanilla went 3-for-8 today on the offense. Junior Justin Somerville, sophomore Jamison Trower and freshman Zach Mills all collected RBI's for the Hawks.
On the mound, sophomore Chris Melrath was effective in the opening game, going 6 1/3 innings and giving up three runs while striking out three. Freshman Tom Summers pitched scoreless relief after Melrath was finished.
Both teams will meet again in a doubleheader tomorrow starting at 11:00 in the morning.
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Spartans Take Over 1st in MEAC North with DH Sweep
DOVER, Del. - The Norfolk State baseball team took over sole possession of first place in the MEAC Northern Division on Sunday by sweeping a doubleheader from Delaware State, 6-0 and 6-2, at Soldier Field.
Kyle Vaas had four hits and four RBI on the afternoon to back the strong starting pitching of Matt Outman, who pitched a three-hit shutout in the opener, and Jonathan Mauricio, who pitched five solid innings in the nightcap for NSU (13-14, 7-3 MEAC).
Outman (4-2) scattered three hits in pitching a season-high nine innings in game one. He walked two batters and struck out seven. Sunday marked his second shutout of the season and first since a seven-inning, six-hit effort against NJIT on Feb. 28.
Vaas finished the doubleheader 4-for-7 with four RBI and two runs scored. Beard, Hall and Anderson added three hits apiece in the doubleheader.
The teams conclude their three-game series at 1 p.m. Monday.
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