Lancers Pull Away Late, Top Norfolk State
NORFOLK, Va. - Tyler Wirsu pitched 7.1 strong innings and Longwood pulled away late to down Norfolk State by a 13-5 score on Tuesday night at Marty L. Miller Field.
The loss snapped NSU's seven-game winning streak, dropping the Spartans to 20-17 overall. The Lancers improved to 24-18.
Cooper Jones (2-3) took the loss for NSU, allowing five hits and four runs (three earned) in 3.2 innings of work. He struck out five batters.
Wirsu (1-1) gave up five hits and three runs, striking out four.
Roger Hall had two RBI for the Spartans. Alex Lewis, Sammy Miller, Brandon Harvell and Connor Bastaich had two hits each while Lewis and C.J. Roth drove in three apiece for the Lancers.
NSU hosts Delaware State for a four-game series this Saturday and Sunday at Marty L. Miller Field.
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Maryland Eastern Shore Outscores Hoyas in Doubleheader Split
BETHESDA, Md. — The Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team went into a Big East venue Tuesday evening and did more than hold their own. Over two games the Hawks outscored the Hoyas 14-11 in a split. Georgetown took the first game, 7-5, but the players from Princess Anne rebounded with a 9-4 win in the nightcap.
Maryland Eastern Shore improves to 13-27 on the year, but they have also won four of the last six and are 8-9 during the month of April. The win for the Hawks is also the first over the Hoyas since 1994.
The Hawks’ offense competed as one unit throughout the evening. Seven batters in the starting lineup collected hits in the first game and eight batters chipped in during the second. Junior Jordan Martin went 2-for-4 in the opener with a pair driven in, and senior Mike Escanilla went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in the nightcap. Sophomores Jamison Trower and Isaiah Chambers tallied three RBI’s each during the doubleheader, as did Martin.
Senior J.P. Black moved from behind the plate in game one to the mound in game two and didn’t miss a beat. After getting a base hit and catching seven innings he pitched 6 1/3 innings to earn his second victory as a pitcher this year. Sophomore Jordan Turner earned his first save of his collegiate career with 2 2/3 scoreless innings.
The Hawks are battling Coppin State for the third and final spot out of the Northern Division for the MEAC Championships, and this weekend’s games will be pivotal to determine that spot. Maryland Eastern Shore will play host for the three-game set, which begins Saturday. Six seniors will be honored at 12:30 p.m. prior to first pitch.
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Hernandez Pitches Bethune-Cookman Past Stetson
DELAND, Fla. – German Hernandez threw seven innings, allowing just two runs in one of his best starts of the season, as Bethune-Cookman defeated Stetson, 6-2 in non-conference baseball midweek action on Tuesday evening at Melching Field.
In just his second midweek start of the 2016 season, senior right-hander German Hernandez came up big for the Wildcats on Tuesday evening. After suffering a defeat at USF a week ago, the Cleburne, Texas native was nearly untouchable the second time out.
Junior Zach Olszewski collected his first save of the year, working 1.1 innings and failing to allow a hit.
The loss went to Stetson’s Jack Perkins, dropping his record at 1-2 on the year. He allowed five runs on six hits, two walks and a strikeout.
The B-CU offense was led by four Wildcats with two hits apiece. But none would be bigger than Josten Heron’s pair of two-run singles, giving him two hits and four RBIs on the night. Nathan Bond, Clay Middleton and Nate Sterijevski each went 2-for-4 at the dish, as the latter each tallied a RBI as well.
For the Hatters, the three hits produced was their lowest since May 2014. Conversely for Bethune-Cookman, with just three hits allowed, it matches a season-low for the Cats since allowing just three against Murray State (Feb. 13).
Bethune-Cookman gets back to the field Saturday, April 30, traveling to North Carolina A&T for a three-game Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) series in Greensboro, North Carolina. The series begins with a doubleheader on Saturday, followed by a single game on Sunday.
For complete story, visit www.bcuathletics.com
Elon Comes up Big in Middle Innings to Down Eagles
ELON, N.C. – Elon University struck for eight total runs in the fourth and fifth innings to rally past North Carolina Central University for a 9-4 win at Latham Park on Tuesday, April 26.
NCCU (21-23) put the first run on the board on an RBI single from Trevor Theissen, but Elon (20-22) sent eight batters to the plate in the fourth inning for three runs, and then batted around for five runs in the fifth.
The highlight play of the game came in the bottom of the sixth when Bryant Battle made a leaping grab while crashing into the wall in left field with runners on first and second, and came up throwing to relay a force out and second base for an inning ending double play.
James Dey helped improve his team-best batting average as he went 3-for-4 but the standout hitter of the evening was Liam O’Regan who also went 3-for-4 and came a home run shy of the cycle with three RBI and two runs scored for the Phoenix.
NCCU returns home to host crosstown rival Duke University at the Durham Athletic Park with first pitch scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
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Hens Take Down Hornets For Season Sweep
DOVER, Del. --- Kevin Mohollen knocked in four runs, while Jordan Glover and Jeremy Ake drove in three each to lead Delaware to a 19-8 victory over Delaware State at Soldier Field.
The Hens swept three games against the Hornets this season to raise their 2016 record to 25-16. DSU fell to 10-29.
Delaware pounded out 16 hits, including six for extra bases. The Hens scored in five of their nine at bats, highlighted by seven runs in the second inning, five in the seventh and four in the ninth.
Freshman catcher Evan Regez was 3-for-5with two runs scored, while rookie shortstop Chris Panzarella smacked his second home run of the season for the Hornets.
DSU is back in action tomorrow with a non-conference game at Towson. Game time is 3 p.m. in Towson, Md.
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