Morehead State 8, Norfolk State 2
Sacred Heart 3, Norfolk State 1

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Sacred Heart squeezed past the Norfolk State softball team by a 3-1 score on Friday afternoon during the first day of the Winthrop Invitational at Terry Field. Later in the day, Morehead State scored all of its runs in the first two innings in an 8-2 victory over the Spartans.

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N.C. Central 7, Gardner-Webb 5
Marist 2, N.C. Central 1

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - After dropping a narrow 2-1 loss to Marist College, the North Carolina Central University softball team rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat host Gardner-Webb University, 7-5, in eight innings on the opening day of the Red and Black Tournament Friday.

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North Dakota 9, Maryland Eastern Shore 1
Rutgers 7, Maryland Eastern Shore 0

HAMPTON, Va. - The Hawks opened the Pirate Invitational with losses to Rutgers and North Dakota. The Scarlet Knights defeated the Hawks 7-0, while the Fighting Hawks beat the Shore 7-1. Winds around Hampton University reached 40 mph. The conditions helped led to Eastern Shore committing seven errors during the two outings.

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Rutgers 12, Hampton 8

HAMPTON, Va. – Cassidy Blackwell went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs for Hampton but the Lady Pirates dropped a 12-8 decision to Rutgers in the opening day of the Pirate Classic.

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Cornell 5, Bethune-Cookman 3
Bethune-Cookman 12, Tennessee State 3

DELAND, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman opened the Hatter Classic with a doubleheader split on Friday.

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USC Upstate 2, Delaware State 1
Mount St. Mary's 8, Delaware State 1

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Delaware State fell in a pair of games on the first day of the Wings, Etc. Classic.

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USC Upstate 2, Delaware State 1
Northern Iowa 4, North Carolina A&T State 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - North Carolina A&T State fell in two games on the opening day of the Bruin Classic hosted by Belmont.

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