Bethune-Cookman 6, Florida Gulf Coast 3
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Bethune-Cookman opened the Jonathan Hernandez era as head coach of the Wildcats with an important 6-3 non-conference season-opening win over Florida Gulf Coast on Friday evening at Swanson Stadium.
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Coppin State 8, Savannah State 7 (Gm 1) | Coppin State 10, Savannah State 8 (Gm 2)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The bats came alive to open the 2019 season on Friday, as Northern Division preseason favorite Coppin State combined for 21 hits and 18 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Savannah State at Tiger Field.
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Delaware State 3, The Citadel 1
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Delaware State scored all three of its runs in the seventh inning and Garrett Lawson tossed 6.2 strong innings as the Hornets opened 2019 on Friday with a 3-1 win over The Citadel.
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Maryland Eastern Shore 3, Longwood 0 (Gm 1) | Longwood 4, Maryland Eastern Shore 2 (Gm 2)
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Dwayne Marshall threw a complete game shutout to help Maryland Eastern Shore split its opening doubleheader with Longwood on Friday. The Hawks blanked the Lancers 3-0 but succumbed to a 4-2 comeback in the nightcap.
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North Carolina A&T State 4, Niagara 3 (Gm 1) | North Carolina A&T State 6, Niagara 2 (Gm 2)
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Defending MEAC champion
North Carolina A&T State overcame first-game butterflies and the little foibles that come along with opening day to sweep a doubleheader from the Niagara Purple Eagles Friday evening at War Memorial Stadium.
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North Carolina Central 5, Canisius 2
DURHAM, N.C. -- North Carolina Central overcame a two-run deficit by scoring five unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth innings to rally for a 5-2 season-opening victory over Canisius College, the defending Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) champions, Friday evening at the Durham Athletic Park.
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James Madison 16, Norfolk State 5 (Gm 1) | James Madison 12, Norfolk State 2 (Gm 2)
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Host James Madison took advantage of big innings in each game to pull off a sweep of Norfolk State in the season-opening doubleheader between the two teams Friday at Veterans Memorial Park. The Dukes won the opener 16-5, and took game 2, 12-2.
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Southern 6, Florida A&M 3
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Florida A&M loaded the bases in the top of the ninth inning on Friday, but couldn't complete the comeback as Southern won the season opener between the two teams 6-3 in the Andre Dawson Classic.
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