Alabama A&M 9, Savannah State 6
Central Connecticut State 7, Norfolk State 3
Mount St. Mary's 6, Norfolk State 2
USC Upstate 14, NC Central 0
NC Central 6, Robert Morris 5
Howard 4, Missouri-Kansas City 3
Florida 7, Florida A&M 1
Illinois State 1, Florida A&M 0
Arizona State 4, Bethune-Cookman 1
Cal State Fullerton 4, Bethune-Cookman 0
Central Connecticut State 7, Norfolk State 3
Mount St. Mary's 6, Norfolk State 2
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State softball team lost a pair of games on Sunday afternoon during day 1 of the Spartan/Pirate Classic at the NSU Softball Field. Mount St. Mary's opened the tournament with a 6-2 win over the Spartans, and Central Connecticut State handed them a 7-3 loss right after.
Junior
Shelby DesChamps hit 5-for-7 on the day, collecting five of the team's 14 hits. NSU still fell to 1-6 on the year.
Mount St. Mary's (2-4) scored two runs in three different innings on its way to the first of two victories on Sunday. Central Connecticut State (1-0) scored five runs in the first three innings and had 13 hits altogether in the win.
Avery Neuhart (1-1) led MSMU in the circle, pitching all seven innings and allowing two earned runs with four strikeouts. The Mountaineers had a pair of hits in the first inning to build a 2-0 lead, and they added two more runs in the fifth on a two-run double by Morgan Alisauckas, who finished 3-for-4 with five RBI.
CCSU: Recap | Box Score
Mount St. Mary’s: Recap | Box Score
USC Upstate 14, NC Central 0
NC Central 6, Robert Morris 5
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Senior outfielder
Aleyah Evans and sophomore first baseman
Olivia Daniel both launched home runs in leading the North Carolina Central University softball team to a 6-5 victory over Robert Morris University in Sunday's opener of the Wings Etc. Classic.
The Eagles lost their next game, 14-0, to host USC Upstate to finish the rain-shortened event 1-1.
NC Central (2-7) will make its home debut on Tuesday when the Lady Eagles host Western Carolina University in a non-conference doubleheader at Thomas Brooks Park in Cary starting at 1 p.m.
FINAL: NC Central 6, Robert Morris 5
Daniel and Evans ripped their two-run homers in the top of the fourth and the Lady Eagles then held off a late rally by the Colonials. They both deposited their first home runs of the season over the left field fence.
Robert Morris (2-3) took the initial lead as senior Abrielle McCartney hit her own two-run home run to start the scoring in the bottom of the third. McCartney led the Colonials with two hits and three RBI.
FINAL: USC Upstate 14, NC Central 0 (5 innings)
The Spartans improved to an impressive 8-1 with a pair of five-innings wins on Sunday. Upstate scored its 14 runs against the Lady Eagles on nine hits, including five extra-base hits, and five walks.
Junior Alyssa Oakes had the big bat for the victors, driving in six runs on two hits. Oakes started the Spartans scoring with a three-run homer in the first and then came up with a three-run double in a six-run fourth.
NCCU was held to just two hits – an infield single by Mifsud in the first and a single up the middle by Evans to start the third.
Junior transfer Celina Sullivan (1-0) secured her first win for the Spartans. She only gave up two hits and did not issue a walk in the complete-game victory.
USC Upstate: Recap | Box Score
Robert Morris: Recap | Box Score
Arizona State 4, Bethune-Cookman 1
Cal State Fullerton 4, Bethune-Cookman 0
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – Bethune-Cookman Softball completed one of the toughest weekend schedules in school history on Saturday evening, as the Wildcats dropped a 4-0 decision to Cal State Fullerton, before then suffering a hard-fought 4-1 defeat to No. 13 Arizona State at the Big League Dreams Complex. The games were a part of the 2019
Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic held just outside of Palm Springs, California.
CAL STATE FULLERTON 4, BETHUNE-COOKMAN 0
Cal State Fullerton used two runs in the fifth inning break open a tight ballgame Saturday evening, eventually claiming a 4-0 win over Bethune-Cookman in the first of two games on the night for the Wildcats of BCU as part of the 2019
Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic at the Big League Dreams Complex in Cathedral City, California.
Bethune-Cookman (4-10) had its best chance of the game to break the 0-0 deadlock in the home-half of the fourth inning.
Pinch running for
Alexis Bermudez, BCU rookie
Carrington Robinson advanced all the way to third on an error charged to Cal State Fullerton second baseman Alexa Neil as
Yvonne Siordia reached on a fielder's choice. Robinson came on to run for
Alexis Bermudez after the BCU hurler was walked to begin the at-bat. However, after
Briana Zavala stole second to put two in scoring position and nobody out, a double play and a strikeout would end the scoring threat and keep the game scoreless.
NO. 13 ARIZONA STATE 4, BETHUNE-COOKMAN 1
Bethune-Cookman's gritty performance fell just short Saturday evening, as the Wildcats softball team dropped a heartbreaking 4-1 decision to 13th-ranked Arizona State in what was BCU's final game of the 2019
Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic at the Big League Dreams Complex in Cathedral City, California.
With Arizona State (11-4) holding onto a 3-0 lead entering the sixth inning, Bethune-Cookman began the at-bat in the top of the frame with a single to short from senior outfielder
Cheyenne Smith. The California native would move into scoring position one pitch later on a wild pitch from ASU starter Samantha Mejia.
Arizona State: Recap | Box Score
Cal State Fullerton: Recap | Box Score