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Softball

MEAC Softball Recap, March 30

 
Norfolk State 10, Md. Eastern Shore 0
Norfolk State 8, Md. Eastern Shore 1
NC Central 12, South Carolina State 0
NC Central 3, South Carolina State 0
North Carolina A&T 8, Savannah State 1
Savannah State 3, North Carolina A&T 1
Howard 8, Delaware State 5
Howard 6, Delaware State 4
 

Norfolk State 10, Md. Eastern Shore 0
Norfolk State 8, Md. Eastern Shore 1
 
NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk State softball team finished the day with 20 hits, and three pitchers combined to allow just one unearned run in a doubleheader sweep of Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday afternoon at the NSU Softball Field.
 
NSU won the first game by an 8-1 margin, but the Spartans needed only five innings to win the second by a 10-0 score. Senior Kylee Lopez and freshman Lily Potter each had four RBI over the course of both games.
 
Swain capped the sweep by pitching all five innings in game 2, allowing four hits with five strikeouts for her third shutout of the season. She ran her personal record to 5-4, while NSU improved to 4-1 in the MEAC as well as 16-12 overall.
 
In the first contest, senior Hunter Halford (8-7) allowed three hits and one unearned run in five innings of work before senior Shannon Buffington pitched the last two innings.
 
The Hawks fell to 4-19 overall and 1-3 in the league.
 
Recap   
Box Scores | Game 1 | Game 2  

NC Central 12, South Carolina State 0
NC Central 3, South Carolina State 0
 
CARY, N.C. — Sophomore Kiara Hurley and senior Claire Eosso both tossed complete game shutouts as the North Carolina Central University softball team swept a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern Division doubleheader against South Carolina State University, 3-0 and 12-0, Saturday afternoon at Thomas Brooks Park.
 
Junior third baseman Dalika Wallace added five RBI on the day to finish with 11 RBI in the three-game sweep. Wallace batted .833 in the series with a .909 on-base percentage as she has now reached base in 18 straight games.
 
Sophomore designated player Olivia Daniel matched Wallace with three hits on the afternoon to extend her hit streak to seven games. Daniel drove in three runs. Sophomore Madison Webb pinch hit in both games and drove in a run each time. Classmate Jacobia Johnson reached base in seven of her eight plate appearances with two singles and five walks. Johnson ended up scoring five times
 
Recap   
Box Scores | Game 1 | Game 2