Howard 6, Norfolk State 5
Howard 4, Norfolk State 2
NC Central 7, North Carolina A&T 5
NC Central 3, North Carolina A&T 2
Delaware State 3, Maryland Eastern Shore 0
Delaware State 8, Maryland Eastern Shore 0
Morgan State 12, Coppin State 0
Morgan State 6, Coppin State 4
Bethune-Cookman 7, Florida A&M 1
Bethune-Cookman 5, Florida A&M 0
Howard 6, Norfolk State 5
Howard 4, Norfolk State 2
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State softball team came away empty in two tries against Howard on Saturday afternoon, as the Bison swept a conference doubleheader from the Spartans at the NSU Softball Field.
Howard scored four runs in the sixth inning to win the first game by a 4-2 score, and the Bison rallied with three runs in the seventh of game 2 to earn a 6-5 victory.
The losses dropped NSU to 10-4 in MEAC play and 23-18 overall. With a pair of wins on Saturday, Morgan State moved to 9-4 in the league to sit a half game behind the Spartans for first place in the MEAC Northern Division.
NSU can clinch at least a share of the division title with a win or an MSU loss on Sunday. The third game of the series – also Senior Day for NSU – between the Spartans and Bison will start at noon. Norfolk State will honor its seniors prior to the game.
Recap | Box Score: Game 1 | Game 2
NC Central 7, North Carolina A&T 5
NC Central 3, North Carolina A&T 2
CARY, N.C. — All three seniors for the Lady Eagles contributed on the field Saturday in leading the North Carolina Central University softball team to a 3-2 and 7-5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern Division doubleheader sweep of rival North Carolina A&T State University on Saturday afternoon at Thomas Brooks Park.
Senior outfielder Aleyah Evans hit a home run and finished with four hits and three RBI. Senior pitcher Claire Eosso had a pinch-hit single in the opener and then tossed a complete-game victory in the nightcap. Senior outfielder Miriam Duen stole second base in her lone pinch run assignment during NCCU’s late rally in the first contest. The trio was honored by the NCCU softball coaching staff and athletics department during their Senior Day presentation before the first pitch.
GAME ONE: NC Central 3, N.C. A&T 2 (10 Innings)
The Lady Eagles rallied from a 2-nil deficit in the seventh to force extra innings on their last at bat and then won it in the 10 innings on a walk-off single by Evans.
All three NCCU seniors contributed to the comeback win. Evans put the Lady Eagles on the board with a leadoff home run to start the bottom of the seventh. Evans hit her seventh home run of the season over the fence in right-center field. Eosso then pinch hit and poked a single through the right side of the infield with one out. Duen pinch ran for Eosso and stole second and NCCU was then finally able to plate the tying run on an infield single to a diving shortstop by sophomore Olivia Daniel.
NC Central outhit the Aggies, 10-3, but were held to just two singles by sophomore Jessica Powell over the first six innings. The final eight hits came between the seventh inning and the three extra frames. However, it took the Lady Eagles to the 10th inning to win it after stranding 14 runners on base.
GAME TWO: NC Central 7, N.C. A&T 5
Eosso picked up the win from the pitcher’s circle, limiting the Aggies to three earned runs on five hits over seven innings of work. Eosso (5-7) recorded three strikeouts.
Sophomore Dalika Wallace provided much of NCCU’s offense, coming a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. Wallace hit her team-high eighth home run of the season to left field in the first, doubled to left in the third and singled to the right-field gap in the fifth. Wallace drove in two runs with the homer that highlighted a four-run first inning that put the Lady Eagles ahead for good. Wallace scored all three times she reached base, including two steals in the fifth. Her second theft was on a double-steal home.
Recap | Box Score: Game 1 | Game 2
Morgan State 12, Coppin State 0
Morgan State 6, Coppin State 4
BALTIMORE – Coppin State’s softball team clinched a spot in the MEAC Tournament despite a pair of losses to crosstown rival Morgan State on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles blew a four-run lead in the opener to lose, 6-4, before falling, 12-0 in game two.
The Basics
- Final Score (Game 1): Coppin State 4, Morgan State 6
- Final Score (Game 2): Coppin State 0, Morgan State 12
- Records: Coppin State (9-29, 5-9 MEAC), Morgan State (19-24, 9-4 MEAC)
How it Happened (Game 1)
- Coppin State scored four runs in the first two innings to take a 4-0 lead. Desiree Carrizosa had an RBI single in the first inning to score Megan Narvaez who reached on a catcher’s interference to start the game.
- The Eagles tacked on two more runs in the inning as Cloe Ochoa reached on a fielding error before a throwing error on the same play. Carrizosa and Brissa Alvarado scored on the play with Alvarado also reaching on a single.
Inside the Numbers (Game 1)
- Brissa Alvarado and Melanie Aguilera both had a pair of hits in the opener, with both of Aguilera’s hits going for two bases.
- Madison Didion took the loss, allowing four earned runs while striking out eight in a complete game.
How it Happened (Game 2)
- Morgan State took an early lead with three runs in the first and then scored four in the fourth and five in the fifth.
Inside the Numbers (Game 2)
- Megan Narvaez had a pair of base hits while Brissa Alvarado also had a double. Alvarado took the loss, allowing six runs in the first four innings. Maren Bernal allowed three runs while Lexi Flom got through the final inning with a pair of earned runs.
Bethune-Cookman 7, Florida A&M 1
Bethune-Cookman 5, Florida A&M 0
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman clinched the Southern Division No. 1 seed for next month's conference tournament with a 5-0, 7-1 doubleheader sweep of Florida A&M Saturday at Sunnyland Park.
Alexis Bermudez threw a two-hit shutout with four strikeouts in the opener as the Wildcats (22-27 overall, 13-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) jumped out to a 2-0 first inning lead and 4-0 after three.
GAME ONE
Bermudez improved to 12-18 overall and 9-1 in league with her eighth shutout of the season. She was backed by an error-free Wildcat defense.
BCU took a 2-0 lead in the first when
Kaiya Epps-Lee scored from second on a throwing error, than
Sasha Killings singled home Sanders.
GAME TWO
Traylor's two-out single in the fourth not only broke up a Florida A&M (21-25,12-2) no-hitter, it scored Sanders and gave BCU the 1-0 lead.
In the fifth, BCU needed just two hits to plate six runs. Traylor had an RBI singer, while Paysinger brought in two more.
Recap | Box Score: Game 1 | Game 2
Delaware State 3, Maryland Eastern Shore 0
Delaware State 8, Maryland Eastern Shore 0
Recap | Box Score: Game 1 | Game 2