North Carolina A&T State 4, College of Charleston 3 | College of Charleston 14, North Carolina A&T State 2
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. -- North Carolina A&T State junior Justin Rodriguez blasted a 2-2 pitch over the left-field wall in the eighth inning to help the Aggies salvage a baseball doubleheader split against the College of Charleston Sunday afternoon at CSU Ballpark.
Charleston won the first game 14-2, but the Aggies used the Rodriguez home run to win the second game 4-3.
In the second game, the Aggies fell behind 1-0 in the first inning. NCAT responded with a run in both the second and third inning to claim a 2-1 advantage, but the Cougars tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on a double steal of second and home.
A&T would not trail again, however.
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North Carolina Central 5, Army 4
DURHAM, N.C. -- North Carolina Central found itself in a tough spot in the top of the ninth inning, but a crucial strikeout from Caleb McRoy helped to seal the season-opening sweep over Army with a 5-4 win on Sunday at the Durham Athletic Park.
NCCU (3-0) last won all of its games against a season-opening opponent in 2013, when the Eagles won a doubleheader against NJIT after the first doubleheader of that weekend was canceled, but this is the first time NCCU has won a three-game series against an opponent to start a year.
This is also the Eagles' first 3-0 start since the 2013 season.
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Navy 7, Coppin State 2
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Coppin State got out to a quick 2-0 lead, but Navy scored seven unanswered runs to defeat the Eagles 7-2 on Sunday afternoon at Max Bishop Stadium in the season opener for both teams.
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Stetson 3, Florida A&M 1 | Stetson 6, Florida A&M 0
DeLAND, Fla. -- The Florida A&M baseball team dropped both games of a series finale doubleheader, 3-1 and 6-0, versus Stetson on Sunday afternoon at Melching Field at Conrad Park.
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Old Dominion 12, Norfolk State 0
NORFOLK, Va. -- Three Old Dominion pitchers combined to shut out Norfolk State on five hits in the Monarchs' 12-0 win Sunday at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex.
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