Delaware State 8, Coppin State 7 (10 innings)
DOVER, Del. -- Miguel Rivera hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the 10
th inning to give Delaware State an 8-7 victory over Coppin State in the opener of a four-game MEAC series in blustery conditions at Soldier Field Friday afternoon.
The Hornets trailed 7-6 with two outs and bases empty in the 10
th when Mark Herron singled up the middle off Coppin State reliever Giovanni Canales to keep the Hornets alive. Rivera followed with a towering shot over the fence in left center to score the tying and winning runs, setting off a raucous celebration with his teammates at home plate.
The comeback was the fourth of the game for the Hornets, who also trailed 2-0, 5-3 and 6-5 in the contest.
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Norfolk State 9, Florida A&M 1
NORFOLK, Va. -- James Deloatch threw eight strong innings, and Ty Hanchey and Korey Singh both hit three-run home runs in a seven-run fifth inning that lifted Norfolk State to a 9-1 win in an ESPNU-televised game on Friday afternoon at Marty L. Miller Field.
Deloatch (5-2) allowed just four hits and struck out three in tossing a career-high eight innings.
Seven different Spartans accounted for the team's seven hits. But none were bigger than the two homers in the fifth when NSU (19-21, 15-6 MEAC) extended its lead from 2-1 to 9-1. The rally started with one out when Dionte Brown drew his second walk of the game.
Alsander Womack singled him to second and Hanchey hit the first pitch he saw from FAMU starter Josh Hancock far over the wall in right to make it 5-1.
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North Carolina A&T State 12, North Carolina Central 1
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The bats came alive for North Carolina A&T State on Friday in the Aggies' series opener against rival North Carolina Central at War Memorial Stadium, as NCAT came away with a 12-1 win.
The Aggies erupted for 13 hits on the afternoon, pushing across three runs each in the third and fifth innings and putting up a five-spot in the sixth inning.
Camden Williamson was 3-for-4 at the plate, while Justin Williams drove in three runs.
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