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MEAC Baseball Recap, March 5

Delaware State 8, Lehigh 5
Maryland Eastern Shore 6, Radford 3
Norfolk State 8, NJIT 6
Cornell 11, Coppin State 7

Delaware State 8, Lehigh 5

DOVER, Del. -- 
The Delaware State baseball team rallied for eight runs between the seventh and eighth innings to secure an 8-5 comeback win over Lehigh University at Bob Reed Field on Saturday.
 
The Mountain Hawks jumped out in front early on after belting three home runs to establish a 4-0 lead by the fifth inning.

As a team, Delaware State drew seven walks and got on base after being hit by a pitch three times.
 
Hiram Davis finished the day only giving up four hits and one run. He got six batters out on strikes and did not allow a single free base runner in route to his first win of the season.

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Maryland Eastern Shore 6, Radford 3

RADFORD, Va. -- 
It's been 732 days since the Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team has sniffed victory, dating back to March 3, 2020 when the Hawks took down the University of Delaware before the shutdown of the program.

That all changed on Saturday afternoon, as the Shore rode the arm of junior Noah Covington to a 6-3 victory at Radford.
 
The Seaford, Del., native gutted out over 100 pitches in the victory, giving the Hawks the first win of the 2022 season in a game where everything seemed to click against the Highlanders.

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Norfolk State 8, NJIT 6

NORFOLK, Va. -- 
Jacob Council's three-run home run highlighted a five-run fourth inning that sent Norfolk State on its way to a 8-6 win over NJIT on Saturday afternoon at Marty L. Miller Field.

Dionte Brown drove in a career-high four runs and Tanner Brandon had a season-high three hits to help the Spartans (3-5) take down the Highlanders (2-7) for the second straight day.

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Cornell 11, Coppin State 7

COLUMBIA, Md. -- 
Coppin State's baseball team nearly overcame an eight-run deficit in a 11-7 loss to Cornell on Saturday afternoon at Blandair Park.

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