Box Score | Championship Bracket
NORFOLK, Va., May 11, 2022 – Madison Mifsud went 3-for-4 and drove in a game-high four runs to lead No. 5 North Carolina Central to an upset of No. 4 Maryland Eastern Shore in the opening game of the 2022 MEAC Softball Championship.
The Eagles will take on top-seeded Morgan State at 3 p.m. today. Maryland Eastern Shore drops into the loser’s bracket and will play the loser of today’s 6 p.m. game at 3 p.m. on Thursday, which will feature No. 2 Howard and the winner of the No. 3 Norfolk State and No. 6 Coppin State.
UMES (18-32) got on the board first in the bottom of the second on Tyanna Roberts’ single to left field that scored Nasya Goodman.
NCCU (12-34) responded in the top of the third with a two-RBI single by Misfud to go up 2-0. The Eagles tacked on another run in the inning when pinch runner Kia Borum scored on an error by McKenzie Abiley.
The Eagles scored two more runs in the fifth and then exploded for five runs in the seventh to put the game away.
MEAC Co-Rookie of the Year Kresley Tatum went 3-for-4 for UMES. Goodman pitched 4.2 innings and gave up five runs, four earned, in the losing effort.
Hailey Batista, Jayla Barr, Ashanti Eubanks and Diamond Porter each had two hits for NCCU. Jaden Davis picked up her fourth win of the season after tossing seven innings and allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out four batters.
For more information on the 2022 MEAC Softball Championships, please visit the
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About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 51st year of intercollegiate competition with the 2021-22 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically Black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.