April 29, 2005
Box Score
ORLANDO, FL - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (6-41, 1-19) was eliminated from the 2005 MEAC Tournament by Coppin State University for the second straight season. The Eagles defeated the Fighting Hawks, 8-2 despite Brandon McCabe's 3-4 performance.
For the second straight day, UMES jumped out to an early lead via the homerun ball provided by McCabe. In the third inning, Greg Cathell doubled and then scored on the two-run shot to right field by McCabe, his second homer in as many games.
McCabe finished the tournament going 5-8 with a walk, two homeruns, three runs scored and three RBI's. Coppin State chipped away at the lead with a single run in the third and fifth innings off of UMES starter Jason Janeski.
However, the Eagles put the game out of reach in the sixth as they scored five runs on five hits, including a two-run, two-out single by Brian Vickers.
Janeski finished the game going five and a third innings giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits. Ken Richardson came into the game in relief and pitched the final two and two-thirds innings allowing just one run on four while striking out three.
With the 7-2 lead, CSU added another run in the eighth, while Alex Hangland concluded his afternoon in the sixth for the win and Nathan Penrose closed out the final three innings for the save.
UMES closes its season with six wins, doubling the win total from 2004. More important they proved they have made progress from last season and with some more work in the off-season they will be able to make a bigger impact next season in Orlando.
