SUMMARY

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks lost to Coppin State on  walk-off single to fall 8-7 on Friday.


THE SCORE

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks - 7
Coppin State University Eagles - 8


HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hawks seized the early momentum by scoring the game's first four runs. Catcher Doyle McNew doubled in the first inning to drive in teammate Bronson Taylor. Isaiah Beseris crossed homeplate later in the inning on a fielder's choice. Outfielder Jason Brown doubled in the third inning to drive in Ulysses Luciano and Derek Blackmore. 

The Eagles cut the deficit to 4-3 with a three-run third. Damon Gaither started the rally with a one-out single before Samuel Nieves was hit by a pitch. A two-out RBI single by Daniel Moore, along with an error on the center fielder, scored a pair of runs, and Moore came around to score on a single to center field by Angel Colon.

The Hawks added a run in the top of the fourth inning on a single from McNew. In the bottom of the inning, a double by Anthony Divittorio and a single by Gaither sparked a two-run inning to tied the game, 5-5.

CSU grabbed the lead in the sixth inning on a Colon single to go up 6-5. UMES evened the score in the eighth inning on a Beseris single and took a 7-6 lead in the top of the ninth thanks to a walk with the bases loaded.

After walking the leadoff hitter and allowing a double, a flyout by Divottorio brought home the game-tying run. The Hawks elected to intentionally walk the next two batters to load the bases, setting up a force at any base, but Nieves lined a shot to center field to drive in the winning run.



THE NUMBERS


UMES third baseman Ulysses Luciano recorded his 100th career hit on Friday.

Outfielder Isaiah Beseris recorded a three-hit day to pace the Hawk offense.

Bronson Taylor and Doyle McNew each had a two-hit day. McNew finished the day with two RBI.



UP NEXT

Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State resume their three-game series with a 1 pm start on Saturday, April 20 at Joe Cannon Stadium.