SUMMARY

After the Hawks tied up the contest in the fifth inning, the Coppin State Eagles outscored the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks by four runs en route to a victory, 7-3.

THE SCORE

Coppin State Eagles - 7

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks - 3

(Eagles sweep the series 3-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

For the second consecutive game, the Hawks and Eagles were tied after five innings. After the Eagles tacked on two runs in the second inning, the Hawks answered in the bottom of the second frame with a run of their own. Jonathan Gonzalez Perez scored on a Coppin State fielding error to get the Hawks on the board. In the fourth inning, UMES scored their second run on a Ryan Davis sacrifice fly that drove in Ryan Howe, who reached base on a triple a few moments prior. After the Eagles tacked on another run in the fifth inning, Maryland Eastern Shore tied up the game on a solo home run to right field by Julian Jimenez, igniting the Hawk dugout with cheers. At the end of the fifth frame, the Eagles and Hawks were deadlocked, 3-3.

Similarly to game two of the series, Coppin State took the lead for good in the sixth inning. The Eagles scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch, giving Coppin State the lead for good. After a few rally attempts by the Hawks fell short in the sixth and seventh innings, the Eagles generated a trio of insurance runs in the eighth inning to cement a lead that proved insurmountable for UMES. Coppin State closed out the game in the ninth to win both the game, 7-3, and the series.

THE NUMBERS

UMES finished with three runs on five hits and two errors while Coppin State amassed three runs on five hits and two errors.

Hawks were picked off twice on the base paths in this game.

Julian Jimenez finished 2-for-5 with an RBI and a solo home run. Jimenez is now tied for the team lead in home runs with three. 

Jonathan Gonzales Perez and Ryan Howe each recorded a hit in this game. Both hitters are on a six game hit streak.

TOP PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK

Ryan Howe finished the week 6-for-13 with two RBI, a double, and a triple. Howe has now eclipsed a .300 batting average for the season.

In two appearances, Hunter Allen recorded five innings pitched with seven strikeouts and one earned run given up. On April 4th, Allen struck out a career-high six batters.

UP NEXT

With this loss, the Hawks slide to 4-25 (3-12) on the season. Maryland Eastern Shore faces a huge test next week against the NEC-leading Central Connecticut State Blue Devils in Aberdeen. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium.

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