Norfolk State (6-12, 1-2 MEAC) at Maryland Eastern Shore (3-14, 1-2 MEAC)  |  Hawk Stadium  |  Princess Anne, Md.

Sat., March 25 - 1 p.m. DH	Gm. 1	NSU - RHP Alex Mauricio (1-2, 3.47)	ES - RHP Wes Martin (2-2, 4.50)	Live Stats	Watch
	Gm. 2	NSU - RHP Jonathan Mauricio (0-2, 3.60)	ES - LHP Zach Mills (0-0, 2.20)	Live Stats	Watch
Sun., March 26 - 12 p.m.	Gm. 3	NSU - LHP Devin Hemmerich (3-2, 2.61)	ES - RHP Marty Tolson (0-3, 7.27)	Live Stats	Watch

NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State baseball team takes to the road for the first time in conference play this season when the Spartans play a three-game set at Maryland Eastern Shore this Saturday and Sunday. The teams play a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and a single game Sunday which begins at noon at Hawk Stadium.

The Spartans (6-12, 1-2 MEAC North) have split their last four games but are coming off a 10-8, 10-inning win at Richmond on Wednesday. Brian Beard hit the game-winning two-run triple with two outs in the top of the 10^th in that one, part of a three-hit, three-RBI day for the senior outfielder.

Michael Parmentier (1-1) allowed one unearned run in four innings to get the win in relief for the Spartans. Alex Mauricio (team-best .308 average, 8 doubles) and Adam Collins contributed two hits apiece.

The Spartans will turn to their usual rotation of Alex Mauricio (1-2, 3.47), Jonathan Mauricio (0-2, 3.60) and Devin Hemmerich (3-2, 2.61) on the mound. Alex Mauricio pitched 6.1 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in a no-decision against DSU last weekend. Hemmerich has pitched two straight complete games, allowing a total of five hits and one run and 17 strikeouts in his last two appearances.

The Spartans will be trying to climb the ladder in the early-season standings in the MEAC North. Delaware State – which beat NSU two of three last weekend – and Coppin State, winners of two of three against MDES, are tied for first in the division in the early going.

The Hawks (3-14, 1-2) have lost four straight games following their first MEAC win of the season, a 6-3 triumph over Coppin State last Sunday. MDES suffered mid-week losses of 10-3 at Duke on Tuesday and 6-0 at North Carolina Central on Wednesday.

In the win over Coppin last Sunday, Wesley Martin (2-0, 3.48) allowed three runs over seven innings. He also has a win over Iona to his credit this season. Jamison Trower is bating a team-best .356 with a home run and 13 RBI this season.