TEANECK, N.J. – The Norfolk State baseball team underwent a rare cold day at the plate in Sunday's series final, falling 6-0 against FDU at Naimoli Complex.
FDU held the talented Spartan lineup to just one hit, tallied by
Kydese Queen in the second inning.
The Knights scored four runs in the game's first two frames, to take control early. NSU starter
Nathaniel Varnier steadied from there, pitching scoreless third, fourth, and fifth innings.
Jimmy Mantuano got a hold of a sixth-inning pitch to close Varnier's day, pushing FDU ahead 5-0 with a solo homer.
CJ Patterson took the mound from there, producing a strikeout to get out of the inning.
Mac Yarbough subbed into the game to face an uncomfortable test in the seventh inning, handling it with poise. The left handed pitcher produced a ground ball double play, getting the Spartans to the eighth without any damage.
A wild pitch scored one more run for FDU in the eighth, as the Knights put the final touches on the series-clinching victory.
CHECKING THE BOX SCORE
- Norfolk State starter Nathan Varnier (0-3) received the loss
- FDU starter Jordan Savinon (1-3) earned the win
- Savinon pitched a gem for the Knights, allowing no runs and just one hit in seven innings with eight strikeouts
- Kydese Queen logged Norfolk State's lone hit
NOTES
- Norfolk State dropped to 1-18 on the season, 1-8 in NEC play
- FDU improved to 4-20 with the loss, 4-5 in the NEC
ON DECK
Norfolk State faces Le Moyne next weekend in another road series, starting with a 3 p.m. matchup on Friday, Mar. 28.
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