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Terrence Rhodes
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Norfolk State NSUBB 1-26
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Winner Coppin State CSU 10-22
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Coppin State CSU
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Norfolk State NSUBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Coppin State CSU 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2 4 0

W: STRAILY,Kaden (3-5) L: Varnier, Nathaniel (0-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication

Straily’s Shutout Thwarts Spartans

BALTIMORE, Md. – The Norfolk State baseball team produced one of its best showings of the season defensively on Sunday but could not pull out a win against NEC foe Coppin State.
 
The Eagles defeated Norfolk State 2-0 in a pitching showdown, won by a complete game shutout from CSU starter Kaden Straily. Nathaniel Varnier put together the strongest showing of his senior season in the loss, allowing just one earned run in six innings while striking out six batters.
 
Varnier started his day with a 1-2-3 opening inning, flying through the second inning as well. Coppin State earned its first hit of the afternoon immediately after a pair of strikeouts in the third inning, but Varnier forced a popout shortly after to keep the Eagles off the board.
 
Varnier added two strikeouts in the fourth inning, maintaining the 0-0 score with a timely strikeout in the fifth inning as well. The Eagles finally broke the tie in the sixth inning, loading the bases and drawing a walk for their first run.
 
Coppin State added an insurance run in the seventh inning, taking advantage of a fielding error from the Spartans. The Eagles kept a Spartan rally off the table, going all nine innings without allowing a single runner in scoring position.
 
CHECKING THE BOX SCORE
  • Norfolk State starter Nathaniel Varnier (0-4) received the loss
  • CSU pitcher Kaden Straily (3-5) earned the win
  • Varnier allowed three hits and one earned run in six innings of action
  • Straily pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits with no walks
  • Robert Beatty and Terrence Rhodes recorded the Spartans' only hits of the afternoon
 
NOTES
  • Norfolk State dropped to 1-26 (1-14 NEC)
  • Coppin State improved to 10-22 (8-7 NEC)
 
ON DECK
 
Norfolk State returns home for a conference series against LIU at Marty L. Miller Field, starting with a 3 p.m. matchup on Thursday, Apr. 17.
 
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