PRINCESS ANNE, Md. --- The Norfolk State baseball team is set to hit the road after an eight game homestand to take on Maryland Eastern Shore in a three-game series, beginning on Friday, May 1 with a doubleheader.
 
THIS WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE
Friday, May 1st – 12 p.m. (DH)
Sunday, May 3rd – 1 p.m.
 
There will be no game on Saturday, May 2 due to predicted rain in the area. All games can be followed via live stats on the UMES Website or watched for free on the Hawks YouTube channel.
 
ABOUT NORFOLK STATE
Norfolk State enters the weekend with a 16-24 record (12-12 NEC) following a 1-2 weekend against Le Moyne (9-7, 4-10, 4-15).
 
Thomas Ealey leads the Spartans with a .373 batting average, totaling 57 hits, 35 runs scored and 23 stolen bases. He also has 11 RBIs, three doubles, and three triples. Jaydan Israel and Justin Journette each hold a .305 batting average, while Journette has 13 home runs this season. Josiah Harrison also holds a .317 batting average with 32 hits this season, while Isreal ranks second on the team with 16 stolen bases.
 
Parker Hampton (3-1) leads Norfolk State's pitching staff with a 4.86 ERA and 34 strikeouts. Ethan Blakeney (4-3) has recorded 54 strikeouts with a 5.04 ERA. Yasseel Samboy (5-1) paces the bullpen with a 3.82 ERA and 29 strikeouts.
 
ABOUT MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
Maryland Eastern Shore enters the weekend 7-31 on the season (6-18 NEC). The Hawks will be looking to snap a seven-game losing streak, following the three-game series loss to Wagner (6-11, 3-9, 3-15) last weekend.
 
Jonathan Gonzalez Perez leads the Hawks with a .338 batting average that includes 49 RBIs, 47 hits, 30 runs scored, 12 home runs and eight doubles. Julian Jimenez ranks second on the team with a .299 average with 43 runs scored, 41 hits, 13 RBIs, five triples, four doubles, and four home runs. Darrius Brown leads the Hawks on the bases this season with 13 stolen base, while Ansel Carson leads the team in walks with 39.
 
Richard De Jesus (1-6) leads the Hawks on the mound this season with a 5.86 ERA and 34 strikeouts. Esteban Torres (1-6) has recorded 30 strikeouts this season, while Cade Williams (2-5) has 28 strikeouts. Janluis Santiago (0-0) and Darrius Brown (0-3) have each recorded one save this season.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Norfolk State is 120-37 all-time against Maryland Eastern Shore. The Spartans went 1-2 last season against the Hawks (6-8, 13-7, 4-19). The two teams have split the last ten games, with each team picking up five wins.
 
ON DECK
Norfolk State will return to Marty L. Miller Field next week for a midweek matchup against VCU on Tuesday, May 5 at 3 p.m.
 
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