Record-setting day for Hampton
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Twenty innings of softball later on a warm Thursday in the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament, Hampton advances in the elimination bracket with a pair of wins.
#Meac Hampton’s Sarah Kollas drives home the winning run as Hampton defeats Coppin State 4-3 in 13 innings! pic.twitter.com/GRziVdEQ2u
— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) May 10, 2018
In the longest game in the last 25 years for Hampton, a one-out single by Sarah Kollas plated Cassidy Blackwell with the winning run as Hampton took a 4-3 win in 13 innings over Coppin State.
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The nightcap saw Allie Hotetz throw a complete game as Hampton scored two in the fifth and one in the seventh to eliminate Morgan State 5-3.
NCCU Softball Eliminates Lady Tigers, 1-0
Senior pitcher Courtney Mirabella hurled her second shutout of the day in leading North Carolina Central University to a narrow 1-0 win over Savannah State University in an elimination game of the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball Championship Tournament Thursday evening.
The Lady Eagles, who are seeded fourth from the Southern Division, improved to 19-25 overall. The 19 wins are a new NCAA Division I school record.
#MEAC @NCCUAthletics wins a close contest over @SavStateTigers 1-0. Will play @HUAthletics1868 tomorrow at 3 p.m. pic.twitter.com/uUB9Bp23kt
— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) May 11, 2018
NCCU will next play No. 2 North seeded Hampton University in another elimination game on Friday at 3 p.m. If they win that game, they will play another game 30 minutes after that contest for a chance to play in the Championship game(s) on Saturday.
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Varmah Homer Lifts FAMU Past Morgan State, 2-1
Freshman third baseman Hera Varmah belted a leadoff solo homer in the top of the seventh to vault the Florida A&M Women’s Softball team past Morgan (Md.) State, 2-1, in the second round of the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Softball Championship at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex.
Lady Rattlers get 2-1 win over MSU. pic.twitter.com/lDWz3lMstL
— Florida A&M Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) May 11, 2018
FAMU (22-27) advances to Friday’s 12 Noon winner’s Bracket final, where they will duel archrival Bethune-Cookman, a 3-2 winner over Savannah State, for a trip to Saturday’s championship round.
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Jackson Walk-Off Lifts BCU softball Past SSU 3-2 In MEAC
We had the Ryan Jackson Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament walk-off moment Thursday.
The hunt continues TODAY at 3PM against the Lady Tigers of Savannah State. #PreyTogether #HuntingSeason pic.twitter.com/LCn31sT1tn
— Bethune-Cookman Athletics (@BCUAthletics) May 10, 2018
The two-time MEAC Player Of The Year’s seventh-inning deep drive to the left field fence scored Cheyenne Smith and gave Bethune-Cookman a 3-2 victory over Savannah State at Ormond Beach Sports Complex.
The Wildcats (29-24) will face — who else? — arch-rival Florida A&M Friday at noon for a berth in the finals. If they lose, they’ll return at 5 p.m. to play either Hampton or North Carolina Central for the other berth in Saturday’s final, needing two games to win.
Courtesy: Bethune-Cookman Athletics
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