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Coppin St final
4
Coppin State CSUBB 11-16-1
9
Winner Towson TOWSON 9-22
Coppin State CSUBB
11-16-1
4
Final
9
Towson TOWSON
9-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Coppin State CSUBB 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 3
Towson TOWSON 0 0 3 0 2 4 0 0 X 9 10 0

W: Pecilunas, Jake (1-1) L: TUTTLE,Bradley (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Miller Homers Twice in Victory Over Coppin State

TOWSON, Md. – Towson University designated hitter Richard Miller delivered two home runs and drove in five runs as the Tigers defeated Copping State, 9-4, Wednesday afternoon at Schuerholz Park. The win is the third in a row for TU.
 
Game Information
Score: Towson 9, Coppin State 4
Records: Coppin State (11-16-1), Towson (9-22)
Series: Towson leads 10-0-1
Location: Schuerholz Park, Towson, Md.
 
Key Plays
  • Richard Miller gave the Tigers the lead for good with a two-run home run in the fifth inning.
  • Miller came back up in the sixth and delivered a three-run shot as part of a four-run inning to put the game away.
 
How it Happened
  • Coppin State got on the board in the third inning as Carlos Alvarez singled and came around to score on a wild pitch.
  • The Tigers quickly gained the lead in the home-half of the inning as Tristan Howerton and Mark Grunberg singled to start the inning and scored on Richie Palacios double into the right-field corner. Billy Lennox scored Palacios with a single to left center.
  • The Eagles regained the lead in the fourth as a bases-loaded walk was followed by a two-run single from Nazier McIlwain.
  • Richard Miller delivered a two-run blast to right field in the fifth to give the Tigers the 5-4 lead. The homer came with two outs and followed a Dirk Masters walk.
  • Towson added to its lead in the sixth as Palacios ripped a double to right center and was able to hustle all the way around to score when the ball was misplayed.
  • Colin Gimblet singled and Billy Lennox walked to set up Miller for his second two-out home run of the day. This time it was a three-run blast to right.
  • Josh Seils made the lead hold up as he allowed three hits over three shutout innings.
  • Matt Watters pitched a scoreless ninth to close out the game.
  • Jake Pecilunas (1-1) picked up his first collegiate win after his two innings of work.
 
Inside the Boxscore
  • Kody Reeser made his return to the mound for the first time since being injured at East Carolina last season. He walked one and struck out one in his inning of work. He threw 13 of his 21 pitches for strikes.
  • Richard Miller became the first Tiger since Tristan Howerton on April 10, 2016 against James Madison to his two home runs in a game.
  • The five RBIs for Miller ties his career high that he matched earlier this season at Delaware State on March 13. He also had five RBIs at Hofstra on April 8, 2017.
  • Colin Gimblet singled in the sixth to extend his streak of reaching safely to 20-straight games.
  • Richie Palacios stole third for his 15th stolen base in as many attempts. He now stands just three stolen bases away from equaling the career mark of 69 set by Shane Justis (2002-05).
 
On Deck
The Tigers remain out of conference play this weekend as they travel to face The Citadel April 13-15. The series gets underway Friday at 3 p.m.
 
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