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5
Winner Coppin State CSUBB 20-14
2
Towson TOWSON 8-28
Winner
Coppin State CSUBB
20-14
5
Final
2
Towson TOWSON
8-28
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Coppin State CSUBB 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 8 2
Towson TOWSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 3

W: C. Harbut (1-2) L: Weber, Austin (1-1) S: C. Treyes (6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Edged in Mid-Week Contest vs. Coppin State

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University baseball team (8-28) fell in a Wednesday afternoon home contest to Coppin State (20-14) 5-2 at Schuerholz Park.
 
The game was a pitching duel in the first three innings, with Coppin State hitting a pair of home runs to take the lead.  Towson scored twice in the bottom of the seventh in a comeback attempt, but came up short.
 
Key Stats:
  • Five Towson players hit safely in the game, including Nick Brown going 1-for-4 with an RBI single.  Javon Fields hit 1-for-3 with a double while Noah Cabrera was 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
  • In his start, Connor Coyle went three scoreless with two strikeouts.  The loss went to reliever Austin Weber (1-1) with two innings and three runs.  Kody Reeser and Joe Enea each had a scoreless inning of relief.
  • For Coppin State, Nazier McIlwain and Matt Day each had home runs.  Starter Carter Harbut (1-2) won the game, throwing seven innings with two runs and eight strikeouts.
How it Happened:
  • The game started as a pitching duel as Connor Coyle and Carter Harbut kept both teams without a hit in the first three innings.
  • Coppin State broke the stalemate in the top of the fourth with a three-run home run by Nazier McIlwain.  Later in the sixth, another home run, a solo shot by Matt Day, made it 4-0 Eagles.
  • Towson got its bats going in the bottom of the seventh, getting first and second with two outs.  Nick Brown shot a ground ball into left field to bring around Noah Cabrera.  Next batter, Trent Gast-Woodard singled to left.  A throw from left field went over the catcher's head, allowing Zach Piazza to advance and score, making it 4-2 Coppin State.
  • After Coppin State scored again in the ninth to go up three, Towson tried a last gasp in the bottom of the ninth, getting the tying run on deck with Isaiah Winikur slapping a single to right, but the Tigers did not get closer and fell 5-2.
Inside the Numbers:
  • Towson currently has three players that have reached base in at least their last nine games: Brad Powers has gotten on his last 11 games, Noah Cabrera in his last 10 and Javon Fields has gotten on in the last nine games.
Up Next:
Towson returns to CAA play on Friday, April 19th, hosting rival Delaware at 3 p.m. at Schuerholz Park.
 
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