Alex Dandridge 2015
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Alex Dandridge tossed a complete game shutout on Saturday. (File photo by Dyann Busse)

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NCCU BASEBALL BLANKS BETHUNE-COOKMAN FOR DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Game 1: B-CU 6, NCCU 1  |  Game 2: NCCU 4, B-CU 0  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Alex Dandridge tossed a complete game, four-hit shutout and the Eagles pounded out 11 hits as North Carolina Central University took game two 4-0 over Bethune-Cookman University to manage a doubleheader split on Saturday inside Jackie Robinson Park.
 
In the opener, NCCU tallied a run in the third inning and maintained that margin through six, but the Wildcats posted three runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth to claim a 6-1 victory.
 
NCCU pitcher Jordan Quinn scattered six hits and allowed just two earned runs over 6.1 innings, but took the loss to fall to 1-3 on the year.
 
The Eagles amassed 11 hits, topped by a 3-for-4 performance by James Dey, but they left nine runners stranded. Eric Kimber, Carlos Ortiz and Troy Marrow all contributed two hits apiece, as the first four hitters for NCCU combined for nine hits.
 
B-CU catcher Clay Middleton went 3-for-3 at the plate, while starting pitcher Alex Seibold allowed only one run in eight innings with five strikeouts to earn his first win of the season.
 
In game two, NCCU shutout Bethune-Cookman for only the second time in the series (10-0 win in 2013) thanks to Dandridge.
 
Offensively, four Eagles – Kimber, Trevor Theissen, Ronald Thompson and Conrad Kovalcik – had two hits and an RBI each.
 
NCCU (4-7, 3-1 MEAC) and Bethune-Cookman (2-13, 2-3 MEAC) face off in the weekend rubber match on Sunday at 1 p.m.
  
 
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Players Mentioned

Alex Dandridge

#13 Alex Dandridge

RHP
6' 2"
Junior
James Dey

#4 James Dey

C
5' 10"
Junior
Eric  Kimber

#5 Eric Kimber

RHP/SS
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Conrad Kovalcik

#17 Conrad Kovalcik

C
6' 0"
Sophomore
Troy Marrow

#6 Troy Marrow

IF
5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Carlos Ortiz

#34 Carlos Ortiz

LHP/OF
5' 9"
Sophomore
Jordan Quinn

#25 Jordan Quinn

LHP
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Ronald Thompson

#35 Ronald Thompson

OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Trevor Theissen

#36 Trevor Theissen

IF
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Alex Dandridge

#13 Alex Dandridge

6' 2"
Junior
RHP
James Dey

#4 James Dey

5' 10"
Junior
C
Eric  Kimber

#5 Eric Kimber

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
RHP/SS
Conrad Kovalcik

#17 Conrad Kovalcik

6' 0"
Sophomore
C
Troy Marrow

#6 Troy Marrow

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
IF
Carlos Ortiz

#34 Carlos Ortiz

5' 9"
Sophomore
LHP/OF
Jordan Quinn

#25 Jordan Quinn

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
LHP
Ronald Thompson

#35 Ronald Thompson

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
OF
Trevor Theissen

#36 Trevor Theissen

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
IF