DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University baseball team heads to Charleston Southern University on Tuesday, March 8 before returning to the Durham Athletic Park to host Norfolk State University on Wednesday, March 9 looking to keep up its strong start to the year.

NCCU (7-5) is coming off a week where it posted four wins out of five against Appalachian State, Norfolk State and NJIT.  Thomas Prospero (Batavia, N.Y.) drove in nine RBI over the last five games with a triple and home run to reach a batting average of .389.

Justice Sampson (Lumberton, N.C.) came in from the bullpen to shut the door in back-to-back games and recorded saves against Appalachian State and Norfolk State.  He gave up just three hits in four appearances, and struck out four as well.

CSU (6-5) enters its game against NCCU after a three-game series sweep of Massachusetts on March 5-6.    Chris Singleton (Goose Creek, S.C.) is currently hitting .390 for the Buccaneers and has driven in a team-high 14 RBI with a homer and four doubles.

NSU (3-8) hosted Wagner for a doubleheader after last facing the Eagles last Wednesday, March 2 and dropped both games.  Syeed Mahdi (Odenton, Md.) leads the way for the Spartans at the plate with a .357 batting average and a team-high eight RBI.  Mahdi has sent out one home run and has clubbed four doubles for a .524 slugging percentage, and also carries an on-base percentage of .449.

Live stats will be available for both games, and you can also watch the Eagles at the DAP on Wednesday afternoon, where admission is free.  Updates will be available on the official Twitter account of NCCU Athletics, @NCCUAthletics.

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