Ellington Hopkins 2016
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Ellington Hopkins accounted for three runs at CSU. (File photo by Dyann Busse)
6
N.C. Central NCCUBB 7-6
9
Winner Charleston Southern CSOUTH 8-5
N.C. Central NCCUBB
7-6
6
Final
9
Charleston Southern CSOUTH
8-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
N.C. Central NCCUBB 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 6 14 2
Charleston Southern CSOUTH 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 X 9 14 4

W: DYSON, K. (1-1) L: Sweet, Devin (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

NCCU’s Rally Falls Short in 9-6 Loss at Charleston Southern

CHARLESTON, S.C. – North Carolina Central University amassed 14 hits and out-scored Charleston Southern University 6-1 in the final six innings, but the Buccaneers scored the game's first eight runs then held on for a 9-6 victory over the Eagles on Tuesday night.
 
Charleston Southern (8-5) jumped out to an early lead with four runs in the first inning and four more in the third for an 8-0 cushion.
 
NCCU (7-6) answered the challenge with two runs in the fourth, another in the fifth and three runs in the ninth, but CSU turned a key double-play in the final frame to end the Eagles' threat.
 
Junior infielder Ellington Hopkins went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI double and a walk with the bases loaded, while also scoring a run to account for half of NCCU's run production.  Senior infielder Trevor Theissen had a team-high three hits with an RBI, while junior outfielder Zachary Marszal and senior designated hitter James Dey added two hits apiece for the Eagles.
 
NCCU returns to the Durham Athletic Park on Wednesday, March 9 versus Norfolk State at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
 
 
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