SAVANNAH, Ga. – North Carolina Central University senior Andrew Vernon (Raleigh, N.C.) tossed his 71st strikeout of the season to tie the single-season record, but Trevor McKenna (Brooksville, Fla.) stole the show for Savannah State University in a 2-0 win on Sunday, May 1 at Tiger Field.
 
McKenna put NCCU's (23-24, 10-11 MEAC) postseason berth on hold after his complete game performance.  He scattered six hits and battled through two errors committed by his defense.
 
After a boatload of runs were scored in the doubleheader on Saturday, April 30 runs were scarce to find in the Sunday finale.
 
SSU (11-34, 6-12 MEAC) collected a run in the second inning on an RBI triple from Bernard Barnes (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and picked up its second on a single from Somto Egbuna (Stone Mountain, Ga.).
 
McKenna didn't see much danger until the late innings when the Eagles put runners on the corners with two outs, but a groundout finished the frame to keep NCCU off the board.
 
The Eagles managed to get the winning run to the plate in the ninth inning and advanced runners to second and third with two outs.  Once again, a groundout ended the inning and put a cap on the shutout performance.
 
NCCU will need to take at least one game from Florida A&M during this upcoming weekend back at home to secure a spot in the conference tournament.  The series will be carried live on the NCCU Sports Network available at NCCUEaglePride.com and begins Saturday, May 7 with a doubleheader at 1:00 p.m.  Live Twitter updates will also be available by following @NCCUAthletics.
 
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