Nyla Rodgers vs. Norfolk State 2025
Kevin L. Dorsey
Nyla Rodgers Hit Her First Home Run Of The Season
6
Winner N.C. Central NCCU 6-25, 3-4 MEAC
2
Coppin State CSU 2-15, 2-5 MEAC
Winner
N.C. Central NCCU
6-25, 3-4 MEAC
6
Final
2
Coppin State CSU
2-15, 2-5 MEAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
N.C. Central NCCU 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 11 2
Coppin State CSU 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 2

W: Davis, Jaden (6-10) L: HARRIS,Tatjana (1-5)

3
N.C. Central NCCU 6-26, 3-5 MEAC
15
Winner Coppin State CSU 3-15, 3-5 MEAC
N.C. Central NCCU
6-26, 3-5 MEAC
3
Final
15
Coppin State CSU
3-15, 3-5 MEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
N.C. Central NCCU 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 5
Coppin State CSU 2 0 9 4 X 15 9 2

W: QUINTERO,Emily (2-4) L: Mack, Simone (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | NCCU Athletic Communications

Rodgers, Davis Spark NCCU In Game One Of Doubleheader Split

BALTIMORE, Md. – Nyla Rodgers hit a three-run home run and Jaden Davis fired a four-hitter for North Carolina Central in a 6-2 softball win over Coppin State in the first game of Saturday's MEAC doubleheader at the Coppin State Softball Complex.

The Eagles fell 15-3 in the second game. The final game of the weekend series is Sunday at 12 p.m. Click HERE for live stats.

The Eagles led 6-0 after Rodgers' three-run homer in the third inning. That was more than enough runs for Davis, who struck out eight batters and walked three in seven complete innings. The pitching win was her third straight and sixth overall this season.

Davis pitched the Eagles (6-26, 3-5 MEAC) out of jams in the fifth and sixth innings. Coppin State (3-15, 3-5 MEAC) had runners on second and third base with one out in both innings but did not score.

NCCU opened a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Takia Nichols and an RBI single by Samaria Jackson. Daiyah Bailey hit an RBI single in the second inning for a 3-0 lead before Rodgers' homer in the third inning. Coppin State scored two runs in the bottom third.

Bailey finished 2 of 3 with an RBI and one run scored for the Eagles, who totaled 11 hits. Makiya Graves batted 2 of 4 with two runs scored, Cameron Frye was 2 of 4 with one run scored and Kia Borum had a hit and scored a run.

In the second game, Graves cracked a one-run triple in the fourth inning and Tyler Suttles hit a two-run single in the fifth inning to complete the Eagles' scoring.

NCCU registered five hits and five errors while Coppin State tallied nine hits and two errors. Brooklyn Tapusoa produced five RBIs for Coppin State, which scored nine runs in the third inning.

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