Kendal Daniels vs. Gardner-Webb 2026
Doug Burt
Kendal Daniels Hit A Clutch Two-Run Homer In The Seventh Inning
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Winner N.C. Central NCCU 7-24
2
Norfolk St. NSU 15-11
Winner
N.C. Central NCCU
7-24
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Final
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Norfolk St. NSU
15-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
N.C. Central NCCU 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0
Norfolk St. NSU 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 4

W: Janssen, Madeline (4-12) L: Maddy Morris (7-4)

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N.C. Central NCCU 7-25
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Winner Norfolk St. NSU 16-11
N.C. Central NCCU
7-25
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Final
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Norfolk St. NSU
16-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
N.C. Central NCCU 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 1
Norfolk St. NSU 0 1 0 0 0 6 X 7 10 3

W: Amaya McPherson (1-1) L: Mack, Simone (1-8)

Game Recap: Softball | | NCCU Athletic Communications

Daniels’ Late Homer Lifts NCCU to Split with Norfolk State

NORFOLK, Va. - Kendal Daniels smacked a two-run home run in the seventh inning to give North Carolina Central a dramatic 3-2 softball victory over Norfolk State in the first game of a MEAC softball doubleheader at NSU Softball Field on Saturday.

In the second game, NCCU held a five-run lead late in the game before falling 7-6. The Eagles remain fourth in the MEAC standings at 5-3 in the conference and 7-25 overall while Norfolk State is tied for second at 6-2 in the MEAC and 16-11 overall.

GAME 1

Daniels hit a pitch over the left center field fence to score Avrelle Harrell, who pitch ran for Mia De La Fuente. De La Fuente was hit by a pitch to reach base.

Madeline Janssen retired the side in the bottom seventh to gain the win. She improved to 4-1 in MEAC games, scattering seven hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and two walks.

Daniels was 2 for 3 batting to lead the Eagles, who were outhit 7-4 but capitalized on four Norfolk State errors. De La Fuente was 1 for 2 at the plate.

Elana Krupey put the Eagles on the board in the second inning. Her sacrifice fly scored De La Fuente for a 1-0 lead. The Spartans scored in the fourth and sixth innings for a 2-1 lead before Daniels' clutch homer in the seventh.

GAME 2

NCCU led 6-1 before Norfolk State rallied in the sixth inning. The Spartans scored six runs in the inning for a 7-6 lead and held the Eagles scoreless in the seventh.

Tyler Suttles was 2 for 4 at the plate with a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored for the Eagles, who collected nine hits. Daiyah Bailey batted 2 for 4 with two runs scored and Izabella Chavez drove in two runs. De La Fuente batted 2 of 3 with one RBI and Janea Hudson batted in a run.

The Eagles jumped out to a 5-0 lead and led 5-1 through two innings. Groundouts by Chavez and De La Fuente scored Bailey and Suttles, respectively, and Hudson's single scored Daniels for a 3-0 first inning lead. NCCU added two runs in the second inning on a triple by Suttles that scored Bailey and an RBI fielder's choice by Chavez that scored Suttles.

Suttles scored Sierra Soto on a single in the sixth inning before the Spartans rallied, sparked by a three-run homer and a solo homer. Norfolk State finished with 10 hits.

NEXT UP

The series conclude Sunday with a single game starting at 12:30 p.m.









 
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