RICHMOND - Coppin State crushed two home runs in their 6-5 extra innings victory at the University of Richmond on Wednesday, May 11 at Pitt Filed in Richmond, VA. Freshmen twin brothers Andrew on John O'Dwyer are the first twin siblings in Coppin State baseball history to homer in the same game.
Andrew O'Dwyer enjoyed a multi-hit afternoon going 2-of-4 from the plate and slamming his first home run of his Coppin career with a three run blast in the bottom of the fifth inning. He finished with two runs scored and three RBIs. On the mound, he picked up his first win of the year tossing a no-hitter in 2.0 innings while fanning one batter.
His twin brother John O'Dwyer would not be shown up, crashing a two run shot over the left field wall for his first homer as a Coppin State Eagle. J. O'Dwyer tallied two hits, two RBIs and scored one run.
Coppin State twice climbed from behind to even the score with Richmond.
The Spiders took an early 2-0 advantage in the opening inning of game action, but the Eagles responded with two runs of their own in the top of the second inning.
Junior Bryant Miranda doubled down the right field line for the Eagles first hit of the game in the first inning. After, senior Darien Percell drew a walk to lead off the top of the second inning, J. O'Dwyer belted a two run homer to left field, scoring Percell and tying the game at 2-2.
Richmond added one run in both the third and fourth innings.
A. O'Dwyer singled through the left side to lead off the third inning for Coppin. Percell singled through the left side for the Eagles only hit of the fourth inning.
Coppin State exploded for three runs on three hits in the top of the fifth inning. Senior Colin Dower was walked to begin the inning and freshman Malik White followed with a single through the left side, advancing Dower. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch during the next at bat.
Then, A. O'Dwyer cranked a three run blast to left field, bringing home Dower and White as the Eagles claimed a 5-4 lead. Miranda closed the inning with a double to right center field.
The Spiders evened the game at 5-5 scoring one run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
J. O'Dwyer singled to center field in the sixth inning for the Eagles as both teams failed to break the tie in the final inning.
A. O'Dwyer was walked to begin the top of the tenth inning, then stole scored base for the Eagles. Next, Miranda popped the go-ahead RBI single to left center, scoring A. O'Dwyer for the eventual game winning run.
Coppin held on for the 6-5 victory in their season finale over the Richmond Spiders.
Freshman Krystian Negron led the Eagles with three strikeouts through 4.0 innings pitched. Miranda was a force for the Eagles going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI as the Coppin State baseball team closed its regular season with an overall record of 12-36.
Coppin State will set their sights on a trip to Salisbury, MD for a post season run at the 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Baseball Championship from May 19-22 at Perdue Stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
