Madison Didion delivers a pitch vs St. Peter's
Troy Queen
1
Coppin State CSUSB 5-22
2
Winner Norfolk State NSU 19-15
Coppin State CSUSB
5-22
1
Final
2
Norfolk State NSU
19-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Coppin State CSUSB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Norfolk State NSU 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 4 1

W: HALFORD,Hunter (10-9) L: Didion, Madison (4-10)

1
Coppin State CSUSB 5-23
7
Winner Norfolk State NSU 20-15
Coppin State CSUSB
5-23
1
Final
7
Norfolk State NSU
20-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Coppin State CSUSB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
Norfolk State NSU 3 3 0 0 0 1 X 7 9 1

W: SWAIN,Skylar (7-5) L: Didion, Madison (4-11) S: BUFFINGTON,Shannon (2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Steven Kramer

Softball Manages Just Two Runs as Norfolk State Sweeps Twinbill

NORFOLK, Va. – Coppin State's softball team dropped a pair of games at MEAC-leading Norfolk State on Friday afternoon at NSU Softball Field.  The Eagles took a tough-luck 2-1 loss in game one before dropping the nightcap, 7-1.
 
The Basics
  • Final Score (Game 1): Coppin State 1, Norfolk State 2
  • Final Score (Game 2): Coppin State 1, Norfolk State 7
  • Records: Coppin State (5-23, 3-5 MEAC), Norfolk State (20-15, 7-1 MEAC)
How it Happened (Game 1)
  • All of the runs came in the fourth inning as Coppin's Madison Didion and Norfolk's Hunter Halford were engaged in a pitcher's duel.
  • Didion struck out the side in the first and got a 1-2-3 second inning before NSU threatened but came up empty in the third.
  • Coppin took advantage of a fielding error to get on the board first in the fourth.  Patricia Soria reached via the error and got to second on a groundout.  She then scored after a passed ball and a wild pitch.
  • Norfolk scored both of its runs in the fourth and Coppin's best chance to score came in the fifth after back-to-back two-out singles by Cloe Ochoa and Alexis Genovese.
Inside the Numbers (Game 1)
  • Cayla Brown and Cloe Ochoa both reached safely twice as Brown drew a pair of walks while Ochoa had a pair of base knocks.
  • Madison Didion allowed just two runs on four hits while striking out four in 6.0 innings.
How it Happened (Game 2)
  • Norfolk put three runs in each of the first two innings off Madison Didion and Brissa Alvarado to take a 6-0 lead and Lexi Flom tossed the final four innings.
  • Coppin's lone run came in the fifth on an RBI single by Patricia Soria which scored Nia Bowe from second.  Bowe had led off the frame with a single before getting into scoring position on a groundout.
  • NSU tacked on another run in the sixth.
Inside the Numbers (Game 2)
  • All three runs that Madison Didion allowed in the first were unearned while Brissa Alvarado was charged with three earned runs in the second.
  • Lexi Flom allowed just one run on two hits in the final 4.0 innings.
Up Next: ​​​Coppin concludes the series with Norfolk State in a 1 pm single game on Saturday, April 13.
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