Baseball Falls at George Washington, 12-2

ARLINGTON, Va. – Coppin State's baseball team used six pitchers in a 12-2 loss at George Washington University on Wednesday afternoon at Barcroft Park. The Eagles were swept by the Colonials this season and have yet to defeat GW in its program-history.

The Basics

• Final Score: Coppin State 2, George Washington 12
• Records: Coppin State (24-18), George Washington (26-20)
• Location: Arlington, Va. (Barcroft Park)

Inside the Numbers

• Justin Banks recorded a pair of base hits and an RBI to lead Coppin's offense which managed just five hits on the day.
• Nick Martinez, Nazier McIlwain and Isaiah Wilson had the other base knocks with McIlwain and Wilson's hits going for two bases.
• Ryan McWilliams got the start on the mound and retired two of the first three batters, but a costly error gave GW the lead and the freshman got rattled, walking the next three batters before being replaced by Carter Harbut.
• Harbut retired the first four batters he faced but allowed four runs over 2.1 innings.  Bradley Tuttle and Anthony Martinez threw scoreless innings, sandwiching rough outings by Lucas Richards and Jonathan Rice.

How It Happened

• George Washington scored a pair of unearned runs in the first and scored four in the third to take a 6-0 lead before Justin Banks put Coppin on the board in the fifth with an RBI single to right, scoring Cole Gerula from second.
• The Colonials added four runs in their half of the fifth and two more in the seventh to go up 12-1.
• Matt Day scored a run for the Eagles in the ninth on a passed ball after drawing a walk, advancing 90 feet on a wild pitch and reaching third on a flyout by Derek Lohr.

Up Next: Coppin State visits MEAC rival Delaware State for the final MEAC series of the season on May 3-5.  The Eagles lead Norfolk State by one game in the MEAC North as the Spartans visit Maryland Eastern Shore. CSU and NSU split the season-series this year with three wins each.