Baseball Falls at UMBC in Regular Season Finale

CATONSVILLE, Md. – Coppin State's baseball team fell at local rival UMBC, 8-4, on Wednesday afternoon at Alumni Field in the Eagles' Alumni Field.

The Basics

• Final Score: Coppin State 4, UMBC 8
• Records: Coppin State (24-22), UMBC (21-26)
• Location: Catonsville, Md. (Alumni Field)

 
Inside the Numbers

• Marcos Castillo went 3-for-5 with a run scored while Justin Banks also had a pair of hits, to go with a walk and he was also hit by a pitch. 
• Drew Thomas drove in three runs while Nazier McIlwain drew a pair of walks.
• Carter Harbut took the loss, allowing three runs in 3.0 innings.  Jahmon Taylor tossed 2.1 innings of relief and gave up a run on four hits.  Bradley Tuttle and Corey Treyes both threw scoreless innings.

 
How It Happened

• UMBC took a 3-0 lead after breaking through in the third inning after Carter Harbut tossed two scoreless innings to start the game.
• Coppin State fought back to within one with a pair of runs in the fourth.  Justin Banks started the rally with a double and after Nazier McIlwain drew a walk, Marcos Castillo singled through the right side to load the bases.  Drew Thomas was then hit by a pitch and Derek Lohr drew a walk to make it a 3-2 game.
• Jonathan Rice relieved Harbut to start the fourth and gave up four runs before Jahmon Taylor relieved him and got the final out of the inning.
• Both teams went scoreless in the fifth to keep it a 6-2 score and the Eagles scored a pair in the sixth. A single by Castillo and a double by Isaiah Wilson put a pair on and Thomas drove both in with a single up the middle. CSU threatened for more after Lohr singled and Banks drew a walk to load the bases but came up empty.
• Once again, the Retrievers answered with a run in the bottom half to take an 8-4 lead.
• In the top of the ninth, CSU threatened and got the tying run to the plate but a groundout with the bases loaded ended the game.

 
Up Next: Coppin State will head to Daytona Beach for the MEAC Tournament on May 15-18.