May 15, 2019 - Daytona Beach, FL, U.S: \ during MEAC Baseball Championship game 2 action between Coppin State and Savannah State at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, FL
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Coppin State CSUBB 0-1
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Winner The Citadel CIT 1-0
Coppin State CSUBB
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Final
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The Citadel CIT
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Coppin State CSUBB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
The Citadel CIT 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 X 5 9 1

W: Connolly (1-0) L: Rea, Aaron (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Steven Kramer

Baseball Downed at The Citadel in Season Opener, 5-1

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coppin State's Aaron Rea threw five solid innings on the mound and Justin Banks drove in a run with a double, but the Eagles baseball team dropped their season opener at The Citadel, 5-1, on Friday afternoon at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
 
Inside the Numbers
  • Senior Aaron Rea allowed just two runs on five hits while striking out six on the day for Coppin State. 
  • Justin Banks drove in the team's lone run with a double and he also drew a walk.
  • Matt Day was the only CSU player with a multi-hit day as he recorded a pair of singles.
  • Marcos Castillo scored on Bank's double, drew a pair of walks and stole a base. 
  • In their Coppin debuts, Justin Oakley led off the game with a single up the middle and Toran Smith drew a walk.
  • Bradley Tuttle allowed two earned runs on four hits while striking out three in 3.0 innings of relief.
  • The Citadel got seven innings from ace pitcher Shane Connolly who allowed one run on four hits while striking out eight.
  • Ryan McCarthy led the Bulldogs offensive with a pair of hits, including a double, and a pair of RBIs.
  • The Bulldogs bullpen did not allow a base hit, but Coppin loaded the bases in the ninth with a pair of walks and a hit batsman.
How it Happened
  • Coppin State's Justin Oakley led off the game with a single up the middle but was thrown out trying to steal second base with Justin Banks at the plate with one out.
  • The Citadel opened its half of the first with a leadoff triple, but Aaron Rea shook it off to retire the next batter before an RBI groundout scored a run.
  • Rea struck out a Bulldog in the second before the Eagles got a single from Matt Day in the third, but he was also thrown out trying to steal.
  • A walk and a hit allowed The Citadel to tack on another in the third, before Justin Banks got Coppin on the board in the fourth with an RBI double to left center.  Marcos Castillo scored all the way from first on the play after drawing a walk just prior.
  • Rea struck out the side in the bottom of the fourth and two more in the fifth, keeping it a 2-1 deficit.
  • CSU threatened to tie the score in the sixth as Matt Day led off the frame with a single before reaching third on a sacrifice bunt by Cole Gerula and an error. Banks drew a two-out walk but a lineout ended the inning.
  • Bradley Tuttle retired the first four batters he faced with a pair of strikeouts, but the Citadel got to him for one run in the seventh, and two more in the eighth with one unearned.
  • The Eagles threatened in the ninth as Castillo and Toran Smith drew walks, and Corey Treyes was hit by a pitch but came up empty.
Up Next: Coppin continues its three-game set at The Citadel with a 3 pm first pitch on Saturday, February 15 before a 1 pm start on Sunday, February 16.
 
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