CARY, N.C. – Coppin State's softball team fell to North Carolina Central, 10-2, on Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Thomas Brooks Park. CSU fell to 1-10 overall and 0-3 in the MEAC while NCCU improved to 4-21 on the year and 3-0 in league play.
Emily Quintero and
Brooklyn Lee-Scott both drove in runs with base hits while
Cameran Corbett,
Giselle Ulloa and
Julianna Mejia also had base knocks. Quintero allowed four runs on six hits in 2.1 innings before
Debra Hyde gave up four runs over the final 2.0 innings.
NC Central took a commanding 4-0 lead with a pair of runs in the first and third innings before Coppin put two on the board in the fourth. Ulloa reached on an error to start the inning before stealing second and advancing to third on a single by Mejia. She scored the first run for CSU on Quintero's sacrifice fly to deep right and Mejia came around to score on a single by Lee-Scott.
The hosts got those two runs back and added three more in its half of the fourth and scored the game-winner in the fifth with a pair of hits and a walk.
CSU's home opener against Albany on Tuesday, March 17 has been canceled. Coppin will host South Carolina State for a three-game MEC Series on March 21-22 with Saturday's doubleheader starting at 1 pm, followed by a 12 pm single game on Sunday.
