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Mia Gonzales
Rodney Pierce
0
Coppin State CSUSB 0-20, 0-4 MEAC
12
Winner Howard HOW 11-18, 2-2 MEAC
Coppin State CSUSB
0-20, 0-4 MEAC
0
Final
12
Howard HOW
11-18, 2-2 MEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Coppin State CSUSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Howard HOW 5 6 0 1 X 12 13 0

W: Gonzales, Mia (2-4) L: CARRIZOSA,Vanessa (0-11)

3
Coppin State CSUSB 0-21, 0-5 MEAC
10
Winner Howard HOW 12-18, 3-2 MEAC
Coppin State CSUSB
0-21, 0-5 MEAC
3
Final
10
Howard HOW
12-18, 3-2 MEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Coppin State CSUSB 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 4
Howard HOW 3 1 0 0 5 1 X 10 7 0

W: De La Roca, Analise (7-4) L: RONYAK,Shawnee (0-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information

Softball Takes Two Versus Coppin State

Bison sweep MEAC doubleheader

WASHINGTON (March 26, 2022) – Howard University softball team swept Saturday's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) doubleheader versus Coppin State (CSU) at Washington Nationals Youth Academy in southeast D.C. HU won game one in five innings, 12-0, and pulled away in the nightcap to complete the sweep, 10-3.
 
GAME ONE (Howard 12, Coppin State 0 [f/5])
 
In the opener, HU produced 12 runs on 13 hits, led by MEAC Preseason Player of the Year Camille Navarro (Los Angeles) going 3-of-4 with a pair of runs scored.
 
Howard scored five times in the first inning, capped by off a two-run blast from freshman standout Alyssa Vasquez (Downey, Calif.), 5-0.
 
Next inning, the Bison tallied six runs and ballooned the margin to double digits after two innings of play, 11-0.
 
In the fourth, Lealani Ricks (Madera, Calif.) added another run, thanks to an RBI-walk.
 
Vasquez, fellow classmate Payton Quinonez (Tulare, Calif.) and senior Kalita Dennis (Elk Grove, Calif.) each had two hits apiece in the win.
 
In the circle, rookie Mia Gonzales (Atwater, Calif.) threw four scoreless innings while striking out five Eagles in the victory.
 
GAME TWO (Howard 10, Coppin State 3)
 
Howard managed 10 runs on seven hits in the nightcap, led by Dennis going 2-of-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
 
HU took the early advantage, tallying three runs in the opening frame, 3-0.
 
Top two, CSU's Shawnee Ronyak delivered an RBI-single and put Coppin State on the board, 3-1, but the Bison responded with a run of their own and extended the lead back to three after two innings, 4-1.
 
Next inning, the Eagles scored twice and cut the margin to one after three, 4-3.
 
Howard pulled away in the fifth, registering five runs, including Navarro's two-run triple that give the Bison a 9-3 edge going into the sixth.
 
HU added an insurance run in the sixth and closed the door on CSU.
 
Dennis, Navarro and third-year Bison Natalie Davila (Carson, Calif.) each had two RBIs in the win.
 
Graduate pitcher Analise De La Roca (San Pedro, Calif.) earned her seventh victory of the year, tossing a complete game and striking out six batters.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
HU and Coppin State wrap up the series Sunday (March 27) with a seven-inning contest, scheduled for noon at Washington Nationals Youth Academy.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.
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