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(Monday, March 26, 2007) [Game 1 Statistics] [Game 2 Statistics]
NCCU BASEBALL USES LONG BALL TO SWEEP ST. PAUL'S
DURHAM, NC – North Carolina Central University
collected nine extra-base hits, including four home runs, during a convincing
doubleheader sweep (13-1, 17-0) of Saint Paul's College on Monday (March
26) inside the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
NCCU junior Robert Landis (Winston-Salem,
N.C.) and sophomore Oliver Jenkins (Rocky Mount, N.C.) belted two run runs
each during the twin bill. Landis knocked both of his homers out of the
park in the first contest, going 3-for-3 at the plate with three runs batted
in and three runs scored during the Eagles 13-1 victory. Jenkins hit a
solo shot in the first contest, then blasted a grand slam to the opposite
field in game two, powering NCCU to a 17-0 win.
NCCU junior pitcher Mike Cornwell (Charlotte,
N.C.) struck out six Tigers and allowed only three hits in the game one
victory, while freshman Justin Goodson (Atlanta, Ga.) tossed a two-hit
shutout with six strikeouts in the game two win.
NCCU returns to action Tuesday (March 27)
when the Eagles host Saint Augustine's College for a doubleheader at the
Durham Bulls Athletic Park beginning at 1 p.m.
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