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ECSU VIKINGS SWEEP EAGLES 10-7, 18-6; 
CLOSE OUT SEASON SERIES WITH 3-1 RECORD VS. NCCU

Vikings Become First CIAA Team This Season to Sweep Doubleheader Over Eagles 

April 6, 2007 

ELIZABETH CITY, NC- The Elizabeth City State University Vikings used big scoring outbursts in an inning of both games against North Carolina Central University to capture a doubleheader sweep (10-7 and 18-6) Friday afternoon at Holmes Field.

With the wins the Vikings win the regular season series with NCCU (15-21, CIAA 10-4) with a 3-1 advantage. 

In game one the Eagles held a 7-3 edge when the Vikings exploded for with a 7-run sixth inning to take a 10-7 victory. In that fateful inning, ECSU gained their first lead of the day collecting six hits while the Eagles committed three costly errors. Meshaw Taylor led the way for the Vikings in game one, hitting his first home run of the year and collecting 4 RBI.

In game two’s victory the Vikings dismantled the Eagles hopes of earning a split with a 14-run onslaught in the 4 inning. It began when with two runners on and one out the Eagles intentionally walked Meshaw Taylor to load the bases. Dusty Todd then made NCCU pay with a 2 RBI double and the Vikings would continue to roll from there. J.J. House the followed Todd’s heroics with a bases clearing triple. By the time that inning wrapped the Eagles had used three pitchers and the Viking batted around twice. J.J. House paced the Vikings’ game two win with 3 doubles, 1 triple and 8 RBI.

ECSU (16-9, CIAA 10-4) will return to action on Sunday, April 8th as the will play host to Virginia State University. The CIAA doubleheader is slated for a 1:00pm start.

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