Four errors lead to NCCU ousting in MEAC tourney

NORFOLK, Virginia  — As the weather cleared and action resumed in the 2014 MEAC(Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Tournament, North Carolina Central University committed four costly errors and allowed Norfolk State to score in all of the first four innings to eliminate the Eagles 10-1 in the loser’s bracket on Saturday morning at Marty Miller Field in Norfolk, Va.

The second meeting since Wednesday between these two, the maroon and gray seemed to be ready to go in the top of the first frame when both Carlos Ortiz (Cleveland, Ohio) and Tyson Simpson (Burgaw, N.C.) recorded back-to-back hits to put runners in scoring position with one out. Senior Carter Williamson ripped a hard shot down the right field line that was inches foul and then lined the next pitch into the glove of NSU hurler Devin Hemmerich, who turned an inning-ending double play to stop the threat.

That was the first of many unlucky bounces for the Eagles.

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