Old Dominion tops JMU to win Royal Rivalry

Luke Waters and Maverick Stallings each slugged two-run homers Sunday as Old Dominion built a six-run lead and beat James Madison 6-3 in Norfolk, winning two of three games in their Royal Rivalry series.

Winner Trent Buchanan (2-1) and Kellen Davis pitched out of tight spots for ODU (18-17, 7-8 Sun Belt) against JMU (21-14, 7-8). Cox High alum Fenwick Trimble hit a two-run homer in the Dukes’ three-run eighth.

William & Mary 8, North Carolina A&T 4:

Nate Knowles (6-0) pitched four hitless innings, striking out six, to get the win before 682 at Plumeri Park. The Tribe (25-11, 8-4 Coastal Athletic Association) took two wins in a three-game series against the Aggies (19-16, 4-8).

Ben Parker and Joe Delossantos both homered, doubled and drove in two runs. Henry Jackson also homered.

Coppin State 10, Norfolk State 7, 10 innings:

The Eagles (9-19, 8-10 Northeast Conference) scored three runs in the 10th to complete a three-game sweep of the host Spartans (9-26, 5-13), who erased a 7-2 deficit.

Coppin State’s Chris Marte was 4 for 4 with two runs and six RBIs. He hit a three-run homer in the second and a sacrifice fly in the fourth, then knocked a go-ahead two-run double in the 10th.

Jalan Jones was 3 for 5 with a run and two RBIs for NSU, and Cam Mazell was 2 for 3 with two runs and two walks.

Georgia Tech 11, Virginia Tech 7:

Leading 7-0 in Atlanta, the Hokies (23-10, 11-7 ACC) yielded six runs to the Yellow Jackets in the fifth inning, three in the sixth and two in the eighth. It was Georgia Tech’s second victory in the three-game set.

The Hokies’ Carson DeMartini, from Ocean Lakes High in Virginia Beach, belted a three-run homer in the first inning. Georgia Tech’s John Giesler had a homer and three RBIs.

Christopher Newport 10, William Peace 0:

The Captains (20-7), ranked 15th in Division III, brushed off Saturday’s 18-3 loss at No. 4 Salisbury by shutting out the Pacers (10-19) in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Fifth-year senior Dylan Weber (6-1) struck out 12 in six innings for the victory, which came in his school-record-tying 51st pitching start. Ayden Stuffel scored three times, and Jacob Koenig scored twice and drove in two runs.

Apprentice 11-9, Lighthouse 1-6:

The Builders (32-7, 10-2 New South Athletic Conference) swept a doubleheader at Hampton’s War Memorial Stadium for the second straight day against the Makos (2-19, 1-9) of Pensacola, Florida.

In Game 1, Jeremy Harmon and Riggs Ellis drove in two runs apiece. Harmon, Caleb Russell, Nate Year and Nolan Edwards each had two of Apprentice’s 11 hits. Jake Tiller and Aiden Henry (2-1) combined to pitch a five-hitter.

In Game 2, Harmon was 2 for 3 with three runs and three RBIs, and Edwards was 2 for 3 with two runs and an RBI. Carter Hayes (2-1) pitched five innings for the victory, and Ryan Watson got the final two outs for a save.

Late Saturday

Georgia Tech 19, Virginia Tech 0:

The Yellow Jackets held Virginia Tech (23-9, to three hits – all singles – as left-hander Cam Jones pitched a shutout in Atlanta, striking out six Hokies without allowing a walk in seven innings. The game, which evened the series at a victory apiece, was shortened from the planned nine innings because of the conference run rule.

Eight Virginia Tech pitchers combined to issue 19 walks – the most the Hokies have logged since at least the 2005 season. Starter Wyatt Parliament was pulled three batters into the second inning after allowing six of the nine batters he faced to reach base.

Matthew Ellis hit a grand slam off reliever David Shoemaker that pushed the Yellow Jackets’ lead to 7-0 during the second inning.