ECU seals baseball win with late rally

NORFOLK, Va. -- East Carolina left no doubt with a four-run ninth inning to seal a 10-4 victory Wednesday afternoon against host Old Dominion.

In a back-and-forth affair early, Old Dominion tied the game in the bottom of the fifth when a run scored on a wild pitch, but three home runs in the game and a four-run ninth inning allowed East Carolina to pull away late.

East Carolina (4-0) struck first with a solo homer in the top of the first off Old Dominion starter C.J. Huyett, when Corey Thompson went deep to right field. ECU starter Joseph Hughes surrendered a run to ODU (2-2) in the bottom of the second when Chris Baker scored on a fielders choice.

ECU reliever D.J. Jauss walked two batters and hit another in the bottom of the ninth, but he got a strikeout and a groundout to escape the threat and preserve the win for ECU.

Men's Basketball

Shaw senior Malik Alvin has been named CIAA player of the year by the league's coaches.

Alvin ranks second in the conference in scoring with a 20.4 points per game average and leads the CIAA by shooting 54 percent from 3-point range.

Women's Basketball

Shaw senior Kyria Buford has been named CIAA defensive player of the year by the league's coaches.

Buford, a senior forward from Charlotte, is the only player in the conference with 150 defensive rebounds, 45 steals and 45 blocks.