GREENSBORO (Interstat) — Trevor Lucas homered and drove in three runs, leading UNC Wilmington to a 10-7 victory over North Carolina A&T on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

The Seahawks improved to 27-20 with the win, while the Aggies fell to 12-36. UNC Wilmington pounded out 14 hits, struck into five double plays and executed two sacrifice hits. North Carolina A&T managed nine hits.

UNC Wilmington took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Will Tyrrell tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hughes. The lead held until the bottom of the fourth, when Luis Gomez doubled to left center, driving in two runs and putting North Carolina A&T ahead 2-1.

The game turned decisively in the top of the sixth. After Kevin Jones doubled and Bechtel singled, Danny O’Brien launched a three-run homer to left center, giving the Seahawks a 4-2 lead. Tyrrell followed with a two-run homer to right, and Lucas capped the outburst with a solo shot to deep center, stretching the advantage to 7-2.

North Carolina A&T answered in the bottom half, scoring three runs on a passed ball and two wild pitches to cut the deficit to 7-5. But UNC Wilmington added three more in the eighth. Lucas delivered a two-run single, and Jones added an RBI single to make it 10-5.

The Aggies got a homer from Allen in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.

Cooper Allen was the top star for UNC Wilmington. The pitcher worked 5.1 innings, allowing no hits but three earned runs while striking out eight. He walked two and benefited from strong defense. Allen’s previous start on May 1 against College of Charleston saw him give up five earned runs in 4.2 innings.

Lucas finished 3 for 4 with the homer and three RBIs. Tyrrell was 2 for 2 with a homer and two RBIs, and O’Brien went 1 for 1 with a three-run homer. Mason Ruh threw 2.2 scoreless innings of relief, allowing no hits and striking out two. T.J. Ziermann pitched one inning, giving up two earned runs.

For North Carolina A&T, starter Gavin Sentell threw four innings, allowing three hits and one earned run with three strikeouts. Jacob Fields gave up one earned run in 1.2 innings. Luis Gomez drove in two runs.

The Seahawks had won the series opener 18-2 on Friday. They will face the Aggies again Sunday in the series finale.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of UNC Wilmington 6, North Carolina A&T 2, and the ELO system gave the Seahawks an 81.80 percent probability to win.