Aggies top Seahawks 7‑2 behind Ortiz’s arm
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Interstat) — Angel Ortiz pitched 6 1/3 innings of four-hit, shutout relief and North Carolina A&T rallied past UNC Wilmington 7-2 on Sunday afternoon in the Colonial series finale.
The Seahawks jumped ahead 2-0 in the first inning on an error and an RBI single by Danny. The Aggies answered with a run in the bottom half on Bruce Wyche’s RBI double. Allen tied the game in the second after stealing third and scoring on a throwing error.
North Carolina A&T broke the tie in the sixth when Nick DiCarlo doubled to left, driving in two runs. The Aggies added three more in the eighth on a wild pitch, a hit batsman and a second wild pitch. DiCarlo finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Wyche went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Taylor scored a run.
UNC Wilmington starter Connor Marshburn allowed two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. The Seahawks had five hits.
The win snapped a two-game skid for the Aggies (13-36), who lost the first two games of the series by a combined 28-9. UNC Wilmington fell to 27-21.