Northern Illinois 12, at Coastal Carolina 10

TALLAHASSEE (Interstat) — Nolan Sandee drove in four runs, including a go-ahead two-run double in the top of the ninth inning, to lift Northern Illinois past Coastal Carolina 12-10 in a playoff game Friday at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. The Huskies (36-17) and Chanticleers (37-22) traded blows in a back-and-forth contest that saw Northern Illinois erupt for eight runs in the fourth inning, only for Coastal Carolina to chip away and bring the tying run to the plate in the ninth. Sandee, the shortstop, finished 2-for-2 with a walk and two hit-by-pitches, scoring once. His two-run double… Read more...