The Lincoln University baseball team dropped the opening game of the three-game series with Queens College Friday, 21-7, in East Coast Conference action at the Lincoln University Baseball Field.
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Queens did the majority of its damage in the middle third of the contest, scoring 18 of its 21 runs.
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Sophomore
Willie Hines (Bowie, Md./Bowie) (Bowie, Md./Bowie) recorded his fifth multi-hit game of the season, going 3-for-5 with a run scored, two doubles, an RBI, and a pair of stolen bases. Freshman
Hilman Truss (Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West) (Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West) went 2-for-5 with a run scored, a triple, and two RBI, while freshman
Jefry Azcona (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic) (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic) added a 2-for-4 night with a pair of RBI.
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Sophomore
DeAndre Bowens (Rock Hill, N.Y. /Monticello) (Rock Hill, N.Y./Monticello) was 2-for-4 with a run scored, and senior
Kashif Hill (Brooklyn, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker Academy) (Brooklyn, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker Academy) was 2-for-5 with a run scored, an RBI, and two stolen bases.
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Junior
Trevon Sutton (Chicago, Ill./Harlan Community Academy), 2-3, (Chicago, Ill./Harlan Community Academy) took the loss, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.
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The conclusion of the series is set for noon Saturday with a doubleheader. Freshman
Luis Miguel Reinoso (Beltsville, Md./High Point) is scheduled to pitch the nine-inning game, while senior
Rolando Alvarez (Brooklyn, N.Y./Nazareth Regional) will start the seven-inning contest.