{"id":40867,"date":"2026-03-22T18:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-eastern-shore-university-baseball-drops-high-scoring-17-16-game\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T18:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:07:16","slug":"maryland-eastern-shore-university-baseball-drops-high-scoring-17-16-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-eastern-shore-university-baseball-drops-high-scoring-17-16-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Eastern Shore University Baseball Drops High-Scoring 17-16 Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774217235684.webp?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774217235684.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774217235684.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774217235684.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774217235684.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774217235684.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Maryland Eastern Shore University&#8217;s baseball team came up just short in a wild offensive battle, losing 17-16 to Coppin State in the final game of their series.<\/p><p>The Hawks put up impressive offensive numbers despite the defeat, with Diego Aponte leading the charge in a career-defining performance. Aponte collected four hits while driving in six runs, both personal bests for the player.<\/p><p>The contest featured numerous lead changes and dramatic momentum swings throughout, keeping fans on edge until the final out. Both teams combined for 33 runs in what proved to be an entertaining slugfest.<\/p><p>The loss concludes the series between the two teams, with Coppin State managing to edge out the victory in the high-scoring affair. For the Hawks, Aponte&#8217;s breakout game provides a positive takeaway from an otherwise disappointing result.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland Eastern Shore University&#8217;s baseball team suffered a narrow 17-16 defeat to Coppin State in their series finale. Despite the loss, Hawks player Diego Aponte had a standout performance with six RBIs and four hits, both career highs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":40866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774217235684.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-aD9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47279,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/umes-softball-falls-to-coppin-state-in-season-series-finale\/","url_meta":{"origin":40867,"position":0},"title":"UMES Softball Falls to Coppin State in Season Series Finale","author":"Admin","date":"April 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Maryland Eastern Shore softball team was limited to just two hits in their final game against Coppin State. 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