NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Christopher Newport's baseball team played to a hard fought tie with the Rowan University Profs on a cold Friday afternoon at Captains Park.  The final score was 9-9 after 8 innings, when the game was called due to darkness.

Josh Brinkman got the start for the Captains and went 6 strong innings, giving up only 1 run on 6 hits, while striking out 4 batters.

The Captains got on the board early when Chris Despins hit a line drive to left field that was dropped, allowing Zack Hutchison to cross the plate for an unearned run.  CNU would add another run in the bottom of the 2^nd inning off of a Mike Giarrizzi double, which scored Michael Romett.

After neither team scored in the 3^rd and 4^th innings, the Captains expanded their lead to 5-0 thanks to a 3-run home run by Eric Cole that scored Trae Bailey and Hutchison.

Bailey and Despins each added RBI singles in the bottom of 6^th inning, putting the Captains up 7-1.  In the bottom of the 7^th the Captains continued their offensive onslaught with a 2-RBI double by Michael Romett bringing the Captains' lead back to 6 at 9-3.

Rowan mounted a 6-run comeback that tied the game at 9 in the top of the 8^th inning.  Then in the bottom of the 8^th the Captains loaded the bases with only one out, but a fielder's choice put-out and a strikeout ended the inning for the Captains, leaving the game knotted at 9.

The Captains now sit at 4-0-1 on the season, while the Profs are 0-0-1.  The two teams will go at it again Saturday morning at 11:00am.