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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Wayne Lewis (Sr./Charlotte, N.C.) and Jeremy Wilkins (Jr./Smithfield, N.C.) both drove in two runs for Saint Augustine's College, which upended Elizabeth City State 9-5 on Sunday, April 15, 2012 in a CIAA baseball contest. The Falcons end the regular season with five consecutive wins including three against the Vikings over the weekend.

The Falcons advance to the CIAA Tournament, which begins Thursday, April, 19, 2012 in Petersburg, Va. Their likely opponent on the first day will be top-seed and defending champion Winston-Salem State. The Falcons enter the tournament as the fourth seed.
Lewis was 3-for-5 from the plate for the Falcons, which had 12 hits against the Vikings. Wilkins was 1-for-4 but his one hit was a two-run homer, which sparked a six-run rally in the fourth inning to erase a 3-1 deficit. The home run was Wilkins' second in two days against the Vikings. Wilkins has been on an offensive tear lately. In his last five games, Wilkins has recorded 11 hits and 11 RBI.

Anthony Holloway (Sr./New Bern, N.C.) was 2-for-4 with an RBI single. The trio of Ariel Polanco (Jr./Harlem, N.Y.), Ben Hatchell (Soph./Matthews, N.C.) and Sterling James (Fr./New Castle, Del.) each added an RBI.  Daveed Todd (Jr./Chicago, Ill.) and Holloway both scored two runs to lead the Falcons (19-29 overall, 10-8 CIAA). Five other Falcons each scored a run including Calvin Butcher (Soph./New Castle, Del.), Pat Hall (Jr./Virginia Beach, Va.), Hatchell, Lewis and Wilkins.

Steve Hamilton (Jr./Chicago, Ill.) gained the win after throwing a five-hitter in four innings. Alex Edwards (Soph./Chicago, Ill.) got the save after holding the Vikings (5-24 overall, 3-15 CIAA) hitless in the final two innings of a nine-inning game.