GREENSBORO, N.C. – Danny Rodriguez hit three times and Nate Sterijevski homered but Bethune-Cookman fell at North Carolina A&T State, 7-4, Sunday at War Memorial Stadium. 

BCU (16-30, 9-12 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) started the scoring with a couple of runs in the first. Over Torres and Danny Rodriguez each produced an RBI. Torres came via an outfield fielder's choice and Rodriguez from a single. 

In the third, Sterijevski singled to set the table. Torres moved him into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt, and Joe Fernando followed the game plan with an RBI single to center field. 

NCA&T (23-19, 11-6) finally got to Isaak Gutierrez in the fourth with a Camden Williamson solo homer. However, the junior battled back with a Dawnoven Smith strikeout looking and a Jarrett Norman fly out. 

Later, the hosts gained the lead for good with three in the seventh off Gutierrez and reliever Alec Mendez. 

Gutierrez (2-3) allowed four runs off six hits in 6.2 innings. He has two walks and a strikeout. 

Sterijevski clubbed a solo homer in the eighth to cap BCU's scoring. 

Aggie reliever Leon Davidson picked up the win to move to 2-0. He allowed one earned run off three hits in two innings. Closer Leon Hunter Warner his eighth save with a clean ninth. 

BCU remains on the road with a non-conference game Tuesday at Jacksonville University. 

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