Mike Sheridan went 4-for-5 with seven RBIs and Tim Park was 4-for-6 with five RBIs as William & Mary scored 20 unanswered runs in a 21-6 Colonial Athletic Association victory Saturday evening at Plumeri Park. Hofstra falls to 4-4, 0-1 CAA with the loss, while the Tribe improve to 9-3, 2-2 in league play. The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for the Pride.

Nick Panzarella was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Hofstra, while Dave Cole (pictured) was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored.

After William & Mary grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a Sheridan sacrifice fly, Hofstra responded with five runs in the second and one in the third to take a 6-1 advantage. In the second Elliot Hagburg led off with a home run to tie the score at one. Anthony Sarno singled, moved to second on an error and came home on Panzarella's single up the middle. Two batters later, with the bases loaded, Chris Mentrasti drove home Panzarella with an RBI infield single for a 3-1 lead. Tom Legregni then reached on an error to drive home the fourth Pride run before Matt Prokopowicz's bases-loaded walk drove home the fifth and final run of the inning. The Pride tacked on a sixth run in the third inning as Cole homered to right field.

The score stayed the same until the home half of the fifth when the Tribe posted four runs. The big blow was Park's three-run home run. William & Mary went ahead for good in the sixth as the Tribe tacked on six runs for an 11-6 lead. Sheridan had a two-run single, while Park had a run-scoring single of his own.

William & Mary added three runs in the seventh and seven runs in the eighth to close out the scoring.

Pete Vernon (2-0) went eight innings for the Tribe to earn the win, scattering 11 hits with seven strikeouts. Brody Fontaine (0-1) took the loss, allowing 10 hits and 10 runs in 5 1/3 innings.

In addition to Panzarella and Cole, Mentrasti had two hits.

The two teams conclude their series tomorrow with a doubleheader. First pitch is 11 a.m.

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