Hempstead, NY - Freshmen Anthony D'Onofrio, Sean Flaherty, and Ryan Morash combined for four hits and five RBIs and Hofstra pitching limited the Seahawks to two hits in a series-opening 7-3 victory Friday at University Field. Senior Parker Quinn also contributed a pair of RBIs with a two-run single in the sixth inning.
 
Hofstra, which won for the third consecutive game, improved to 9-24 on the season and 3-7 in Colonial Athletic Association play. UNCW suffered its third consecutive setback and slipped to 20-19 overall and 5-5 in the CAA.
 
Morash opened the scoring in the third with his first home run of the season, a solo shot to left. The Pride tacked on a second run in the fourth as D'Onofrio doubled in Flaherty from first base. D'Onofrio would come through again in the sixth inning, after back-to-back walks, with an RBI double that plated Austin Gauthier and sent Flaherty to third. Quinn followed with a hard single to right that got through a drawn in infield to score both runners and make it a 5-0 game. 
 
UNCW did not get its first hit until the seventh when Riley Zayicek led off with a double. The Seahawks would score twice that inning as after a walk to Greg Jones and two fielder's choices, Noah Bridges hit a two-run double to cut the Hofstra lead to three, 5-2. 
 
But Flaherty got the runs back for the Pride in the home half of the inning as walks to Vito Friscia and Rob Weissheier, followed by a balk put runners on second and third. The freshman lifted a double to right field that drove in both and gave Hofstra back a five-run cushion. 
 
The Seahawks loaded the bases on a walk and two hit batsmen in the ninth but came away with just one run as Kep Brown delivered a sacrifice fly. Jack Anderson was able to strikeout the final two batters and record his first save. 
 
Jack Jett started for the Pride and did not allow a hit or a run over four-plus innings. He did walk five and struck out four. Jimmy Joyce (2-2) pitched the next 2 2/3 innings and yielded the two runs on two hits and four walks. Anderson went the final 2 1/3 and allowed a run but no hits. He also had four strikeouts.
 
Luke Gesell (4-3) took the loss for UNCW after allowing three runs on for hits in 5 1/3 innings of work. 
 
The teams continue the series Saturday with a 3 p.m. start.
 
Notes:
-D'Onofrio's two doubles give him seven on the season.
-Flaherty's RBIs were the first of his career.
-The teams combined to issue 16 walks and hit four batters.
-UNCW left 11 runners on base while Hofstra stranded eight. 
-Hofstra is 12-38 all-time versus UNCW
-Friscia extended his on-base streak to 15 games.
-Quinn has seven RBIs in his last 10 games.