Hempstead, NY - Jimmy Joyce and John Mikolaicyk combined on a shutout and the Hofstra offense broke open a scoreless game with a three-run seventh inning as the Pride picked up a 5-0 win over Sacred Heart Sunday afternoon. The win was the 180th career victory for Hofstra Head Baseball Coach John Russo and he is now the all-time winningest coach in program history.

The Pride moved to 7-5 on the season with the win. Sacred Heart falls to 2-10 with the loss.

Joyce (1-1) went eight innings, allowing seven hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. Mikolaicyk came on in the ninth and worked around a walk and a hit batsman to get the final three outs.

After exchanging zeros on the scoreboard for the first six innings, the Pride broke through in the seventh as Austin Gauthier and Santino Rosso both walked to start the inning. Anthony D'Onofrio followed with a double to right field that plated Gauthier. After a strikeout and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out, Ryan Morash had an infield single that made it a 2-0 game and Steve Harrington collected his first career RBI with a ground out to second base for a 3-0 Hofstra lead.

The Pride would tack on two more runs in the eighth as D'Onofrio tripled to right to drive in Rosso, who had singled. D'Onofrio would also come in to score on an errant throw during the play.

Jake Babuschak (0-1) took the loss for Sacred Heart, allowing two runs on one hit and five walks in two-plus innings. Sacred Heart starter Chase Jeter threw four scoreless innings. Isiah Daubon and Joe Emerson each had a pair of hits for the Pioneers.

D'Onofrio and Rob Weissheier each had two-hit games for the Pride.

Hofstra returns to action Saturday, March 20, with a home doubleheader against Rhode Island at 11 a.m.

Notes:
-Coach Russo passed Jack Smith to become Hofstra's all-time coaching wins leader. Smith had 179 wins from 1943-62.
-Austin Gauthier extended his on-base streak to 26 games dating back to last season while Ryan Morash extended his on-base streak to 19 games.
-Rob Weissheier has a five-game hitting streak.
-Hofstra is 8-1-1 all-time versus Sacred Heart.
-Hofstra drew 10 walks, the fourth time this season the team has earned 10 or more free passes in a game.