Towson, MD - Brian Goulard hit two home runs to pace a 15-hit attack as Hofstra rallied from a 5-3 deficit to post an 8-5 victory over Towson Sunday afternoon at Schuerholz Park in the Pride's regular season finale. The victory gave Hofstra a series split with the Tigers.

Hofstra moved to 17-22 overall and 8-16 in the Colonial Athletic Association with the win. Towson is 20-32 overall and 10-10 in the CAA.

Hofstra scored three times in the first inning as Austin Gauthier and Santino Rosso hit back-to-back doubles with Rosso's driving in the first run of the game. Rob Weissheier followed with a single to put runners on the corners and Anthony D'Onofrio delivered a single that made it 2-0. Two batters later, Goulard singled to load the bases and Alex Sica then drew a bases loaded walk to give Hofstra a 3-0 lead.

Towson responded in the third with three runs to tie the score. After a hit batter to start the inning, Billy Godrick, Nolan Young, and Noah Cabrera hit consecutive RBI doubles to knot things up. The Tigers took the lead in the fourth on Danny Becerra's RBI double. Becerra would later make it 5-3 when he scored on a wild pitch.

Hofstra retook the lead for good in the fifth inning as Rob Weissheier reached on an error and came in to score on Nick Marrero's double. Goulard then hit his first home run of the game, a two-run shot to right center. The Pride tacked on an insurance run in the sixth as Aidan Larkin singled and came in to score on Rosso's RBI single. Goulard closed out the scoring in the seventh with his second home run, a solo shot down the right field line. The ball was ruled foul before the umpires met and changed the call.

Chris Mott (1-2) earned the win in relief as threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts. Mark Faello went the final 1 2/3 innings to earn his first save. Rosso and Goulard finished the day with three hits each.

Kody Reeser (3-5) took the loss after allowing four runs (one earned) on five hits over 2 1/3 innings. Becerra and Godrick each had two hits for the Tigers.

The Pride will have to wait until next weekend to learn if it will receive one of the two at-large bids to the CAA Championship. 

Notes:
-The game was delayed for more than an hour due to lightning.
-Goulard's two home runs marked his first career multi-home run game.
-Every Hofstra player recorded at least one hit in the game.
-Hofstra pitching recorded 13 strikeouts on the day.