Sugar Land, TX – Houston Baptist scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to snap a 3-3 tie in a 6-3 victory over Hofstra Sunday afternoon at Constellation Field. Hofstra had tied the game in the top half of the inning. The win gave the Huskies the series victory over the Pride.

Hofstra slipped to 1-2 on the season with the loss. Houston Baptist moves to 2-6 on the season with the win.

The Huskies took a 2-0 lead after three innings following a solo home run from Logan Letney in the second and a RBI single from Connor Fremin in the third. The Pride answered with a run in the fourth inning as Ryan Morash led off with a double and came around to score on a throwing error on a ground ball off the bat of Brian Morrell.

Hofstra would pull within one in the fifth as Sean Flaherty led off with a single and went to third on Jake Liberatore's second double of the game. Anthony D'Onofrio followed with an RBI groundout, but the Pride would strand two runners in the inning.

Houston Baptist threatened in the sixth, putting a pair of runners on before Tristan Nemjo came on in relief and struck out the final two batters to escape the jam.

The Pride put together a two-out rally in the seventh as Michael Florides started things off with a single and advanced to third on Morash's single. The throw from the outfield was cut off and a play was attempted behind Morash at first. The throw was not handled and Florides came in with the tying run.

However, the Huskies got to Nemjo in the seventh as Diego Davila was hit by a pitch and took second on a wild pitch. Following a walk to Fremin, Austin Roccaforte tripled in two runs and then came in himself on a Jake Miller sacrifice fly.

The Pride put a pair of runner on in the eighth but could not score and Andrew Reitmeyer came on in the ninth to retire the side in order for the save.

Morash and Liberatore each had a pair of hits for the Pride. Brad Camarda started for Hofstra and allowed three runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings in a no-decision. Nemjo (0-1) took the loss, allowing three runs on one hit in 1 1/3 innings.

Tim Ewald (1-0) was credited with the win after striking out a pair of batters in 2/3 of an inning. Letney had a pair of hits for the Huskies, while Fremin and Roccaforte each drove in a pair.

Hofstra is back in action Friday when it takes on Long Island on the road at 2 p.m.

Notes:
-Hofstra put the leadoff man on base in five of the nine innings.
-Hofstra is 1-2 all-time against Houston Baptist.
-The Pride had seven hits to Houston Baptist's six.
-Chris Keenan pitched a scoreless inning in his Hofstra debut, while Aljo Sujak came on to record the final out in the eighth.