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Hofstra Winning Celebration
Abbey Lipcsik
Santino Rosso gets doused with water following his game-winning hit against Northeastern to send Hofstra to the CAA Championship Game
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Northeastern NU 30-28-1
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Winner Hofstra HOFSTRA 29-21
Northeastern NU
30-28-1
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Final
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Hofstra HOFSTRA
29-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Northeastern NU 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 12 1
Hofstra HOFSTRA 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 12 1

W: Camarda, Brad (8-1) L: Allard,Jordy (4-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Len Skoros

BB: Hofstra Advances To First CAA Championship Game With Walk-Off Win

Elon, NC - Santino Rosso's 10th-inning double drove in Zack Bailey with the game-winning run as third-seeded Hofstra advanced to the finals of the Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Championship for the first time in program history with an 8-7 victory over No. 5 Northeastern on Saturday at Latham Park. It was Hofstra's eighth walk-off victory of the season and second of the Championship.

The Pride moved to 29-21 on the season and extended its winning streak to eight, while Northeastern slipped to 30-28-1. Hofstra will face either Northeastern or top-seeded Charleston at 11 a.m. Sunday for the CAA title.

Rosso and Bailey provided the heroics for Hofstra, as Bailey opened the inning with a double to left field before coming in on a one-out two-bagger from Rosso down the right-field line.

Northeastern jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Corey DiLoreto doubled, went to third on a wild pitch, and came home on a ground out by JP Olson. The lead did not last long as Brian Morrell hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first and Jake Liberatore added a three-run shot later in the inning to stake the Pride to a 5-1 lead. 

The Huskies would chip away and eventually take a 6-5 lead in the sixth inning on Luke Masiuk's two-run home run. 

Hofstra regained the lead in the seventh as Michael Florides was hit by a pitch and Anthony D'Onofrio singled to start the inning. A wild pitch moved both into scoring position, and back-to-back sacrifice flies from Will Kennedy and Morrell put Hofstra ahead, 7-6.

Hofstra could not close the game out in the ninth as Jeff Costello led off with a double and later scored on a single up the middle by Olson. 

Brad Camarda (8-1), who started and threw seven innings in Hofstra's tournament-opening win against Elon on Wednesday, came out off the bullpen and threw a perfect 10th inning to set up the Pride for the victory in the bottom of the inning. 

Morrell finished 2-4 with three RBIs, while Rosso and Steve Harrington each had a pair of hits.For Northeastern, Masiuk finished 2-5 with three RBIs and Olson was 2-4 and drove in a pair of runs. 

Jordy Allard (4-3) took the loss for the Huskies. 

Notes:
-This is the first conference championship game for Hofstra in any conference.
-Camarda's eight wins tie him for second on the Hofstra single season victory list with All-American John Rooney (2018).
-Morrell's home run was his eighth of the season, while Liberatore smacked his fourth.
-Hofstra is now 4-6 all-time in CAA Championship play.
-The Pride's eight game winning streak is the longest since a nine-game streak during the 2013 campaign. 
-Hofstra has won all three games at the CAA Championship by one run. 
 
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