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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Hofstra Baseball
Hofstra baseball won 30 games on its way to the NCAA Regionals
24
Winner Georgia UGA 35-23
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Hofstra HOFSTRA 30-23
Winner
Georgia UGA
35-23
24
Final
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Hofstra HOFSTRA
30-23
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia UGA 0 0 13 0 5 2 0 1 3 24 16 1
Hofstra HOFSTRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2

W: Liam Sullivan (4-3) L: Faello, Mark (7-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Len Skoros

BB: Hofstra's Magical Season Ends At NCAA Regionals

Chapel Hill, NC - The Hofstra baseball team's magical postseason run came to an end Saturday at the NCAA Regional at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Pride fell to the Georgia Bulldogs, 24-1, to end their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

Hofstra, which was picked ninth in the CAA preseason poll but finished tied for second in the standings and won the postseason tournament, finishes its historic season with a 30-23 record. Georgia (36-22) moves on to face the loser of the winners bracket game between North Carolina and VCU on Sunday at 1 p.m.  

Hofstra threatened in the second inning, putting the first two runners on with a walk and a bunt single. The Bulldogs were able to escape the jam by turning a double play and getting a strikeout to end the frame to strand a runner on third. 

Georgia took control of the game in the third, sending 17 batters to the plate in a 13-run inning.. Following a leadoff walk, Josh McAllister hit a home run to left field to put the Bulldogs on top, 2-0. Ben Anderson made it back-to-back home runs as he sent a solo shot over the fence in right to extend the lead to 3-0. Three batters later, Connor Tate hit a three-run home run to left center to make it a 6-0 game. The Bulldogs would add seven more runs in the inning to take a 13-0 lead.    

The Bulldogs added five runs in the fifth, two more in the sixth, one in the eighth, and three in the ninth. The Pride broke through in the bottom of the seventh as Santino Rosso singled and came around on a double to the left-center gap off the bat of Ryan Morash.

Brian Morrell and Morash each had two hits in the game for the Pride, while Rosso and Jake Liberatore each had one. 

Hofstra starter Mark Faello (7-4) took the loss for Hofstra, allowing eight runs (7 earned) on five hits over two-plus innings. The Pride would use six pitchers in the game.  

Liam Sullivan (4-3) got the win for Georgia after allowing one run on six hits over with eight strikeouts over seven innings. Coleman Willis and Collin Caldwell each threw an inning of relief to clsoe out the game. McAllister had four hits and five RBIs to lead Georgia's 16-hit outburst. 

Notes:
-Morash extended his hitting streak to 13 games. 
-Hofstra's 30 win season is the second in program history.
-Morash was 4-7 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs in Hofstra's two NCAA Regional games.
-Rosso was also 4-7 with two home runs, a double, three runs, and two RBIs in Hofstra's two games.
-Hofstra is now 0-1 all-time versus Georgia.
 
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