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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Steve Harrington
Rob Cuni
Steve Harrington
5
Winner Hofstra HOFSTRA 21-29, 11-12 CAA
2
UNCW UNCW 34-17, 18-5 CAA
Winner
Hofstra HOFSTRA
21-29, 11-12 CAA
5
Final
2
UNCW UNCW
34-17, 18-5 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hofstra HOFSTRA 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 5 12 0
UNCW UNCW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1

W: Martinez, Carlos (5-4) L: RJ Sales (9-3) S: McKenna, Mike (9)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Len Skoros

Harrington's Three RBIs Back Strong Pitching Performances In Win At UNCW

Wilmington, NC - Steve Harrington homered and drove in three runs to back another strong start from Carlos Martinez as Hofstra evened its Coastal Athletic Association series against UNCW with a 5-2 victory at Brooks Field Saturday night. Martinez (5-4) allowed a run on four hits over 6 ⅔ innings with six strikeouts. 

Hofstra moves to 21-29 overall and 11-12 in the CAA with the win. The Seahawks saw a seven-game winning streak snapped and slipped to 34-17 overall and 18-5 in league play.

Harrington gave the Pride a 2-0 lead with a home run in the top of the fourth inning. Tanner Thach cut the Pride's lead in half with a solo shot in the bottom of the inning.

The Pride would add a third run in the top of the sixth as Matt Pelcher singled up the middle to bring in Santino Rosso. Harrington would drive in his third run of the game in the seventh as his sacrifice fly brought home Alex McCoy to make it a 4-1 game. Luke Masiuk capped the Hofstra scoring with an RBI single later in the inning that chased home Will Kennedy. 

The Seahawks tacked on a run in the eighth on a solo home run from Alek DeMartino. But Mike McKenna came on to relieve Russell Hunter with two outs in the eighth and a runner on second. The Pride's closer got out of the inning unscathed and then pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save. 

Hofstra recorded 12 hits on the night with Dylan Palmer, Masiuk, Rosso, and Pelcher each recording a pair. 

Thach had two of the Seahawks seven hits. RJ Sales (9-3) took the loss for UNCW, allowing three runs on nine hits over six innings.

The teams will conclude the series Sunday with a 12 p.m. first pitch. The game was moved up an hour from its original 1 p.m. start. 

Notes:
-Martinez won his third consecutive decision.
-Harrington's home run was his fifth of the season and extended his hitting streak to nine games.
-McKenna's save moved him into a tie for the single season record, joining Brett Schreiber and Chris Weiss.
-Hofstra will be looking for its fourth consecutive series win Sunday.
-Eight of Hofstra's nine starters each had at least one hit.
-UNCW is ranked 23rd in the Perfect Game poll.   



 
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