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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Michael Brown
Jeff Moreland
Michael Brown
1
Hofstra HOFSTRA 3-6
6
Winner Kentucky UK 8-1
Hofstra HOFSTRA
3-6
1
Final
6
Kentucky UK
8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hofstra HOFSTRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Kentucky UK 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 6 8 0

W: Ben Cleaver (2-1) L: Nemjo, Tristan (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Len Skoros

Hofstra Falls At No. 23 Kentucky

Lexington, KY - Dylan Palmer, Tyler Cox, and Michael Brown each had base hits, and Bryce Curry drove in the only Hofstra run with a ninth-inning sacrifice fly as No. 23 Kentucky picked up a 6-1 victory over the Pride Saturday at Kentucky Proud Park.

The Wildcats moved to 8-1 on the season with their seventh straight win. Hofstra is 3-6 and has lost three consecutive contests. 

Carson Hanson and Ethan Hindle had first inning RBIs to give Kentucky a 2-0 lead. Hanson would later homer in the sixth to extend the lead to 4-0. The Wildcats would add two more runs in the seventh. 

Hofstra pushed a run across in the ninth as Palmer singled and went to third on a double from Cox. Curry followed with a fly ball to right that allowed Palmer to score. 

Hofstra starter Tristan Nemjo (0-2) allowed four runs on five hits over six innings. Nick Gallello pitched the seventh, allowing a pair of runs, while Michael Heyman worked around a hit and a walk in a scoreless eighth. 

Kentucky's Ben Cleaver (2-1) allowed one hit over 7 â…“ innings to earn the victory. Hansen finished with a pair of hits and three RBIs.

The series concludes Sunday at 12 p.m.

Notes:
-Hofstra is 0-2 all-time against Kentucky.
-Palmer has hit safely in six consecutive games. 

 
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