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Sam Leonard
Stephen Blue
Sam Leonard
7
Hofstra HOFSTRA 11-19
10
Winner St. John's (N.Y.) ST. JOHN 18-18
Hofstra HOFSTRA
11-19
7
Final
10
St. John's (N.Y.) ST. JOHN
18-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hofstra HOFSTRA 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 7 8 0
St. John's (N.Y.) ST. JOHN 2 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 X 10 8 0

W: Jack Nestler (1-0) L: Hunter, Russell (4-3) S: Nick Romer (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Len Skoros

St. John's Rallies Past Hofstra

Queens, NY - Hofstra scored five times in the top of the fifth inning to take a 7-3 lead, but St. John's answered with six runs in the bottom of the inning and added another run in the sixth to post a 10-7 win over the Pride Tuesday at Jack Kaiser Stadium. Sam Leonard had two hits and an RBI for the Pride, while Nick Gallello knocked in two runs. 

Hofstra dropped to 11-19 overall with its third consecutive loss. St. John's saw its record even at 18-18 with the win. 

Trailing 3-2 going into the fifth inning, Hofstra would score five times. A single and two walks loaded the bases and the first run would come in on a wild pitch. Gallello would deliver a two-run single to make it 5-3. Another wild pitch brought in a run before Leonard capped the scoring with an RBI single up the middle. 

The Red Storm quickly answered in their turn at the plate, scoring all six runs with two outs. Shawn McMillan had a two-run home run to make it a 7-5 game and Rob Mansour tied the game with a two-run single. Lewis Rodriguez put the home team ahead to stay with a two-run single of his own. The Red Storm tacked on an insurance run in the sixth on a solo home run from Adam Agresti.

Russell Hunter (0-1) was charged with the loss for Hofstra after allowing three runs on one hit over 2 ⅔ innings of relief. Jack Nestler (1-0) was the pitcher of record for St. John's, allowing two runs on two hits in one inning. Nick Romer went the final 1 ⅔ to notch his first save.

Hofstra will return to action Friday in the start of a three-game series at UNCW. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Notes:
-Both teams had eight hits.
-The teams combined for 18 walks on the day.
-Joseph Curreri tossed two perfect innings to close out the game for the Pride.
-Hunter had four strikeouts. 
-Gabriel Melara (14) and Michael Brown (12) extended their hitting streaks. 

 
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