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Hofstra University Athletics

Hofstra at UNCW (4/17/26)
Eli Rcom-Nie
Carlos Martinez
10
Winner Hofstra HOFS 12-19, 7-9 CAA
1
UNCW UNCW 20-17, 9-7 CAA
Winner
Hofstra HOFS
12-19, 7-9 CAA
10
Final
1
UNCW UNCW
20-17, 9-7 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hofstra HOFS 0 0 2 1 4 1 2 0 0 10 13 1
UNCW UNCW 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1

W: Martinez, Carlos (2-1) L: Marshburn, Connor (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Len Skoros

Martinez Fans 15 As Hofstra Cruises Past UNCW In Series Opener

Wilmington, NC - Carlos Martinez struck out a career-best 15 batters over 6 ⅔ innings and the Pride offense pushed across 10 runs in a 10-1 victory over UNCW Friday night in the opening game of a three-game CAA series at Brooks Field. 

Hofstra improved to 12-19 overall and 7-9 in the CAA with the win. The Seahawks dipped to 20-17 overall and 9-7 in league play. 

Martinez (2-1) scattered seven hits over his 6 ⅔ innings, allowing one run and one walk to go along with his 15 punch outs. Jackson Bauer came on and did not allow a hit or a walk over the final 2 ⅓ innings. 

The Pride offense scored in five consecutive innings between the third and seventh to build a 10-0 lead. Tyler Cox and Gabriel Melara had RBI singles in the third to get things started. Nick Biddle had an RBI double in the fourth to extend the lead to 3-0. The Pride scored four times in the fifth with Danny Corona driving in a run on an infield single and Sam Leonard drawing a bases-loaded walk. Two more runs came in on a throwing error that would have ended the inning. Corona would add another RBI single in the sixth, while CJ Griggs capped a four-hit performance with a two-run single in the seventh. 

UNCW broke up Martinez's shutout in the seventh as the Seahawks used three singles in the inning, the last by JP Pennella, to score their lone run. 

In addition to Griggs' career-best four hits, Cox, Corona, Leonard, and Biddle each had two hits.  

Notes:
-Martinez's 15 strikeouts were the most by a Pride pitcher since Teddy Cillis struck out 16 against Elon on May 6, 2017.
-The 18 strikeouts by Hofstra pitching are the most since 17 at Manhattan on April 26, 2023.
-Martinez's previous high in strikeouts was nine. 
-Hofstra is 20-45 all-time against UNCW. 


 
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