BALTIMORE, Md. – A four-run first inning powered UMBC to a 5-4 win over the Saint Joseph's baseball team on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• UMBC (1-3) chalked up a four-spot in the bottom of the first to take an early lead.
• Saint Joseph's (2-2) cut the deficit in half in the second on a two-run single by
Brett Callahan.
• The Hawks got within one on a solo home run by
Andrew Cossetti, his first of the season, in the top of the third.
• The Retrievers tacked one on via a sacrifice fly in the fourth.
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Brendan Hueth led off the eighth with a double before
Ryan Cesarini tripled him home, but he was stranded on third and the Hawks could not close the gap in the ninth.
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
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Ian McCole got the start for the Hawks, allowing five runs, four of them earned, on seven hits in six innings.Â
Matt McShane threw two innings of shutout relief.
• Luke Johnson started for UMBC, tossing four innings, before Evan Selmer allowed one run over five innings to earn the win.
UP NEXT
The teams are set for a doubleheader on Sunday, beginning at noon.
